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Irákleion vs Breckenridge
Comparing Irákleion change · Breckenridge change
Irákleion is the warmer of the two — about 18°C on the annual average; Breckenridge is the wetter, with 268 mm more rain a year, and Irákleion the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Irákleion and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Irákleion has far hotter summers
Irákleion: Warm
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Irákleion has far milder winters
Irákleion: Cool
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Breckenridge is wetter
Irákleion: Fairly dry
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Irákleion is sunnier
Irákleion: Fairly sunny
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Irákleion is the warmer of the two — about 18°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Breckenridge is the wetter — about 268 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Irákleion 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 (°C) Irákleion runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irákleion | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 17 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -17 | -15 | -13 | -13 | -12 | -10 | -9 | -10 | -12 | -15 | -18 | -19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irákleion | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 28 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -17 | -15 | -13 | -13 | -12 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irákleion | 29 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 17 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -9 | -10 | -12 | -15 | -18 | -19 |
Avg low (°C) Irákleion runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irákleion | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 10 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -25 | -24 | -22 | -20 | -19 | -19 | -19 | -20 | -21 | -23 | -25 | -26 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irákleion | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 20 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -25 | -24 | -22 | -20 | -19 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irákleion | 22 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 10 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -19 | -20 | -21 | -23 | -25 | -26 |
Precipitation (mm) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irákleion | 91 | 69 | 47 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 50 | 65 | 91 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -16 | +5 | +32 | +70 | +50 | +27 | +44 | +53 | +29 | — | +1 | -27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irákleion | 91 | 69 | 47 | 22 | 12 | 2 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | -16 | +5 | +32 | +70 | +50 | +27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irákleion | 1 | 2 | 12 | 50 | 65 | 91 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +44 | +53 | +29 | — | +1 | -27 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irákleion | 70 | 68 | 61 | 53 | 40 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 48 | 62 | 72 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -12 | -4 | +3 | +16 | +27 | +29 | +42 | +44 | +21 | +2 | -7 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irákleion | 70 | 68 | 61 | 53 | 40 | 21 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -12 | -4 | +3 | +16 | +27 | +29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irákleion | 13 | 13 | 27 | 48 | 62 | 72 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +42 | +44 | +21 | +2 | -7 | -13 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irákleion | 76 | 76 | 75 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 70 | 69 | 72 | 74 | 75 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +16 | +19 | +15 | +5 | -4 | -13 | -11 | -10 | -11 | -9 | +3 | +14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irákleion | 76 | 76 | 75 | 72 | 70 | 68 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +16 | +19 | +15 | +5 | -4 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irákleion | 68 | 70 | 69 | 72 | 74 | 75 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -11 | -10 | -11 | -9 | +3 | +14 |
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. Irákleion trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Irákleion
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 21 years of daily observations at Heraklion, a weather station, about 4 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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