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Sapporo vs Breckenridge
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Sapporo is the warmer of the two — about 8°C on the annual average; Sapporo is the wetter, with 415 mm more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Sapporo and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Sapporo has much hotter summers
Sapporo: Warm
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Sapporo has much milder winters
Sapporo: Cold
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Sapporo is wetter
Sapporo: Wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Sapporo: Often grey
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Sapporo is the warmer of the two — about 8°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Sapporo is the wetter — about 415 mm more 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) Sapporo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | -0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 2 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -1 | -1 | -1 | -5 | -6 | -4 | -5 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | -0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 22 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -1 | -1 | -1 | -5 | -6 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 25 | 26 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 2 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -5 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -4 |
Avg low (°C) Sapporo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | -6 | -6 | -2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 2 | -4 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -9 | -9 | -10 | -12 | -13 | -13 | -14 | -16 | -15 | -14 | -13 | -12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | -6 | -6 | -2 | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -9 | -9 | -10 | -12 | -13 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 18 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 2 | -4 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -14 | -16 | -15 | -14 | -13 | -12 |
Precipitation (mm) Sapporo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 108 | 92 | 78 | 55 | 55 | 60 | 91 | 127 | 142 | 110 | 114 | 115 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -33 | -18 | +1 | +37 | +7 | -31 | -46 | -71 | -101 | -59 | -49 | -50 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 108 | 92 | 78 | 55 | 55 | 60 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | -33 | -18 | +1 | +37 | +7 | -31 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 91 | 127 | 142 | 110 | 114 | 115 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -46 | -71 | -101 | -59 | -49 | -50 |
Snowfall (cm) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 137 | 116 | 74 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 113 |
| Breckenridge | 112 | 104 | 110 | 117 | 51 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 55 | 85 | 93 |
| Difference | -25 | -12 | +36 | +111 | +51 | +7 | +1 | — | +11 | +54 | +55 | -20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 137 | 116 | 74 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Breckenridge | 112 | 104 | 110 | 117 | 51 | 7 |
| Difference | -25 | -12 | +36 | +111 | +51 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 113 |
| Breckenridge | 1 | 0 | 11 | 55 | 85 | 93 |
| Difference | +1 | — | +11 | +54 | +55 | -20 |
Cloud cover (%) Sapporo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 91 | 86 | 79 | 72 | 71 | 73 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 75 | 86 | 91 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -33 | -22 | -14 | -3 | -5 | -23 | -21 | -16 | -24 | -24 | -31 | -32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 91 | 86 | 79 | 72 | 71 | 73 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -33 | -22 | -14 | -3 | -5 | -23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 76 | 73 | 72 | 75 | 86 | 91 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -21 | -16 | -24 | -24 | -31 | -32 |
Relative humidity (%) Sapporo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 94 | 92 | 90 | 84 | 82 | 84 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 88 | 93 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -2 | +2 | -1 | -7 | -15 | -30 | -30 | -27 | -28 | -21 | -11 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 94 | 92 | 90 | 84 | 82 | 84 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | -2 | +2 | -1 | -7 | -15 | -30 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 86 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 88 | 93 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -30 | -27 | -28 | -21 | -11 | -4 |
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. Sapporo trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Sapporo
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the Japan Meteorological Agency, measured at Sapporo, about 2 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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