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Gordes vs Breckenridge
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Gordes is the warmer of the two — about 25°F on the annual average; Breckenridge is the wetter, with 9 in more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Gordes and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Gordes has far hotter summers
Gordes: Hot
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Gordes has far milder winters
Gordes: Chilly
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Breckenridge is wetter
Gordes: Fairly dry
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Gordes: Partly cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Gordes is the warmer of the two — about 25°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Breckenridge is the wetter — about 9 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) Gordes runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordes | 52 | 54 | 63 | 69 | 76 | 85 | 90 | 89 | 80 | 71 | 59 | 52 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -23 | -23 | -24 | -25 | -23 | -21 | -21 | -22 | -20 | -22 | -22 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordes | 52 | 54 | 63 | 69 | 76 | 85 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -23 | -23 | -24 | -25 | -23 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordes | 90 | 89 | 80 | 71 | 59 | 52 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -21 | -22 | -20 | -22 | -22 | -24 |
Avg low (°F) Gordes runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordes | 33 | 33 | 39 | 44 | 51 | 58 | 62 | 61 | 55 | 49 | 40 | 34 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -29 | -29 | -29 | -28 | -26 | -26 | -24 | -24 | -24 | -27 | -29 | -30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordes | 33 | 33 | 39 | 44 | 51 | 58 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -29 | -29 | -29 | -28 | -26 | -26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordes | 62 | 61 | 55 | 49 | 40 | 34 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -24 | -24 | -24 | -27 | -29 | -30 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordes | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 1.1 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | +1.5 | +1.8 | +1.7 | +1.8 | +0.8 | -0.2 | +1 | +1.1 | -0.7 | -0.6 | -0.6 | +1.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordes | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | +1.5 | +1.8 | +1.7 | +1.8 | +0.8 | -0.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordes | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 1.1 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | +1 | +1.1 | -0.7 | -0.6 | -0.6 | +1.4 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordes | 58 | 57 | 57 | 61 | 61 | 51 | 41 | 44 | 50 | 59 | 61 | 60 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -1 | +7 | +8 | +8 | +5 | -1 | +14 | +14 | -2 | -8 | -6 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordes | 58 | 57 | 57 | 61 | 61 | 51 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -1 | +7 | +8 | +8 | +5 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordes | 41 | 44 | 50 | 59 | 61 | 60 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +14 | +14 | -2 | -8 | -6 | -1 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordes | 84 | 79 | 75 | 71 | 66 | 58 | 50 | 52 | 62 | 74 | 82 | 84 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +8 | +15 | +15 | +6 | +1 | -4 | +6 | +8 | -5 | -11 | -5 | +6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordes | 84 | 79 | 75 | 71 | 66 | 58 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +8 | +15 | +15 | +6 | +1 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordes | 50 | 52 | 62 | 74 | 82 | 84 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +6 | +8 | -5 | -11 | -5 | +6 |
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. Gordes trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Gordes
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 21 years of daily observations at Carpentras, a weather station, about 22 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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