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Donostia / San Sebastián vs Breckenridge
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Donostia / San Sebastián is the warmer of the two — about 24°F on the annual average; Donostia / San Sebastián is the wetter, with 29 in more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Donostia / San Sebastián and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Donostia / San Sebastián has much hotter summers
Donostia / San Sebastián: Mild
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Donostia / San Sebastián has far milder winters
Donostia / San Sebastián: Cool
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Donostia / San Sebastián is wetter
Donostia / San Sebastián: Wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Donostia / San Sebastián: Often cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Donostia / San Sebastián is the warmer of the two — about 24°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Donostia / San Sebastián is the wetter — about 29 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Breckenridge has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
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Avg high (°F) Donostia / San Sebastián runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donostia / San Sebastián | 54 | 55 | 59 | 62 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 77 | 74 | 68 | 60 | 55 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -25 | -24 | -20 | -18 | -14 | -8 | -6 | -10 | -14 | -20 | -23 | -27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donostia / San Sebastián | 54 | 55 | 59 | 62 | 68 | 72 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -25 | -24 | -20 | -18 | -14 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donostia / San Sebastián | 76 | 77 | 74 | 68 | 60 | 55 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -6 | -10 | -14 | -20 | -23 | -27 |
Avg low (°F) Donostia / San Sebastián runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donostia / San Sebastián | 41 | 41 | 45 | 48 | 53 | 59 | 62 | 63 | 58 | 53 | 46 | 42 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -38 | -36 | -35 | -31 | -28 | -26 | -24 | -26 | -27 | -32 | -35 | -39 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donostia / San Sebastián | 41 | 41 | 45 | 48 | 53 | 59 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -38 | -36 | -35 | -31 | -28 | -26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donostia / San Sebastián | 62 | 63 | 58 | 53 | 46 | 42 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -24 | -26 | -27 | -32 | -35 | -39 |
Precipitation (in) Donostia / San Sebastián runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donostia / San Sebastián | 5.5 | 4.3 | 4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 8.1 | 5.9 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -2.5 | -1.5 | -1 | -1 | -2.1 | -2.8 | -1.3 | -1.3 | -3 | -3.8 | -5.6 | -3.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donostia / San Sebastián | 5.5 | 4.3 | 4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.9 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | -2.5 | -1.5 | -1 | -1 | -2.1 | -2.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donostia / San Sebastián | 3 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 8.1 | 5.9 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -1.3 | -1.3 | -3 | -3.8 | -5.6 | -3.4 |
Cloud cover (%) Donostia / San Sebastián runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donostia / San Sebastián | 73 | 69 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 66 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 68 | 73 | 73 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -16 | -5 | -3 | -1 | -4 | -16 | -7 | -4 | -13 | -17 | -19 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donostia / San Sebastián | 73 | 69 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 66 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -16 | -5 | -3 | -1 | -4 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donostia / San Sebastián | 63 | 62 | 61 | 68 | 73 | 73 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -7 | -4 | -13 | -17 | -19 | -15 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donostia / San Sebastián | 86 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 70 | 72 | 78 | 84 | 86 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +6 | +10 | +8 | -3 | -13 | -23 | -17 | -11 | -15 | -15 | -7 | +3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donostia / San Sebastián | 86 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 77 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +6 | +10 | +8 | -3 | -13 | -23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donostia / San Sebastián | 74 | 70 | 72 | 78 | 84 | 86 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -17 | -11 | -15 | -15 | -7 | +3 |
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. Donostia / San Sebastián trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Donostia / San Sebastián
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Biarritz-pays-basque, a weather station, about 40 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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