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Macau vs Breckenridge
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Macau is the warmer of the two — about 22°C on the annual average; Macau is the wetter, with 736 mm more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Macau and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Macau has far hotter summers
Macau: Hot
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Macau has far milder winters
Macau: Mild
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Macau is wetter
Macau: Wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Macau: Often cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Macau is the warmer of the two — about 22°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Macau is the wetter — about 736 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) Macau runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau | 19 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 20 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -20 | -19 | -18 | -18 | -17 | -13 | -11 | -12 | -15 | -20 | -22 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau | 19 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 31 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -20 | -19 | -18 | -18 | -17 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 20 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -11 | -12 | -15 | -20 | -22 | -23 |
Avg low (°C) Macau runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau | 12 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 14 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -28 | -29 | -28 | -29 | -27 | -25 | -23 | -23 | -26 | -28 | -30 | -30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau | 12 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 26 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -28 | -29 | -28 | -29 | -27 | -25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 14 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -23 | -23 | -26 | -28 | -30 | -30 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau | 27 | 22 | 65 | 114 | 208 | 293 | 200 | 247 | 179 | 61 | 28 | 24 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +48 | +51 | +14 | -22 | -146 | -264 | -155 | -191 | -137 | -10 | +37 | +40 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau | 27 | 22 | 65 | 114 | 208 | 293 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | +48 | +51 | +14 | -22 | -146 | -264 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau | 200 | 247 | 179 | 61 | 28 | 24 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -155 | -191 | -137 | -10 | +37 | +40 |
Cloud cover (%) Macau runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau | 60 | 70 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 79 | 73 | 73 | 65 | 49 | 52 | 52 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -2 | -6 | -11 | -6 | -10 | -29 | -17 | -15 | -17 | +1 | +3 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau | 60 | 70 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 79 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -2 | -6 | -11 | -6 | -10 | -29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau | 73 | 73 | 65 | 49 | 52 | 52 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -17 | -15 | -17 | +1 | +3 | +7 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau | 79 | 84 | 87 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 81 | 77 | 77 | 76 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +13 | +11 | +3 | -12 | -21 | -33 | -29 | -25 | -24 | -14 | -1 | +13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau | 79 | 84 | 87 | 89 | 88 | 87 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +13 | +11 | +3 | -12 | -21 | -33 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau | 85 | 84 | 81 | 77 | 77 | 76 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -29 | -25 | -24 | -14 | -1 | +13 |
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. Macau trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Macau
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Macau Intl, a weather station, about 7 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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