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Kuala Lumpur vs Breckenridge
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Kuala Lumpur is the warmer of the two — about 28°C on the annual average; Kuala Lumpur is the wetter, with 2035 mm more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Kuala Lumpur and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Kuala Lumpur has far hotter summers
Kuala Lumpur: Hot
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Kuala Lumpur has far milder winters
Kuala Lumpur: Stays warm
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Kuala Lumpur is much wetter
Kuala Lumpur: Very wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is far sunnier
Kuala Lumpur: Often grey
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Kuala Lumpur is the warmer of the two — about 28°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Kuala Lumpur is the wetter — about 2035 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) Kuala Lumpur runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -34 | -33 | -30 | -27 | -22 | -15 | -12 | -13 | -17 | -24 | -29 | -34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -34 | -33 | -30 | -27 | -22 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -12 | -13 | -17 | -24 | -29 | -34 |
Avg low (°C) Kuala Lumpur runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -39 | -39 | -36 | -33 | -29 | -24 | -21 | -21 | -24 | -30 | -35 | -40 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -39 | -39 | -36 | -33 | -29 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -21 | -21 | -24 | -30 | -35 | -40 |
Precipitation (mm) Kuala Lumpur runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 243 | 190 | 249 | 279 | 226 | 152 | 160 | 160 | 201 | 278 | 363 | 265 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -168 | -117 | -171 | -188 | -163 | -123 | -116 | -104 | -159 | -227 | -298 | -200 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 243 | 190 | 249 | 279 | 226 | 152 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | -168 | -117 | -171 | -188 | -163 | -123 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 160 | 160 | 201 | 278 | 363 | 265 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -116 | -104 | -159 | -227 | -298 | -200 |
Cloud cover (%) Kuala Lumpur runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 78 | 73 | 75 | 79 | 81 | 78 | 80 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 87 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -20 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -15 | -28 | -25 | -26 | -37 | -37 | -34 | -29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 78 | 73 | 75 | 79 | 81 | 78 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -20 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -15 | -28 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 80 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 87 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -25 | -26 | -37 | -37 | -34 | -29 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 80 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 82 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +12 | +15 | +10 | -3 | -14 | -26 | -24 | -21 | -23 | -19 | -6 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 80 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 80 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +12 | +15 | +10 | -3 | -14 | -26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 82 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -24 | -21 | -23 | -19 | -6 | +7 |
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. Kuala Lumpur trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Kuala Lumpur
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 21 years of daily observations at Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Intl, a weather station, about 15 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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