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Cartagena vs Breckenridge
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Cartagena is the warmer of the two — about 28°C on the annual average; Cartagena is the wetter, with 163 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Cartagena and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Cartagena has far hotter summers
Cartagena: Hot
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Cartagena has far milder winters
Cartagena: Stays warm
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Cartagena is wetter
Cartagena: Moderate rainfall
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Cartagena: Partly cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Cartagena is the warmer of the two — about 28°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Cartagena is the wetter — about 163 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
The two cities see a similar amount of sun.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°C) Cartagena runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -33 | -31 | -27 | -25 | -20 | -14 | -11 | -13 | -16 | -23 | -29 | -34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -33 | -31 | -27 | -25 | -20 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -11 | -13 | -16 | -23 | -29 | -34 |
Avg low (°C) Cartagena runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -40 | -39 | -37 | -34 | -30 | -26 | -22 | -23 | -26 | -31 | -37 | -41 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -40 | -39 | -37 | -34 | -30 | -26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -22 | -23 | -26 | -31 | -37 | -41 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 9 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 106 | 91 | 88 | 94 | 95 | 186 | 143 | 51 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +66 | +64 | +76 | +74 | -44 | -62 | -44 | -39 | -54 | -136 | -78 | +13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 9 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 106 | 91 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | +66 | +64 | +76 | +74 | -44 | -62 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 88 | 94 | 95 | 186 | 143 | 51 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -44 | -39 | -54 | -136 | -78 | +13 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 32 | 38 | 49 | 65 | 75 | 72 | 70 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 65 | 42 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +25 | +26 | +15 | +5 | -9 | -22 | -15 | -16 | -30 | -27 | -11 | +16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 32 | 38 | 49 | 65 | 75 | 72 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | +25 | +26 | +15 | +5 | -9 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 70 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 65 | 42 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -15 | -16 | -30 | -27 | -11 | +16 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 78 | 75 | 75 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 81 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +14 | +20 | +15 | — | -15 | -27 | -25 | -22 | -25 | -20 | -5 | +9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 78 | 75 | 75 | 78 | 81 | 81 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +14 | +20 | +15 | — | -15 | -27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 81 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 81 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -25 | -22 | -25 | -20 | -5 | +9 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Cartagena trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Cartagena
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Rafael Nunez, a weather station, about 5 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
Breckenridge
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Copper Mountain, a weather station, about 11 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
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