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Heidelberg vs Breckenridge
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Heidelberg is the warmer of the two — about 15°F on the annual average; Breckenridge is the wetter, with 4 in more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Heidelberg and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Heidelberg has hotter summers
Heidelberg: Mild
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Heidelberg has far milder winters
Heidelberg: Cold
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Breckenridge is wetter
Heidelberg: Moderate rainfall
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Heidelberg: Often cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Heidelberg is the warmer of the two — about 15°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Breckenridge is the wetter — about 4 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) Heidelberg runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg | 36 | 39 | 47 | 57 | 64 | 70 | 74 | 74 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 38 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -8 | -7 | -8 | -12 | -11 | -6 | -5 | -7 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg | 36 | 39 | 47 | 57 | 64 | 70 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -8 | -7 | -8 | -12 | -11 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg | 74 | 74 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 38 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -5 | -7 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -10 |
Avg low (°F) Heidelberg runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg | 29 | 30 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 54 | 57 | 57 | 51 | 44 | 36 | 31 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -26 | -25 | -25 | -25 | -23 | -21 | -19 | -20 | -20 | -22 | -25 | -28 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg | 29 | 30 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 54 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -26 | -25 | -25 | -25 | -23 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg | 57 | 57 | 51 | 44 | 36 | 31 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -19 | -20 | -20 | -22 | -25 | -28 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2 | 2.1 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 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 | +1.1 | +1.4 | +2.1 | +0.1 | -1.1 | -0.5 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.1 | +0.5 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | +1 | +1.1 | +1.4 | +2.1 | +0.1 | -1.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2 | 2.1 | 2 | 2.5 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -0.5 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.1 | +0.5 | — |
Cloud cover (%) Heidelberg runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg | 74 | 73 | 70 | 67 | 69 | 70 | 66 | 64 | 65 | 71 | 78 | 77 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -16 | -9 | -6 | +3 | -3 | -20 | -11 | -6 | -17 | -21 | -23 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg | 74 | 73 | 70 | 67 | 69 | 70 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -16 | -9 | -6 | +3 | -3 | -20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg | 66 | 64 | 65 | 71 | 78 | 77 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -11 | -6 | -17 | -21 | -23 | -18 |
Relative humidity (%) Heidelberg runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg | 93 | 90 | 84 | 77 | 74 | 68 | 63 | 64 | 71 | 83 | 91 | 94 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -1 | +5 | +6 | — | -7 | -14 | -7 | -4 | -14 | -20 | -14 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg | 93 | 90 | 84 | 77 | 74 | 68 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | -1 | +5 | +6 | — | -7 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg | 63 | 64 | 71 | 83 | 91 | 94 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -7 | -4 | -14 | -20 | -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. Heidelberg trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Heidelberg
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Weinbiet, a weather station, about 41 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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