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Arcachon vs Breckenridge
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Arcachon is the warmer of the two — about 24°F on the annual average; Arcachon is the wetter, with 6 in 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 24°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Arcachon is the wetter — about 6 in 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 (°F) Arcachon runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcachon | 51 | 54 | 61 | 65 | 72 | 78 | 82 | 83 | 76 | 68 | 58 | 52 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -23 | -23 | -22 | -20 | -18 | -14 | -12 | -16 | -16 | -19 | -21 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcachon | 51 | 54 | 61 | 65 | 72 | 78 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -23 | -23 | -22 | -20 | -18 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcachon | 82 | 83 | 76 | 68 | 58 | 52 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -12 | -16 | -16 | -19 | -21 | -24 |
Avg low (°F) Arcachon runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcachon | 38 | 37 | 42 | 45 | 51 | 57 | 60 | 60 | 55 | 50 | 43 | 39 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -34 | -33 | -32 | -29 | -26 | -24 | -22 | -23 | -24 | -28 | -32 | -36 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcachon | 38 | 37 | 42 | 45 | 51 | 57 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -34 | -33 | -32 | -29 | -26 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcachon | 60 | 60 | 55 | 50 | 43 | 39 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -22 | -23 | -24 | -28 | -32 | -36 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcachon | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 4 | 4 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -0.5 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +1 | -0.3 | -1.7 | — | +0.1 | -1.4 | -1.1 | -1.5 | -1.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcachon | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | -0.5 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +1 | -0.3 | -1.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcachon | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 4 | 4 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | — | +0.1 | -1.4 | -1.1 | -1.5 | -1.5 |
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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