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George Town vs Breckenridge
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George Town is the warmer of the two — about 27°C on the annual average; George Town is the wetter, with 1575 mm more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between George Town and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
George Town has far hotter summers
George Town: Hot
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
George Town has far milder winters
George Town: Stays warm
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
George Town is much wetter
George Town: Very wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
George Town: Often grey
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
George Town is the warmer of the two — about 27°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
George Town is the wetter — about 1575 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) George Town runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -34 | -33 | -29 | -25 | -20 | -14 | -11 | -12 | -15 | -22 | -28 | -33 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -34 | -33 | -29 | -25 | -20 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -11 | -12 | -15 | -22 | -28 | -33 |
Avg low (°C) George Town runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -40 | -40 | -37 | -34 | -29 | -25 | -21 | -22 | -25 | -30 | -36 | -40 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -40 | -40 | -37 | -34 | -29 | -25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -21 | -22 | -25 | -30 | -36 | -40 |
Precipitation (mm) George Town runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 76 | 82 | 151 | 179 | 239 | 166 | 186 | 229 | 298 | 325 | 248 | 128 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -1 | -8 | -72 | -87 | -177 | -137 | -141 | -174 | -256 | -274 | -182 | -64 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 76 | 82 | 151 | 179 | 239 | 166 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | -1 | -8 | -72 | -87 | -177 | -137 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 186 | 229 | 298 | 325 | 248 | 128 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -141 | -174 | -256 | -274 | -182 | -64 |
Cloud cover (%) George Town runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 67 | 63 | 67 | 75 | 83 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 80 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -9 | +1 | -3 | -6 | -17 | -31 | -27 | -27 | -39 | -37 | -30 | -21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 67 | 63 | 67 | 75 | 83 | 81 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -9 | +1 | -3 | -6 | -17 | -31 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 83 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 80 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -27 | -27 | -39 | -37 | -30 | -21 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 77 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 80 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +15 | +18 | +13 | -2 | -12 | -24 | -22 | -19 | -23 | -18 | -5 | +9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 77 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 78 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +15 | +18 | +13 | -2 | -12 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 80 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -22 | -19 | -23 | -18 | -5 | +9 |
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. George Town trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
George Town
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Penang Intl, a weather station, about 14 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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