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Cabo San Lucas vs Breckenridge
Comparing Cabo San Lucas change · Breckenridge change
Cabo San Lucas is the warmer of the two — about 23°C on the annual average; Breckenridge is the wetter, with 467 mm more rain a year, and Cabo San Lucas the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Cabo San Lucas and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Cabo San Lucas has far hotter summers
Cabo San Lucas: Hot
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Cabo San Lucas has far milder winters
Cabo San Lucas: Mild
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Breckenridge is much wetter
Cabo San Lucas: Fairly dry
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Cabo San Lucas is sunnier
Cabo San Lucas: Fairly sunny
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Cabo San Lucas is the warmer of the two — about 23°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Breckenridge is the wetter — about 467 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Cabo San Lucas 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) Cabo San Lucas runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabo San Lucas | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 27 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -28 | -27 | -25 | -23 | -20 | -15 | -14 | -15 | -18 | -24 | -28 | -30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabo San Lucas | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -28 | -27 | -25 | -23 | -20 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabo San Lucas | 34 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 27 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -14 | -15 | -18 | -24 | -28 | -30 |
Avg low (°C) Cabo San Lucas runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabo San Lucas | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 14 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -29 | -28 | -26 | -24 | -20 | -18 | -19 | -21 | -24 | -27 | -29 | -30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabo San Lucas | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -29 | -28 | -26 | -24 | -20 | -18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabo San Lucas | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 14 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -19 | -21 | -24 | -27 | -29 | -30 |
Precipitation (mm) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabo San Lucas | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 85 | 110 | 25 | 17 | 7 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +69 | +69 | +77 | +92 | +62 | +29 | +37 | -30 | -69 | +25 | +48 | +57 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabo San Lucas | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | +69 | +69 | +77 | +92 | +62 | +29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabo San Lucas | 8 | 85 | 110 | 25 | 17 | 7 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +37 | -30 | -69 | +25 | +48 | +57 |
Cloud cover (%) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabo San Lucas | 43 | 40 | 34 | 37 | 28 | 31 | 44 | 51 | 48 | 31 | 38 | 49 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +15 | +24 | +30 | +32 | +38 | +19 | +11 | +7 | — | +19 | +17 | +9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabo San Lucas | 43 | 40 | 34 | 37 | 28 | 31 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | +15 | +24 | +30 | +32 | +38 | +19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabo San Lucas | 44 | 51 | 48 | 31 | 38 | 49 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +11 | +7 | — | +19 | +17 | +9 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabo San Lucas | 63 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 65 | 68 | 71 | 75 | 68 | 65 | 64 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +29 | +31 | +28 | +16 | +5 | -10 | -12 | -12 | -18 | -5 | +12 | +25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabo San Lucas | 63 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 65 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +29 | +31 | +28 | +16 | +5 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabo San Lucas | 68 | 71 | 75 | 68 | 65 | 64 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -12 | -12 | -18 | -5 | +12 | +25 |
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. Cabo San Lucas trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Cabo San Lucas
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from CONAGUA / SMN, Mexico's national weather service, measured at Cabo San Lucas, inside the city.
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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