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Nairobi vs Breckenridge
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Nairobi is the warmer of the two — about 19°C on the annual average; Nairobi is the wetter, with 194 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Nairobi and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Nairobi has much hotter summers
Nairobi: Warm
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Nairobi has far milder winters
Nairobi: Mild
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Nairobi is wetter
Nairobi: Moderate rainfall
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Nairobi: Often cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Nairobi is the warmer of the two — about 19°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Nairobi is the wetter — about 194 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
The two cities see a similar amount of sun.
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) Nairobi runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -29 | -29 | -24 | -19 | -13 | -6 | -3 | -5 | -11 | -18 | -22 | -28 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -29 | -29 | -24 | -19 | -13 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -3 | -5 | -11 | -18 | -22 | -28 |
Avg low (°C) Nairobi runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -29 | -29 | -27 | -24 | -18 | -12 | -8 | -9 | -13 | -20 | -26 | -31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -29 | -29 | -27 | -24 | -18 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -8 | -9 | -13 | -20 | -26 | -31 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 90 | 68 | 70 | 151 | 136 | 31 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 50 | 219 | 73 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -15 | +5 | +9 | -59 | -74 | -2 | +31 | +40 | +33 | +1 | -154 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 90 | 68 | 70 | 151 | 136 | 31 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | -15 | +5 | +9 | -59 | -74 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 14 | 15 | 8 | 50 | 219 | 73 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +31 | +40 | +33 | +1 | -154 | -9 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 51 | 49 | 58 | 71 | 68 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 56 | 63 | 69 | 57 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +7 | +15 | +7 | -2 | -2 | -19 | -12 | -8 | -8 | -13 | -14 | +1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 51 | 49 | 58 | 71 | 68 | 69 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | +7 | +15 | +7 | -2 | -2 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 68 | 66 | 56 | 63 | 69 | 57 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -12 | -8 | -8 | -13 | -14 | +1 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 64 | 59 | 63 | 73 | 75 | 70 | 64 | 62 | 59 | 62 | 73 | 72 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +28 | +35 | +26 | +4 | -9 | -16 | -8 | -2 | -2 | +1 | +4 | +17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 64 | 59 | 63 | 73 | 75 | 70 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +28 | +35 | +26 | +4 | -9 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 64 | 62 | 59 | 62 | 73 | 72 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -8 | -2 | -2 | +1 | +4 | +17 |
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. Nairobi trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Nairobi
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 20 years of daily observations at Jomo Kenyatta Intl, a weather station, about 12 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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