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Chennai vs Breckenridge
Comparing Chennai change · Breckenridge change
Chennai is the warmer of the two — about 28°C on the annual average; Chennai is the wetter, with 676 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Chennai and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Chennai has far hotter summers
Chennai: Very hot
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Chennai has far milder winters
Chennai: Stays warm
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Chennai is wetter
Chennai: Wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Chennai: Partly cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Chennai is the warmer of the two — about 28°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Chennai is the wetter — about 676 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) Chennai runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 29 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -32 | -32 | -30 | -29 | -26 | -20 | -15 | -16 | -19 | -24 | -28 | -32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 38 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -32 | -32 | -30 | -29 | -26 | -20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai | 36 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 29 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -15 | -16 | -19 | -24 | -28 | -32 |
Avg low (°C) Chennai runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -37 | -37 | -36 | -35 | -31 | -27 | -23 | -23 | -26 | -30 | -35 | -37 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -37 | -37 | -36 | -35 | -31 | -27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -23 | -23 | -26 | -30 | -35 | -37 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai | 20 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 61 | 105 | 99 | 159 | 106 | 238 | 436 | 142 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +55 | +70 | +61 | +72 | +1 | -75 | -55 | -104 | -65 | -187 | -371 | -78 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai | 20 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 61 | 105 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | +55 | +70 | +61 | +72 | +1 | -75 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai | 99 | 159 | 106 | 238 | 436 | 142 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -55 | -104 | -65 | -187 | -371 | -78 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai | 41 | 34 | 32 | 41 | 57 | 77 | 83 | 82 | 74 | 68 | 65 | 54 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +17 | +31 | +32 | +28 | +9 | -27 | -28 | -24 | -26 | -17 | -11 | +5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai | 41 | 34 | 32 | 41 | 57 | 77 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | +17 | +31 | +32 | +28 | +9 | -27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai | 83 | 82 | 74 | 68 | 65 | 54 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -28 | -24 | -26 | -17 | -11 | +5 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai | 77 | 72 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 68 | 72 | 77 | 80 | 82 | 80 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +15 | +23 | +24 | +12 | +3 | -10 | -11 | -12 | -19 | -17 | -6 | +9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai | 77 | 72 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 65 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +15 | +23 | +24 | +12 | +3 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai | 68 | 72 | 77 | 80 | 82 | 80 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -11 | -12 | -19 | -17 | -6 | +9 |
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. Chennai trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Chennai
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Madras/minambakkam, a weather station, about 14 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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