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Taormina vs Breckenridge
Comparing Taormina change · Breckenridge change
Taormina is the warmer of the two — about 18°C on the annual average; Breckenridge is the wetter, with 446 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Taormina and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Taormina has far hotter summers
Taormina: Hot
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Taormina has far milder winters
Taormina: Cool
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Breckenridge is much wetter
Taormina: Fairly dry
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Taormina: Partly cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Taormina is the warmer of the two — about 18°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Breckenridge is the wetter — about 446 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
The two cities see a similar amount of sun.
Exact monthly numbers
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Avg high (°C) Taormina runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 17 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -17 | -16 | -13 | -13 | -12 | -11 | -11 | -13 | -13 | -16 | -17 | -19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 29 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -17 | -16 | -13 | -13 | -12 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 32 | 32 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 17 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -11 | -13 | -13 | -16 | -17 | -19 |
Avg low (°C) Taormina runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 10 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -25 | -24 | -22 | -21 | -20 | -20 | -20 | -21 | -21 | -23 | -25 | -26 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 21 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -25 | -24 | -22 | -21 | -20 | -20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 23 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 10 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -20 | -21 | -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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 42 | 36 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 33 | 31 | 57 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +33 | +37 | +52 | +78 | +56 | +27 | +40 | +48 | +15 | +18 | +35 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 42 | 36 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 3 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | +33 | +37 | +52 | +78 | +56 | +27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 5 | 7 | 27 | 33 | 31 | 57 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +40 | +48 | +15 | +18 | +35 | +7 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 66 | 67 | 62 | 61 | 52 | 40 | 28 | 30 | 49 | 56 | 65 | 68 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -9 | -2 | +2 | +8 | +14 | +11 | +27 | +28 | -1 | -6 | -10 | -10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 66 | 67 | 62 | 61 | 52 | 40 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -9 | -2 | +2 | +8 | +14 | +11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 28 | 30 | 49 | 56 | 65 | 68 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +27 | +28 | -1 | -6 | -10 | -10 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 78 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 71 | 65 | 62 | 61 | 67 | 73 | 76 | 77 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +14 | +17 | +13 | +1 | -5 | -11 | -5 | -1 | -9 | -10 | +1 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 78 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 71 | 65 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +14 | +17 | +13 | +1 | -5 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 62 | 61 | 67 | 73 | 76 | 77 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -5 | -1 | -9 | -10 | +1 | +12 |
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. Taormina trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Taormina
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Reggio Calabria, a weather station, about 40 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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