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Arcachon vs Breckenridge
Comparing Arcachon change · Breckenridge change
Arcachon is the warmer of the two — about 13°C on the annual average; Arcachon is the wetter, with 145 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Arcachon and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Arcachon has much hotter summers
Arcachon: Warm
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Arcachon has far milder winters
Arcachon: Chilly
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Arcachon is wetter
Arcachon: Moderate rainfall
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Arcachon: Often cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Arcachon is the warmer of the two — about 13°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Arcachon is the wetter — about 145 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
The two cities see a similar amount of sun.
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) Arcachon runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcachon | 11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 11 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -13 | -13 | -12 | -11 | -10 | -8 | -7 | -9 | -9 | -11 | -11 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcachon | 11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 26 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -13 | -13 | -12 | -11 | -10 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcachon | 28 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 11 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -7 | -9 | -9 | -11 | -11 | -13 |
Avg low (°C) Arcachon runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcachon | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -19 | -18 | -18 | -16 | -14 | -13 | -12 | -13 | -13 | -16 | -18 | -20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcachon | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 14 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -19 | -18 | -18 | -16 | -14 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcachon | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -12 | -13 | -13 | -16 | -18 | -20 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcachon | 87 | 62 | 61 | 68 | 69 | 72 | 45 | 54 | 78 | 79 | 102 | 102 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -12 | +12 | +17 | +24 | -6 | -43 | — | +2 | -36 | -28 | -37 | -38 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcachon | 87 | 62 | 61 | 68 | 69 | 72 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | -12 | +12 | +17 | +24 | -6 | -43 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcachon | 45 | 54 | 78 | 79 | 102 | 102 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | — | +2 | -36 | -28 | -37 | -38 |
Cloud cover (%) Arcachon runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcachon | 70 | 65 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 61 | 55 | 54 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 70 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -13 | -1 | +1 | +3 | -1 | -11 | — | +4 | -7 | -13 | -15 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcachon | 70 | 65 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 61 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -13 | -1 | +1 | +3 | -1 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcachon | 55 | 54 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 70 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | — | +4 | -7 | -13 | -15 | -11 |
Relative humidity (%) Arcachon runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcachon | 90 | 86 | 81 | 78 | 76 | 73 | 70 | 68 | 70 | 80 | 87 | 90 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +2 | +8 | +8 | — | -9 | -19 | -13 | -8 | -13 | -17 | -10 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcachon | 90 | 86 | 81 | 78 | 76 | 73 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +2 | +8 | +8 | — | -9 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcachon | 70 | 68 | 70 | 80 | 87 | 90 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -13 | -8 | -13 | -17 | -10 | -1 |
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. Arcachon trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Arcachon
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Bordeaux Merignac, 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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