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Punta Cana vs Breckenridge
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Punta Cana is the warmer of the two — about 26°C on the annual average; Punta Cana is the wetter, with 280 mm more rain a year, and Punta Cana the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Punta Cana and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Punta Cana has far hotter summers
Punta Cana: Hot
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Punta Cana has far milder winters
Punta Cana: Stays warm
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Punta Cana is wetter
Punta Cana: Moderate rainfall
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Punta Cana is sunnier
Punta Cana: Fairly sunny
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Punta Cana is the warmer of the two — about 26°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Punta Cana is the wetter — about 280 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Punta Cana 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) Punta Cana runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -31 | -29 | -26 | -23 | -19 | -14 | -11 | -13 | -16 | -22 | -27 | -32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -31 | -29 | -26 | -23 | -19 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -11 | -13 | -16 | -22 | -27 | -32 |
Avg low (°C) Punta Cana runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -37 | -37 | -34 | -31 | -27 | -24 | -21 | -22 | -25 | -29 | -34 | -38 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -37 | -37 | -34 | -31 | -27 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -21 | -22 | -25 | -29 | -34 | -38 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 73 | 62 | 49 | 68 | 92 | 85 | 78 | 99 | 105 | 101 | 115 | 84 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +2 | +11 | +30 | +24 | -30 | -55 | -33 | -44 | -64 | -50 | -50 | -20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 73 | 62 | 49 | 68 | 92 | 85 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | +2 | +11 | +30 | +24 | -30 | -55 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 78 | 99 | 105 | 101 | 115 | 84 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -33 | -44 | -64 | -50 | -50 | -20 |
Cloud cover (%) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 37 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 55 | 52 | 46 | 46 | 52 | 49 | 45 | 38 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +21 | +28 | +27 | +28 | +11 | -2 | +9 | +12 | -4 | +1 | +9 | +21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 37 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 55 | 52 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | +21 | +28 | +27 | +28 | +11 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 46 | 46 | 52 | 49 | 45 | 38 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +9 | +12 | -4 | +1 | +9 | +21 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 77 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 77 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +15 | +17 | +13 | -2 | -14 | -27 | -24 | -20 | -22 | -16 | -2 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 77 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 81 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +15 | +17 | +13 | -2 | -14 | -27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 80 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 77 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -24 | -20 | -22 | -16 | -2 | +12 |
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. Punta Cana trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Punta Cana
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Punta Cana Intl, a weather station, about 5 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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