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Kandy vs Breckenridge
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Kandy is the warmer of the two — about 48°F on the annual average; Kandy is the wetter, with 54 in more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Kandy and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Kandy has far hotter summers
Kandy: Hot
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Kandy has far milder winters
Kandy: Stays warm
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Kandy is much wetter
Kandy: Very wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Kandy: Often cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Kandy is the warmer of the two — about 48°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Kandy is the wetter — about 54 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) Kandy runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 85 | 89 | 94 | 93 | 91 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 89 | 88 | 86 | 84 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -56 | -58 | -55 | -49 | -37 | -23 | -18 | -22 | -29 | -40 | -48 | -56 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 85 | 89 | 94 | 93 | 91 | 88 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -56 | -58 | -55 | -49 | -37 | -23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 88 | 88 | 89 | 88 | 86 | 84 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -18 | -22 | -29 | -40 | -48 | -56 |
Avg low (°F) Kandy runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 70 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 71 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -66 | -67 | -62 | -58 | -52 | -44 | -38 | -39 | -44 | -53 | -62 | -68 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 70 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 77 | 77 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -66 | -67 | -62 | -58 | -52 | -44 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 76 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 71 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -38 | -39 | -44 | -53 | -62 | -68 |
Precipitation (in) Kandy runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 1.8 | 2.1 | 5.6 | 12.3 | 10.5 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 12.3 | 11.7 | 10.2 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | +1.1 | +0.8 | -2.5 | -8.6 | -8 | -3.4 | -0.8 | -1.3 | -4.2 | -10.3 | -9.2 | -7.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 1.8 | 2.1 | 5.6 | 12.3 | 10.5 | 4.5 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | +1.1 | +0.8 | -2.5 | -8.6 | -8 | -3.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 2.6 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 12.3 | 11.7 | 10.2 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -0.8 | -1.3 | -4.2 | -10.3 | -9.2 | -7.7 |
Cloud cover (%) Kandy runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 63 | 55 | 53 | 66 | 73 | 81 | 82 | 80 | 75 | 77 | 76 | 72 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -5 | +9 | +12 | +3 | -7 | -31 | -27 | -22 | -27 | -27 | -22 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 63 | 55 | 53 | 66 | 73 | 81 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -5 | +9 | +12 | +3 | -7 | -31 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 82 | 80 | 75 | 77 | 76 | 72 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -27 | -22 | -27 | -27 | -22 | -13 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 85 | 80 | 73 | 76 | 81 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 83 | 88 | 88 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +7 | +15 | +17 | +1 | -15 | -28 | -25 | -20 | -23 | -20 | -11 | +1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 85 | 80 | 73 | 76 | 81 | 83 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +7 | +15 | +17 | +1 | -15 | -28 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 81 | 80 | 80 | 83 | 88 | 88 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -25 | -20 | -23 | -20 | -11 | +1 |
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. Kandy trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Kandy
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 10 years of daily observations at Kurunegala, a weather station, about 35 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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