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Sendai vs Breckenridge
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Sendai is the warmer of the two — about 12°C on the annual average; Sendai is the wetter, with 545 mm more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Sendai and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Sendai has much hotter summers
Sendai: Warm
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Sendai has far milder winters
Sendai: Cold
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Sendai is wetter
Sendai: Wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Sendai: Often grey
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Sendai is the warmer of the two — about 12°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Sendai is the wetter — about 545 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) Sendai runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | 6 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 8 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -7 | -7 | -6 | -8 | -8 | -5 | -6 | -9 | -9 | -11 | -11 | -10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | 6 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 23 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -7 | -7 | -6 | -8 | -8 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | 27 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 8 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -6 | -9 | -9 | -11 | -11 | -10 |
Avg low (°C) Sendai runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | -1 | -1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -15 | -14 | -14 | -15 | -15 | -16 | -17 | -19 | -19 | -18 | -17 | -17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | -1 | -1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 16 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -15 | -14 | -14 | -15 | -15 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | 20 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -17 | -19 | -19 | -18 | -17 | -17 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | 42 | 34 | 74 | 90 | 110 | 144 | 178 | 158 | 193 | 151 | 59 | 44 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +33 | +39 | +4 | +2 | -48 | -114 | -134 | -102 | -151 | -100 | +7 | +20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | 42 | 34 | 74 | 90 | 110 | 144 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | +33 | +39 | +4 | +2 | -48 | -114 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | 178 | 158 | 193 | 151 | 59 | 44 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -134 | -102 | -151 | -100 | +7 | +20 |
Snowfall (cm) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | 21 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Breckenridge | 112 | 104 | 110 | 117 | 51 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 55 | 85 | 93 |
| Difference | +91 | +86 | +99 | +116 | +51 | +7 | +1 | — | +11 | +55 | +85 | +84 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | 21 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Breckenridge | 112 | 104 | 110 | 117 | 51 | 7 |
| Difference | +91 | +86 | +99 | +116 | +51 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Breckenridge | 1 | 0 | 11 | 55 | 85 | 93 |
| Difference | +1 | — | +11 | +55 | +85 | +84 |
Cloud cover (%) Sendai runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | 77 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 77 | 80 | 71 | 76 | 72 | 74 | 79 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -19 | -11 | -9 | -2 | -5 | -27 | -25 | -13 | -28 | -22 | -19 | -20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | 77 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 77 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -19 | -11 | -9 | -2 | -5 | -27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | 80 | 71 | 76 | 72 | 74 | 79 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -25 | -13 | -28 | -22 | -19 | -20 |
Relative humidity (%) Sendai runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | 95 | 93 | 87 | 82 | 81 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 93 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -3 | +1 | +2 | -5 | -15 | -29 | -29 | -25 | -29 | -24 | -12 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | 95 | 93 | 87 | 82 | 81 | 83 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | -3 | +1 | +2 | -5 | -15 | -29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | 86 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 93 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -29 | -25 | -29 | -24 | -12 | -3 |
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. Sendai trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Sendai
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the Japan Meteorological Agency, measured at Sendai, about 3 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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