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Courchevel vs Breckenridge
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Courchevel is the warmer of the two — about 5°F on the annual average; Courchevel is the wetter, with 7 in more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Courchevel and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Breckenridge has hotter summers
Courchevel: Cool
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Courchevel has much milder winters
Courchevel: Very cold
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Courchevel is wetter
Courchevel: Moderate rainfall
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Courchevel: Often cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Courchevel is the warmer of the two — about 5°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Courchevel is the wetter — about 7 in more 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 (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 31 | 33 | 38 | 44 | 53 | 62 | 65 | 65 | 57 | 51 | 40 | 33 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -2 | -1 | +1 | +1 | — | +3 | +4 | +2 | +3 | -3 | -3 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 31 | 33 | 38 | 44 | 53 | 62 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -2 | -1 | +1 | +1 | — | +3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 65 | 65 | 57 | 51 | 40 | 33 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | +4 | +2 | +3 | -3 | -3 | -5 |
Avg low (°F) Courchevel runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 16 | 16 | 21 | 28 | 36 | 41 | 44 | 44 | 38 | 33 | 25 | 19 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -13 | -11 | -11 | -12 | -11 | -9 | -5 | -7 | -7 | -12 | -14 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 16 | 16 | 21 | 28 | 36 | 41 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -13 | -11 | -11 | -12 | -11 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 44 | 44 | 38 | 33 | 25 | 19 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -5 | -7 | -7 | -12 | -14 | -15 |
Precipitation (in) Courchevel runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -0.2 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +1.2 | -1 | -2.2 | -1.5 | -0.8 | -0.8 | -0.7 | -0.6 | -1.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | -0.2 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +1.2 | -1 | -2.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 3.3 | 3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -1.5 | -0.8 | -0.8 | -0.7 | -0.6 | -1.2 |
Cloud cover (%) Courchevel runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 66 | 67 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 65 | 56 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 68 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -8 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -7 | -15 | -1 | +2 | -12 | -13 | -13 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 66 | 67 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 65 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -8 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -7 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 56 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 68 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -1 | +2 | -12 | -13 | -13 | -9 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 86 | 87 | 86 | 81 | 77 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 76 | 79 | 85 | 85 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +6 | +7 | +3 | -4 | -10 | -19 | -15 | -12 | -19 | -17 | -9 | +4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 86 | 87 | 86 | 81 | 77 | 74 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +6 | +7 | +3 | -4 | -10 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 72 | 71 | 76 | 79 | 85 | 85 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -15 | -12 | -19 | -17 | -9 | +4 |
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. Courchevel trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Courchevel
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Val D'isere Jos, a weather station, about 27 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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