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Helsinki vs Breckenridge
Comparing Helsinki change · Breckenridge change
Helsinki is the warmer of the two — about 5°C on the annual average, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Helsinki and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Helsinki has hotter summers
Helsinki: Mild
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Helsinki has much milder winters
Helsinki: Very cold
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Similar yearly rainfall
Helsinki: Moderate rainfall
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Helsinki: Often cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Helsinki is the warmer of the two — about 5°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Both cities get a similar amount of precipitation 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 (°C) Helsinki runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helsinki | -2 | -2 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | — | +2 | +2 | -2 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -2 | — | — | -1 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helsinki | -2 | -2 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 20 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | — | +2 | +2 | -2 | -4 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helsinki | 23 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -2 | -2 | — | — | -1 | -3 |
Avg low (°C) Helsinki runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helsinki | -7 | -8 | -5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 3 | -1 | -4 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -9 | -7 | -7 | -9 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -8 | -9 | -11 | -12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helsinki | -7 | -8 | -5 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -9 | -7 | -7 | -9 | -9 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helsinki | 13 | 12 | 8 | 3 | -1 | -4 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -10 | -9 | -8 | -9 | -11 | -12 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helsinki | 53 | 40 | 33 | 36 | 39 | 64 | 64 | 78 | 61 | 79 | 70 | 61 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +22 | +33 | +45 | +56 | +24 | -34 | -19 | -22 | -20 | -28 | -4 | +3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helsinki | 53 | 40 | 33 | 36 | 39 | 64 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | +22 | +33 | +45 | +56 | +24 | -34 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helsinki | 64 | 78 | 61 | 79 | 70 | 61 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -19 | -22 | -20 | -28 | -4 | +3 |
Cloud cover (%) Helsinki runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helsinki | 75 | 70 | 65 | 66 | 62 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 67 | 75 | 77 | 77 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -17 | -6 | — | +3 | +4 | -15 | -8 | -5 | -19 | -25 | -22 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helsinki | 75 | 70 | 65 | 66 | 62 | 65 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -17 | -6 | — | +3 | +4 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helsinki | 63 | 63 | 67 | 75 | 77 | 77 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -8 | -5 | -19 | -25 | -22 | -18 |
Relative humidity (%) Helsinki runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helsinki | 98 | 98 | 93 | 83 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 82 | 86 | 92 | 96 | 97 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -5 | -3 | -4 | -6 | -11 | -24 | -23 | -22 | -29 | -29 | -19 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helsinki | 98 | 98 | 93 | 83 | 77 | 78 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | -5 | -3 | -4 | -6 | -11 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helsinki | 80 | 82 | 86 | 92 | 96 | 97 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -23 | -22 | -29 | -29 | -19 | -8 |
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. Helsinki trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Helsinki
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Vantaa Helsinki-vantaan Lentoa, a weather station, about 18 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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