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Kingston vs Breckenridge
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Kingston is the warmer of the two — about 49°F on the annual average, and Kingston the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Kingston and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Kingston has far hotter summers
Kingston: Hot
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Kingston has far milder winters
Kingston: Mild
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Similar yearly rainfall
Kingston: Moderate rainfall
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Kingston is sunnier
Kingston: Fairly sunny
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Kingston is the warmer of the two — about 49°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Both cities get a similar amount of precipitation across the year.
Clear skies
Kingston 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) Kingston runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 88 | 88 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 90 | 89 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -60 | -57 | -49 | -44 | -36 | -27 | -23 | -25 | -32 | -42 | -53 | -61 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 88 | 88 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 92 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -60 | -57 | -49 | -44 | -36 | -27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 92 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 90 | 89 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -23 | -25 | -32 | -42 | -53 | -61 |
Avg low (°F) Kingston runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 72 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 73 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -69 | -68 | -63 | -58 | -51 | -45 | -40 | -41 | -47 | -55 | -64 | -70 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 72 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 76 | 78 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -69 | -68 | -63 | -58 | -51 | -45 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 78 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 73 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -40 | -41 | -47 | -55 | -64 | -70 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 5.6 | 8.1 | 3 | 1.7 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | +2.4 | +2.4 | +1.5 | +2.7 | -1.4 | -0.3 | +0.6 | -1 | -4 | -6.1 | -0.4 | +0.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 1.5 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | +2.4 | +2.4 | +1.5 | +2.7 | -1.4 | -0.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 1.1 | 3.2 | 5.6 | 8.1 | 3 | 1.7 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | +0.6 | -1 | -4 | -6.1 | -0.4 | +0.8 |
Cloud cover (%) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 39 | 33 | 34 | 37 | 54 | 57 | 48 | 51 | 57 | 59 | 50 | 43 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +19 | +31 | +31 | +32 | +12 | -6 | +7 | +7 | -9 | -8 | +5 | +15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 39 | 33 | 34 | 37 | 54 | 57 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | +19 | +31 | +31 | +32 | +12 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 48 | 51 | 57 | 59 | 50 | 43 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +7 | +7 | -9 | -8 | +5 | +15 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 74 | 73 | 70 | 70 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 77 | 76 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +18 | +22 | +19 | +7 | -8 | -24 | -21 | -18 | -20 | -16 | -1 | +13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 74 | 73 | 70 | 70 | 75 | 79 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +18 | +22 | +19 | +7 | -8 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 78 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 77 | 76 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -21 | -18 | -20 | -16 | -1 | +13 |
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. Kingston trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Kingston
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Norman Manley Intl, a weather station, about 7 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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