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Dresden vs Breckenridge
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Dresden is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Dresden and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Dresden has much hotter summers
Dresden: Mild
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Dresden has far milder winters
Dresden: Cold
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Similar yearly rainfall
Dresden: Moderate rainfall
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Dresden: Often cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Dresden is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Breckenridge is the wetter — about 81 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) Dresden runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -5 | -5 | -5 | -8 | -7 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 23 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -5 | -5 | -5 | -8 | -7 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden | 25 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -4 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -6 |
Avg low (°C) Dresden runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden | -2 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | -1 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -14 | -14 | -13 | -13 | -12 | -11 | -10 | -11 | -11 | -12 | -14 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden | -2 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -14 | -14 | -13 | -13 | -12 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden | 14 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | -1 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -10 | -11 | -11 | -12 | -14 | -15 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden | 46 | 37 | 50 | 34 | 65 | 70 | 85 | 78 | 54 | 44 | 45 | 45 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +29 | +36 | +29 | +58 | -2 | -40 | -40 | -22 | -12 | +6 | +21 | +19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden | 46 | 37 | 50 | 34 | 65 | 70 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | +29 | +36 | +29 | +58 | -2 | -40 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden | 85 | 78 | 54 | 44 | 45 | 45 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -40 | -22 | -12 | +6 | +21 | +19 |
Cloud cover (%) Dresden runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden | 75 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 68 | 70 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 70 | 74 | 74 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -18 | -9 | -6 | +4 | -2 | -20 | -11 | -7 | -17 | -19 | -19 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden | 75 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 68 | 70 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -18 | -9 | -6 | +4 | -2 | -20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden | 67 | 65 | 65 | 70 | 74 | 74 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -11 | -7 | -17 | -19 | -19 | -16 |
Relative humidity (%) Dresden runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden | 94 | 91 | 85 | 78 | 75 | 71 | 68 | 67 | 74 | 83 | 92 | 94 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -2 | +3 | +4 | -1 | -9 | -16 | -11 | -7 | -16 | -20 | -15 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden | 94 | 91 | 85 | 78 | 75 | 71 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | -2 | +3 | +4 | -1 | -9 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden | 68 | 67 | 74 | 83 | 92 | 94 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -11 | -7 | -16 | -20 | -15 | -5 |
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. Dresden trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Dresden
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Kr. Bautzen Kubschutz, a weather station, about 55 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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