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Athens vs Breckenridge
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Athens is the warmer of the two — about 32°F on the annual average; Breckenridge is the wetter, with 15 in more rain a year, and Athens the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Athens and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Athens has far hotter summers
Athens: Hot
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Athens has far milder winters
Athens: Cool
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Breckenridge is wetter
Athens: Fairly dry
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Athens is sunnier
Athens: Fairly sunny
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Athens is the warmer of the two — about 32°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Breckenridge is the wetter — about 15 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Athens 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) Athens runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | 56 | 57 | 62 | 68 | 77 | 86 | 92 | 92 | 84 | 75 | 66 | 59 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -28 | -26 | -23 | -23 | -24 | -22 | -22 | -25 | -24 | -27 | -29 | -31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | 56 | 57 | 62 | 68 | 77 | 86 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -28 | -26 | -23 | -23 | -24 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | 92 | 92 | 84 | 75 | 66 | 59 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -22 | -25 | -24 | -27 | -29 | -31 |
Avg low (°F) Athens runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | 44 | 44 | 48 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 74 | 75 | 68 | 61 | 53 | 48 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -41 | -40 | -38 | -36 | -35 | -36 | -36 | -38 | -37 | -39 | -42 | -44 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | 44 | 44 | 48 | 53 | 61 | 69 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -41 | -40 | -38 | -36 | -35 | -36 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | 74 | 75 | 68 | 61 | 53 | 48 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -36 | -38 | -37 | -39 | -42 | -44 |
Precipitation (in) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | +1.1 | +1.5 | +1.5 | +2.6 | +1.9 | +0.8 | +1.5 | +2.1 | +1 | +0.7 | +0.2 | +0.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | +1.1 | +1.5 | +1.5 | +2.6 | +1.9 | +0.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | +1.5 | +2.1 | +1 | +0.7 | +0.2 | +0.1 |
Cloud cover (%) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | 58 | 58 | 55 | 51 | 44 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 29 | 45 | 55 | 61 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | — | +6 | +9 | +18 | +22 | +23 | +35 | +39 | +19 | +6 | — | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | 58 | 58 | 55 | 51 | 44 | 27 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | — | +6 | +9 | +18 | +22 | +23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | 20 | 19 | 29 | 45 | 55 | 61 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +35 | +39 | +19 | +6 | — | -2 |
Relative humidity (%) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | 81 | 80 | 77 | 71 | 62 | 54 | 51 | 54 | 60 | 70 | 77 | 81 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +11 | +15 | +13 | +6 | +4 | — | +5 | +6 | -3 | -7 | -1 | +8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | 81 | 80 | 77 | 71 | 62 | 54 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +11 | +15 | +13 | +6 | +4 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | 51 | 54 | 60 | 70 | 77 | 81 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +5 | +6 | -3 | -7 | -1 | +8 |
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. Athens trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Athens
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Hellinikon, a weather station, about 10 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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