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Madrid vs Breckenridge
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Madrid is the warmer of the two — about 15°C on the annual average; Breckenridge is the wetter, with 377 mm more rain a year, and Madrid the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Madrid and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Madrid has far hotter summers
Madrid: Hot
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Madrid has far milder winters
Madrid: Chilly
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Breckenridge is wetter
Madrid: Fairly dry
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Madrid is sunnier
Madrid: Partly cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Madrid is the warmer of the two — about 15°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Breckenridge is the wetter — about 377 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Madrid 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) Madrid runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 11 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 28 | 21 | 15 | 11 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -13 | -13 | -13 | -12 | -12 | -12 | -13 | -14 | -12 | -12 | -12 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 11 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 30 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -13 | -13 | -13 | -12 | -12 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 34 | 33 | 28 | 21 | 15 | 11 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -13 | -14 | -12 | -12 | -12 | -13 |
Avg low (°C) Madrid runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -18 | -18 | -18 | -16 | -15 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -17 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 16 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -18 | -18 | -18 | -16 | -15 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 19 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -16 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -17 | -18 |
Precipitation (mm) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 28 | 31 | 32 | 38 | 36 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 54 | 45 | 37 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +47 | +42 | +47 | +54 | +26 | +13 | +38 | +48 | +18 | -3 | +20 | +27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 28 | 31 | 32 | 38 | 36 | 16 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | +47 | +42 | +47 | +54 | +26 | +13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 6 | 8 | 23 | 54 | 45 | 37 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +38 | +48 | +18 | -3 | +20 | +27 |
Cloud cover (%) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 55 | 52 | 54 | 60 | 57 | 42 | 27 | 32 | 44 | 54 | 56 | 57 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +3 | +12 | +10 | +9 | +9 | +8 | +28 | +26 | +4 | -3 | -2 | +1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 55 | 52 | 54 | 60 | 57 | 42 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | +3 | +12 | +10 | +9 | +9 | +8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 27 | 32 | 44 | 54 | 56 | 57 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +28 | +26 | +4 | -3 | -2 | +1 |
Relative humidity (%) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 84 | 78 | 71 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 36 | 49 | 66 | 79 | 84 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +9 | +17 | +19 | +10 | +7 | +7 | +21 | +23 | +8 | -4 | -2 | +5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 84 | 78 | 71 | 67 | 59 | 47 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +9 | +17 | +19 | +10 | +7 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 36 | 36 | 49 | 66 | 79 | 84 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +21 | +23 | +8 | -4 | -2 | +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. Madrid trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Madrid
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Madrid/getafe, a weather station, about 13 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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