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Colombo vs Breckenridge
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Colombo is the warmer of the two — about 28°C on the annual average; Colombo is the wetter, with 1653 mm more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Colombo and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Colombo has far hotter summers
Colombo: Hot
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Colombo has far milder winters
Colombo: Stays warm
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Colombo is much wetter
Colombo: Very wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Colombo: Often cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Colombo is the warmer of the two — about 28°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Colombo is the wetter — about 1653 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) Colombo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -33 | -32 | -28 | -25 | -20 | -12 | -10 | -10 | -14 | -21 | -28 | -33 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -33 | -32 | -28 | -25 | -20 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -10 | -10 | -14 | -21 | -28 | -33 |
Avg low (°C) Colombo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -40 | -40 | -39 | -36 | -32 | -27 | -23 | -24 | -27 | -32 | -37 | -41 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -40 | -40 | -39 | -36 | -32 | -27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -23 | -24 | -27 | -32 | -37 | -41 |
Precipitation (mm) Colombo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo | 65 | 85 | 104 | 270 | 312 | 178 | 96 | 115 | 276 | 289 | 340 | 256 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +10 | -12 | -26 | -178 | -249 | -149 | -51 | -59 | -235 | -238 | -274 | -192 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo | 65 | 85 | 104 | 270 | 312 | 178 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | +10 | -12 | -26 | -178 | -249 | -149 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo | 96 | 115 | 276 | 289 | 340 | 256 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -51 | -59 | -235 | -238 | -274 | -192 |
Cloud cover (%) Colombo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo | 59 | 53 | 53 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 77 | 74 | 73 | 76 | 78 | 70 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -1 | +11 | +11 | +4 | -7 | -27 | -22 | -16 | -25 | -25 | -23 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo | 59 | 53 | 53 | 65 | 73 | 77 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -1 | +11 | +11 | +4 | -7 | -27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo | 77 | 74 | 73 | 76 | 78 | 70 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -22 | -16 | -25 | -25 | -23 | -11 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo | 79 | 75 | 73 | 80 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 82 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +13 | +20 | +17 | -3 | -18 | -32 | -30 | -26 | -28 | -22 | -7 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo | 79 | 75 | 73 | 80 | 85 | 86 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +13 | +20 | +17 | -3 | -18 | -32 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo | 86 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 82 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -30 | -26 | -28 | -22 | -7 | +7 |
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. Colombo trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Colombo
Temperature — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
Precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 12 years of daily observations at Colombo, a weather station, about 4 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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