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Cortina d'Ampezzo vs Breckenridge
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Cortina d'Ampezzo is the warmer of the two — about 6°C on the annual average, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Cortina d'Ampezzo and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Cortina d'Ampezzo has hotter summers
Cortina d'Ampezzo: Mild
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Cortina d'Ampezzo has much milder winters
Cortina d'Ampezzo: Very cold
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Similar yearly rainfall
Cortina d'Ampezzo: Moderate rainfall
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Cortina d'Ampezzo: Often cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Cortina d'Ampezzo is the warmer of the two — about 6°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Both cities get a similar amount of precipitation across the year.
Clear skies
Breckenridge 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) Cortina d'Ampezzo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -2 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 21 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -2 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 23 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -2 | -3 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -3 |
Avg low (°C) Cortina d'Ampezzo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | -8 | -7 | -3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | -2 | -7 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -8 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -7 | -8 | -7 | -9 | -10 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | -8 | -7 | -3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -8 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | -2 | -7 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -7 | -8 | -7 | -9 | -10 | -9 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 23 | 20 | 29 | 44 | 74 | 96 | 123 | 104 | 73 | 75 | 57 | — |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +52 | +53 | +49 | +48 | -12 | -67 | -78 | -49 | -32 | -24 | +8 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 23 | 20 | 29 | 44 | 74 | 96 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | +52 | +53 | +49 | +48 | -12 | -67 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 123 | 104 | 73 | 75 | 57 | — |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -78 | -49 | -32 | -24 | +8 | — |
Cloud cover (%) Cortina d'Ampezzo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 62 | 65 | 66 | 70 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 62 | 65 | 64 | 67 | 64 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -5 | — | -2 | -1 | -6 | -20 | -9 | -4 | -17 | -14 | -12 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 62 | 65 | 66 | 70 | 72 | 70 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -5 | — | -2 | -1 | -6 | -20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 64 | 62 | 65 | 64 | 67 | 64 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -9 | -4 | -17 | -14 | -12 | -5 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 86 | 87 | 83 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 80 | 84 | 87 | 86 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +6 | +8 | +6 | -3 | -12 | -22 | -18 | -15 | -23 | -21 | -10 | +3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 86 | 87 | 83 | 80 | 78 | 77 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +6 | +8 | +6 | -3 | -12 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 75 | 75 | 80 | 84 | 87 | 86 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -18 | -15 | -23 | -21 | -10 | +3 |
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. Cortina d'Ampezzo trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Cortina d'Ampezzo
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the WMO's CLINO 1991–2020 collection, measured at Dobbiaco, about 22 km from the city centre.
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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