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Kuala Lumpur vs Breckenridge
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Kuala Lumpur is the warmer of the two — about 50°F on the annual average; Kuala Lumpur is the wetter, with 80 in 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 50°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Kuala Lumpur is the wetter — about 80 in 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 (°F) Kuala Lumpur runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 91 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 89 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -62 | -60 | -54 | -48 | -39 | -28 | -22 | -24 | -31 | -43 | -53 | -61 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 91 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 92 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -62 | -60 | -54 | -48 | -39 | -28 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 89 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -22 | -24 | -31 | -43 | -53 | -61 |
Avg low (°F) Kuala Lumpur runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 74 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -71 | -70 | -66 | -60 | -51 | -44 | -37 | -38 | -44 | -53 | -64 | -71 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 74 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 76 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -71 | -70 | -66 | -60 | -51 | -44 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -37 | -38 | -44 | -53 | -64 | -71 |
Precipitation (in) Kuala Lumpur runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 9.6 | 7.5 | 9.8 | 11 | 8.9 | 6 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 10.9 | 14.3 | 10.4 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -6.6 | -4.6 | -6.7 | -7.4 | -6.4 | -4.8 | -4.6 | -4.1 | -6.3 | -8.9 | -11.7 | -7.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 9.6 | 7.5 | 9.8 | 11 | 8.9 | 6 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | -6.6 | -4.6 | -6.7 | -7.4 | -6.4 | -4.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 6.3 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 10.9 | 14.3 | 10.4 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -4.6 | -4.1 | -6.3 | -8.9 | -11.7 | -7.9 |
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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