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San José vs Breckenridge
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San José is the warmer of the two — about 23°C on the annual average; San José is the wetter, with 757 mm more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between San José and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
San José has far hotter summers
San José: Warm
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
San José has far milder winters
San José: Stays warm
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
San José is wetter
San José: Wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
San José: Often cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
San José is the warmer of the two — about 23°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
San José is the wetter — about 757 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) San José runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -30 | -30 | -26 | -23 | -17 | -11 | -8 | -9 | -13 | -19 | -25 | -30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -30 | -30 | -26 | -23 | -17 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -8 | -9 | -13 | -19 | -25 | -30 |
Avg low (°C) San José runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -34 | -34 | -31 | -28 | -23 | -18 | -15 | -16 | -19 | -24 | -30 | -34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -34 | -34 | -31 | -28 | -23 | -18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -15 | -16 | -19 | -24 | -30 | -34 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 7 | 7 | 4 | 53 | 176 | 209 | 130 | 177 | 258 | 286 | 146 | 35 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +68 | +66 | +74 | +39 | -114 | -180 | -85 | -121 | -217 | -236 | -81 | +29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 7 | 7 | 4 | 53 | 176 | 209 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | +68 | +66 | +74 | +39 | -114 | -180 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 130 | 177 | 258 | 286 | 146 | 35 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -85 | -121 | -217 | -236 | -81 | +29 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 43 | 38 | 41 | 67 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 57 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +14 | +27 | +24 | +3 | -16 | -35 | -30 | -26 | -36 | -34 | -23 | +2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 43 | 38 | 41 | 67 | 82 | 85 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | +14 | +27 | +24 | +3 | -16 | -35 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 57 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -30 | -26 | -36 | -34 | -23 | +2 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 76 | 69 | 63 | 67 | 80 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 89 | 91 | 89 | 83 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +16 | +25 | +27 | +10 | -14 | -33 | -30 | -27 | -32 | -28 | -12 | +6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 76 | 69 | 63 | 67 | 80 | 87 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +16 | +25 | +27 | +10 | -14 | -33 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 86 | 87 | 89 | 91 | 89 | 83 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -30 | -27 | -32 | -28 | -12 | +6 |
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. San José trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
San José
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Juan Santamaria Intl, a weather station, about 15 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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