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Sapporo vs Breckenridge
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Sapporo is the warmer of the two — about 15°F on the annual average; Sapporo is the wetter, with 16 in 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 15°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Sapporo is the wetter — about 16 in 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 (°F) Sapporo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 31 | 33 | 40 | 53 | 64 | 71 | 78 | 80 | 73 | 62 | 48 | 36 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -2 | -1 | -1 | -8 | -11 | -7 | -8 | -13 | -13 | -13 | -11 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 31 | 33 | 40 | 53 | 64 | 71 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -2 | -1 | -1 | -8 | -11 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 78 | 80 | 73 | 62 | 48 | 36 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -8 | -13 | -13 | -13 | -11 | -8 |
Avg low (°F) Sapporo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 20 | 21 | 28 | 38 | 48 | 56 | 64 | 66 | 59 | 46 | 35 | 25 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -17 | -16 | -18 | -22 | -23 | -23 | -26 | -29 | -28 | -25 | -24 | -22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 20 | 21 | 28 | 38 | 48 | 56 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -17 | -16 | -18 | -22 | -23 | -23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 64 | 66 | 59 | 46 | 35 | 25 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -26 | -29 | -28 | -25 | -24 | -22 |
Precipitation (in) Sapporo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 5 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -1.3 | -0.7 | — | +1.5 | +0.3 | -1.2 | -1.8 | -2.8 | -4 | -2.3 | -1.9 | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | -1.3 | -0.7 | — | +1.5 | +0.3 | -1.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 3.6 | 5 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -1.8 | -2.8 | -4 | -2.3 | -1.9 | -2 |
Snowfall (in) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 53.9 | 45.7 | 29.1 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 11.8 | 44.5 |
| Breckenridge | 44 | 40.9 | 43.5 | 46.1 | 20.2 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 4.2 | 21.5 | 33.6 | 36.6 |
| Difference | -9.9 | -4.8 | +14.4 | +43.8 | +20.2 | +2.7 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +4.2 | +21.1 | +21.8 | -7.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 53.9 | 45.7 | 29.1 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Breckenridge | 44 | 40.9 | 43.5 | 46.1 | 20.2 | 2.7 |
| Difference | -9.9 | -4.8 | +14.4 | +43.8 | +20.2 | +2.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 11.8 | 44.5 |
| Breckenridge | 0.2 | 0.1 | 4.2 | 21.5 | 33.6 | 36.6 |
| Difference | +0.2 | +0.1 | +4.2 | +21.1 | +21.8 | -7.9 |
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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