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Kota Kinabalu vs Breckenridge
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Kota Kinabalu is the warmer of the two — about 27°C on the annual average; Kota Kinabalu is the wetter, with 2000 mm more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Kota Kinabalu and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Kota Kinabalu has far hotter summers
Kota Kinabalu: Hot
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Kota Kinabalu has far milder winters
Kota Kinabalu: Stays warm
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Kota Kinabalu is much wetter
Kota Kinabalu: Very wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Kota Kinabalu: Often grey
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Kota Kinabalu is the warmer of the two — about 27°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Kota Kinabalu is the wetter — about 2000 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) Kota Kinabalu runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -33 | -32 | -28 | -26 | -21 | -15 | -11 | -13 | -17 | -23 | -29 | -34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -33 | -32 | -28 | -26 | -21 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -11 | -13 | -17 | -23 | -29 | -34 |
Avg low (°C) Kota Kinabalu runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -39 | -39 | -36 | -33 | -28 | -24 | -20 | -21 | -24 | -29 | -35 | -40 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -39 | -39 | -36 | -33 | -28 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -20 | -21 | -24 | -29 | -35 | -40 |
Precipitation (mm) Kota Kinabalu runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 136 | 85 | 86 | 125 | 212 | 302 | 289 | 263 | 291 | 397 | 279 | 267 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -61 | -12 | -7 | -33 | -150 | -273 | -245 | -207 | -249 | -347 | -214 | -203 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 136 | 85 | 86 | 125 | 212 | 302 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | -61 | -12 | -7 | -33 | -150 | -273 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 289 | 263 | 291 | 397 | 279 | 267 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -245 | -207 | -249 | -347 | -214 | -203 |
Cloud cover (%) Kota Kinabalu runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 81 | 77 | 71 | 70 | 77 | 80 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 81 | 83 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -23 | -13 | -7 | -1 | -11 | -30 | -27 | -23 | -34 | -33 | -26 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 81 | 77 | 71 | 70 | 77 | 80 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -23 | -13 | -7 | -1 | -11 | -30 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 82 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 81 | 83 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -27 | -23 | -34 | -33 | -26 | -24 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 87 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 87 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +5 | +8 | +5 | -6 | -18 | -31 | -29 | -25 | -28 | -24 | -10 | +2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 87 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 85 | 85 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +5 | +8 | +5 | -6 | -18 | -31 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 85 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 87 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -29 | -25 | -28 | -24 | -10 | +2 |
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. Kota Kinabalu trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Kota Kinabalu
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Kota Kinabalu Intl, a weather station, about 5 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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