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Palermo vs Breckenridge
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Palermo is the warmer of the two — about 31°F on the annual average; Breckenridge is the wetter, with 8 in 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 31°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Breckenridge is the wetter — about 8 in 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 (°F) Palermo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo | 57 | 57 | 60 | 64 | 71 | 79 | 85 | 87 | 80 | 73 | 66 | 60 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -28 | -25 | -21 | -19 | -17 | -15 | -15 | -20 | -20 | -25 | -29 | -31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo | 57 | 57 | 60 | 64 | 71 | 79 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -28 | -25 | -21 | -19 | -17 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo | 85 | 87 | 80 | 73 | 66 | 60 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -15 | -20 | -20 | -25 | -29 | -31 |
Avg low (°F) Palermo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo | 49 | 48 | 50 | 54 | 60 | 66 | 72 | 73 | 69 | 64 | 57 | 52 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -46 | -43 | -40 | -37 | -34 | -34 | -33 | -36 | -38 | -42 | -46 | -48 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo | 49 | 48 | 50 | 54 | 60 | 66 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -46 | -43 | -40 | -37 | -34 | -34 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo | 72 | 73 | 69 | 64 | 57 | 52 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -33 | -36 | -38 | -42 | -46 | -48 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | +0.6 | +0.8 | +1.6 | +2.3 | +1.7 | +0.7 | +1.6 | +1.4 | -0.8 | -1.1 | -0.3 | -0.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | +0.6 | +0.8 | +1.6 | +2.3 | +1.7 | +0.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo | 0.2 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | +1.6 | +1.4 | -0.8 | -1.1 | -0.3 | -0.3 |
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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