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Dresden vs Breckenridge
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Dresden is the warmer of the two — about 16°F 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 16°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Breckenridge is the wetter — about 3 in 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 (°F) Dresden runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden | 37 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -8 | -9 | -9 | -14 | -13 | -8 | -7 | -9 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden | 37 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -8 | -9 | -9 | -14 | -13 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden | 77 | 76 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -7 | -9 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -11 |
Avg low (°F) Dresden runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden | 28 | 29 | 34 | 40 | 47 | 53 | 57 | 57 | 51 | 44 | 37 | 31 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -25 | -25 | -24 | -23 | -21 | -20 | -18 | -20 | -20 | -22 | -26 | -27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden | 28 | 29 | 34 | 40 | 47 | 53 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -25 | -25 | -24 | -23 | -21 | -20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden | 57 | 57 | 51 | 44 | 37 | 31 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -18 | -20 | -20 | -22 | -26 | -27 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | +1.2 | +1.4 | +1.1 | +2.3 | -0.1 | -1.6 | -1.6 | -0.9 | -0.5 | +0.2 | +0.8 | +0.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | +1.2 | +1.4 | +1.1 | +2.3 | -0.1 | -1.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -1.6 | -0.9 | -0.5 | +0.2 | +0.8 | +0.8 |
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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