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Medellín vs Breckenridge
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Medellín is the warmer of the two — about 17°C on the annual average; Medellín is the wetter, with 954 mm more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Medellín and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Medellín has hotter summers
Medellín: Mild
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Medellín has far milder winters
Medellín: Mild
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Medellín is much wetter
Medellín: Very wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Medellín: Often grey
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Medellín is the warmer of the two — about 17°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Medellín is the wetter — about 954 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Breckenridge has the clearer skies — the higher line.
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) Medellín runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -24 | -23 | -19 | -15 | -11 | -5 | -2 | -4 | -7 | -13 | -19 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -24 | -23 | -19 | -15 | -11 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -2 | -4 | -7 | -13 | -19 | -24 |
Avg low (°C) Medellín runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -28 | -28 | -25 | -22 | -17 | -12 | -9 | -9 | -13 | -18 | -25 | -29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -28 | -28 | -25 | -22 | -17 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -9 | -9 | -13 | -18 | -25 | -29 |
Precipitation (mm) Medellín runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 65 | 73 | 121 | 185 | 197 | 155 | 145 | 139 | 151 | 168 | 190 | 97 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +9 | — | -42 | -93 | -135 | -126 | -101 | -83 | -110 | -118 | -125 | -32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 65 | 73 | 121 | 185 | 197 | 155 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | +9 | — | -42 | -93 | -135 | -126 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 145 | 139 | 151 | 168 | 190 | 97 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -101 | -83 | -110 | -118 | -125 | -32 |
Cloud cover (%) Medellín runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 68 | 73 | 80 | 86 | 86 | 82 | 79 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 81 | 72 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -10 | -8 | -15 | -17 | -20 | -32 | -24 | -22 | -34 | -34 | -26 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 68 | 73 | 80 | 86 | 86 | 82 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -10 | -8 | -15 | -17 | -20 | -32 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 79 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 81 | 72 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -24 | -22 | -34 | -34 | -26 | -13 |
Relative humidity (%) Medellín runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 88 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 90 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +4 | +8 | +2 | -12 | -24 | -34 | -31 | -27 | -31 | -27 | -14 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 88 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 90 | 89 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +4 | +8 | +2 | -12 | -24 | -34 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 87 | 87 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 90 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -31 | -27 | -31 | -27 | -14 | — |
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. Medellín trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Medellín
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Jose Maria Cordova, a weather station, about 19 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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