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Puerto Vallarta vs Breckenridge
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Puerto Vallarta is the warmer of the two — about 41°F on the annual average; Puerto Vallarta is the wetter, with 41 in more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Puerto Vallarta and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Puerto Vallarta has far hotter summers
Puerto Vallarta: Hot
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Puerto Vallarta has far milder winters
Puerto Vallarta: Stays warm
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Puerto Vallarta is much wetter
Puerto Vallarta: Very wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Puerto Vallarta: Partly cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Puerto Vallarta is the warmer of the two — about 41°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Puerto Vallarta is the wetter — about 41 in more 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 (°F) Puerto Vallarta runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Vallarta | 80 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 81 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -51 | -49 | -42 | -38 | -32 | -22 | -18 | -22 | -28 | -40 | -49 | -53 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Vallarta | 80 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 87 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -51 | -49 | -42 | -38 | -32 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Vallarta | 88 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 81 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -18 | -22 | -28 | -40 | -49 | -53 |
Avg low (°F) Puerto Vallarta runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Vallarta | 57 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 65 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 59 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -53 | -52 | -48 | -43 | -40 | -38 | -33 | -34 | -40 | -48 | -53 | -56 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Vallarta | 57 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 65 | 71 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -53 | -52 | -48 | -43 | -40 | -38 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Vallarta | 71 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 59 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -33 | -34 | -40 | -48 | -53 | -56 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Vallarta | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 9.6 | 15.5 | 16.8 | 17.2 | 5.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | +1.7 | +2 | +2.6 | +3.5 | +1.9 | -8.4 | -13.7 | -14.6 | -15.6 | -3.4 | +1.4 | +1.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Vallarta | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 9.6 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | +1.7 | +2 | +2.6 | +3.5 | +1.9 | -8.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Vallarta | 15.5 | 16.8 | 17.2 | 5.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -13.7 | -14.6 | -15.6 | -3.4 | +1.4 | +1.4 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Vallarta | 49 | 45 | 43 | 48 | 44 | 63 | 76 | 79 | 80 | 57 | 42 | 51 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +9 | +19 | +21 | +21 | +22 | -13 | -21 | -21 | -32 | -6 | +12 | +8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Vallarta | 49 | 45 | 43 | 48 | 44 | 63 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | +9 | +19 | +21 | +21 | +22 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Vallarta | 76 | 79 | 80 | 57 | 42 | 51 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -21 | -21 | -32 | -6 | +12 | +8 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Vallarta | 64 | 60 | 52 | 47 | 51 | 70 | 81 | 84 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 70 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +28 | +35 | +38 | +31 | +16 | -15 | -24 | -24 | -28 | -18 | +2 | +19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Vallarta | 64 | 60 | 52 | 47 | 51 | 70 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +28 | +35 | +38 | +31 | +16 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Vallarta | 81 | 84 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 70 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -24 | -24 | -28 | -18 | +2 | +19 |
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. Puerto Vallarta trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Puerto Vallarta
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from CONAGUA / SMN, Mexico's national weather service, measured at El Cuale, about 3 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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