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Roussillon vs Breckenridge
Comparing Roussillon change · Breckenridge change
Roussillon is the warmer of the two — about 14°C on the annual average; Breckenridge is the wetter, with 230 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Roussillon and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Roussillon has far hotter summers
Roussillon: Hot
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Roussillon has far milder winters
Roussillon: Chilly
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Breckenridge is wetter
Roussillon: Fairly dry
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Roussillon: Partly cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Roussillon is the warmer of the two — about 14°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Breckenridge is the wetter — about 230 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) Roussillon runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roussillon | 11 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 11 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -13 | -13 | -13 | -14 | -13 | -12 | -12 | -12 | -11 | -12 | -12 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roussillon | 11 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 30 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -13 | -13 | -13 | -14 | -13 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roussillon | 32 | 32 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 11 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -12 | -12 | -11 | -12 | -12 | -13 |
Avg low (°C) Roussillon runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roussillon | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -16 | -16 | -16 | -15 | -15 | -14 | -13 | -13 | -13 | -15 | -16 | -17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roussillon | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 15 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -16 | -16 | -16 | -15 | -15 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roussillon | 17 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -13 | -13 | -13 | -15 | -16 | -17 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roussillon | 36 | 28 | 35 | 46 | 43 | 34 | 18 | 27 | 58 | 67 | 80 | 29 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +39 | +45 | +43 | +46 | +20 | -4 | +27 | +28 | -17 | -16 | -15 | +35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roussillon | 36 | 28 | 35 | 46 | 43 | 34 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | +39 | +45 | +43 | +46 | +20 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roussillon | 18 | 27 | 58 | 67 | 80 | 29 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +27 | +28 | -17 | -16 | -15 | +35 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roussillon | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roussillon | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roussillon | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roussillon | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roussillon | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roussillon | 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. Roussillon trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Roussillon
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 21 years of daily observations at Carpentras, a weather station, about 28 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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