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Playa del Carmen vs Breckenridge

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Comparing Playa del Carmen change · Breckenridge change

Bottom line

Playa del Carmen is the warmer of the two — about 43°F on the annual average; Playa del Carmen is the wetter, with 26 in more rain a year, and Playa del Carmen the sunnier.

Warmer Playa del Carmen 43°F on the year

Wetter Playa del Carmen 26 in more a year

Sunnier Playa del Carmen 6 pp less cloud

Colder winters Breckenridge 55°F colder nights

How the seasons compare

The differences between Playa del Carmen and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.

Summers

Playa del Carmen has far hotter summers

Playa del Carmen: Hot
Breckenridge: Mild

Winters

Playa del Carmen has far milder winters

Playa del Carmen: Stays warm
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold

Rain & snow

Playa del Carmen is wetter

Playa del Carmen: Wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall

Sky

Playa del Carmen is sunnier

Playa del Carmen: Partly cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy

Month-by-month charts

Temperature

Playa del Carmen is the warmer of the two — about 43°F on the annual average.

Precipitation

Playa del Carmen is the wetter — about 26 in more across the year.

Clear skies

Playa del Carmen has the clearer skies — the higher line.

Exact monthly numbers

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Avg high (°F) Playa del Carmen runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Playa del Carmen	82	84	86	89	90	91	92	92	91	88	85	84
Breckenridge	29	32	39	45	54	64	70	67	60	48	37	28
Difference	-53	-52	-47	-44	-37	-26	-22	-25	-30	-40	-48	-56

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Playa del Carmen	82	84	86	89	90	91
Breckenridge	29	32	39	45	54	64
Difference	-53	-52	-47	-44	-37	-26

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Playa del Carmen	92	92	91	88	85	84
Breckenridge	70	67	60	48	37	28
Difference	-22	-25	-30	-40	-48	-56

Avg low (°F) Playa del Carmen runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Playa del Carmen	58	59	61	65	69	71	71	71	70	68	64	60
Breckenridge	3	5	10	17	25	33	38	37	31	22	11	3
Difference	-54	-54	-51	-48	-43	-38	-33	-34	-39	-46	-53	-56

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Playa del Carmen	58	59	61	65	69	71
Breckenridge	3	5	10	17	25	33
Difference	-54	-54	-51	-48	-43	-38

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Playa del Carmen	71	71	70	68	64	60
Breckenridge	38	37	31	22	11	3
Difference	-33	-34	-39	-46	-53	-56

Precipitation (in) Varies through the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Playa del Carmen	2.8	1.7	2	2	4.2	7.5	3.9	7.1	8.9	8	4	2.5
Breckenridge	3	2.9	3.1	3.6	2.5	1.2	1.8	2.2	1.6	2	2.6	2.5
Difference	+0.1	+1.2	+1.1	+1.7	-1.8	-6.4	-2.2	-4.9	-7.2	-6	-1.5	+0.1

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Playa del Carmen	2.8	1.7	2	2	4.2	7.5
Breckenridge	3	2.9	3.1	3.6	2.5	1.2
Difference	+0.1	+1.2	+1.1	+1.7	-1.8	-6.4

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Playa del Carmen	3.9	7.1	8.9	8	4	2.5
Breckenridge	1.8	2.2	1.6	2	2.6	2.5
Difference	-2.2	-4.9	-7.2	-6	-1.5	+0.1

Cloud cover (%) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Playa del Carmen	54	47	41	41	49	59	53	55	60	57	49	53
Breckenridge	58	64	64	69	66	50	55	58	48	51	55	59
Difference	+3	+17	+24	+28	+17	-9	+2	+3	-12	-6	+6	+5

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Playa del Carmen	54	47	41	41	49	59
Breckenridge	58	64	64	69	66	50
Difference	+3	+17	+24	+28	+17	-9

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Playa del Carmen	53	55	60	57	49	53
Breckenridge	55	58	48	51	55	59
Difference	+2	+3	-12	-6	+6	+5

Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Playa del Carmen	76	72	67	66	68	81	82	83	87	88	83	80
Breckenridge	92	94	90	77	66	54	56	60	57	63	77	89
Difference	+16	+22	+23	+12	-2	-27	-26	-23	-30	-25	-6	+10

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Playa del Carmen	76	72	67	66	68	81
Breckenridge	92	94	90	77	66	54
Difference	+16	+22	+23	+12	-2	-27

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Playa del Carmen	82	83	87	88	83	80
Breckenridge	56	60	57	63	77	89
Difference	-26	-23	-30	-25	-6	+10

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. Playa del Carmen trends → · Breckenridge trends →

Methodology & sources

Playa del Carmen

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from CONAGUA / SMN, Mexico's national weather service, measured at Victoria, about 28 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.

How we build these numbers →

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