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Palermo vs Breckenridge
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Palermo is the warmer of the two — about 17°C on the annual average; Breckenridge is the wetter, with 206 mm more rain a year, and Palermo the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Palermo and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Palermo has far hotter summers
Palermo: Warm
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Palermo has far milder winters
Palermo: Cool
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Breckenridge is wetter
Palermo: Fairly dry
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Palermo is sunnier
Palermo: Partly cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Palermo is the warmer of the two — about 17°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Breckenridge is the wetter — about 206 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Palermo 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) Palermo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 15 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -16 | -14 | -12 | -11 | -10 | -8 | -9 | -11 | -11 | -14 | -16 | -17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 26 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -16 | -14 | -12 | -11 | -10 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo | 29 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 15 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -9 | -11 | -11 | -14 | -16 | -17 |
Avg low (°C) Palermo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 11 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -25 | -24 | -22 | -21 | -19 | -19 | -19 | -20 | -21 | -23 | -26 | -27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 19 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -25 | -24 | -22 | -21 | -19 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 11 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -19 | -20 | -21 | -23 | -26 | -27 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo | 60 | 53 | 39 | 34 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 21 | 61 | 79 | 72 | 72 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +15 | +20 | +39 | +58 | +44 | +18 | +41 | +35 | -19 | -28 | -7 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo | 60 | 53 | 39 | 34 | 18 | 12 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | +15 | +20 | +39 | +58 | +44 | +18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo | 4 | 21 | 61 | 79 | 72 | 72 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +41 | +35 | -19 | -28 | -7 | -8 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo | 66 | 63 | 57 | 54 | 45 | 33 | 18 | 22 | 45 | 52 | 62 | 68 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -8 | +1 | +7 | +15 | +21 | +17 | +37 | +36 | +3 | -2 | -7 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo | 66 | 63 | 57 | 54 | 45 | 33 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -8 | +1 | +7 | +15 | +21 | +17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo | 18 | 22 | 45 | 52 | 62 | 68 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +37 | +36 | +3 | -2 | -7 | -9 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo | 76 | 75 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +17 | +19 | +12 | -2 | -13 | -23 | -18 | -13 | -15 | -12 | +2 | +14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo | 76 | 75 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +17 | +19 | +12 | -2 | -13 | -23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo | 74 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -18 | -13 | -15 | -12 | +2 | +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. Palermo trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Palermo
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the WMO's CLINO 1991–2020 collection, measured at Ustica, about 68 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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