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Mexico City vs Breckenridge
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Mexico City is the warmer of the two — about 17°C on the annual average.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Mexico City and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Mexico City has much hotter summers
Mexico City: Warm
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Mexico City has far milder winters
Mexico City: Cool
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Similar yearly rainfall
Mexico City: Moderate rainfall
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Mexico City: Partly cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Mexico City is the warmer of the two — about 17°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Both cities get a similar amount of precipitation 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) Mexico City runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico City | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -24 | -25 | -23 | -21 | -16 | -8 | -4 | -6 | -9 | -15 | -20 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico City | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -24 | -25 | -23 | -21 | -16 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico City | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -4 | -6 | -9 | -15 | -20 | -24 |
Avg low (°C) Mexico City runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico City | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -22 | -23 | -22 | -20 | -16 | -12 | -9 | -10 | -13 | -17 | -20 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico City | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -22 | -23 | -22 | -20 | -16 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico City | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -9 | -10 | -13 | -17 | -20 | -23 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico City | 7 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 48 | 120 | 140 | 144 | 129 | 60 | 14 | 2 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +67 | +67 | +68 | +73 | +14 | -91 | -96 | -89 | -87 | -10 | +51 | +62 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico City | 7 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 48 | 120 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | +67 | +67 | +68 | +73 | +14 | -91 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico City | 140 | 144 | 129 | 60 | 14 | 2 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -96 | -89 | -87 | -10 | +51 | +62 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico City | 39 | 35 | 36 | 46 | 55 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 76 | 59 | 42 | 37 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +19 | +29 | +28 | +23 | +11 | -21 | -20 | -16 | -28 | -8 | +12 | +22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico City | 39 | 35 | 36 | 46 | 55 | 71 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | +19 | +29 | +28 | +23 | +11 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico City | 75 | 74 | 76 | 59 | 42 | 37 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -20 | -16 | -28 | -8 | +12 | +22 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico City | 61 | 55 | 50 | 48 | 55 | 69 | 76 | 79 | 82 | 78 | 72 | 65 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +31 | +39 | +40 | +29 | +11 | -15 | -20 | -19 | -25 | -15 | +5 | +24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico City | 61 | 55 | 50 | 48 | 55 | 69 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +31 | +39 | +40 | +29 | +11 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico City | 76 | 79 | 82 | 78 | 72 | 65 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -20 | -19 | -25 | -15 | +5 | +24 |
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. Mexico City trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Mexico City
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from CONAGUA / SMN, Mexico's national weather service, measured at Playa Caleta 454 Colonia Marte, about 5 km from the city centre.
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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