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Köln vs Breckenridge
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Köln is the warmer of the two — about 18°F on the annual average, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Köln and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Köln has much hotter summers
Köln: Mild
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Köln has far milder winters
Köln: Chilly
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Similar yearly rainfall
Köln: Moderate rainfall
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Köln: Often grey
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Köln is the warmer of the two — about 18°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Both cities get a similar amount of precipitation 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 (°F) Köln runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Köln | 43 | 45 | 53 | 61 | 67 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 59 | 50 | 44 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -14 | -13 | -14 | -16 | -14 | -9 | -7 | -9 | -9 | -11 | -13 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Köln | 43 | 45 | 53 | 61 | 67 | 73 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -14 | -13 | -14 | -16 | -14 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Köln | 77 | 76 | 69 | 59 | 50 | 44 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -7 | -9 | -9 | -11 | -13 | -16 |
Avg low (°F) Köln runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Köln | 32 | 32 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 52 | 56 | 55 | 50 | 44 | 38 | 34 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -29 | -28 | -26 | -23 | -21 | -19 | -18 | -18 | -18 | -22 | -27 | -31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Köln | 32 | 32 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 52 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -29 | -28 | -26 | -23 | -21 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Köln | 56 | 55 | 50 | 44 | 38 | 34 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -18 | -18 | -18 | -22 | -27 | -31 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Köln | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +1.7 | — | -2.2 | -1.7 | -1.1 | -1 | -0.6 | +0.1 | -0.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Köln | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.4 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +1.7 | — | -2.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Köln | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -1.7 | -1.1 | -1 | -0.6 | +0.1 | -0.2 |
Cloud cover (%) Köln runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Köln | 75 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 72 | 78 | 77 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -17 | -10 | -8 | -1 | -6 | -22 | -15 | -10 | -19 | -22 | -23 | -19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Köln | 75 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 72 | 72 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -17 | -10 | -8 | -1 | -6 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Köln | 70 | 68 | 67 | 72 | 78 | 77 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -15 | -10 | -19 | -22 | -23 | -19 |
Relative humidity (%) Köln runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Köln | 92 | 89 | 84 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 70 | 69 | 75 | 84 | 91 | 93 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | — | +5 | +5 | -2 | -10 | -20 | -13 | -10 | -18 | -21 | -14 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Köln | 92 | 89 | 84 | 79 | 77 | 74 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | — | +5 | +5 | -2 | -10 | -20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Köln | 70 | 69 | 75 | 84 | 91 | 93 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -13 | -10 | -18 | -21 | -14 | -4 |
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. Köln trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Köln
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Koln-bonn, a weather station, about 16 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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