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Lillehammer vs Breckenridge
Comparing Lillehammer change · Breckenridge change
Lillehammer is the warmer of the two — about 5°C on the annual average; Breckenridge is the wetter, with 253 mm more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Lillehammer and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Lillehammer has hotter summers
Lillehammer: Mild
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Lillehammer has much milder winters
Lillehammer: Very cold
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Breckenridge is wetter
Lillehammer: Fairly dry
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Lillehammer: Often cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Lillehammer is the warmer of the two — about 5°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Breckenridge is the wetter — about 253 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) Lillehammer runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | -3 | -1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -1 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | +1 | — | -1 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -1 | — | — | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | -3 | -1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 21 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | +1 | — | -1 | -4 | -4 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 23 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -1 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -2 | -1 | -1 | — | — | -1 |
Avg low (°C) Lillehammer runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | -9 | -8 | -4 | -0 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | -2 | -7 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -6 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -9 | -10 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | -9 | -8 | -4 | -0 | 6 | 10 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -6 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -9 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | -2 | -7 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -9 | -8 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -9 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 20 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 56 | 54 | 68 | 73 | 55 | 45 | 33 | 25 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +55 | +57 | +67 | +72 | +6 | -25 | -23 | -18 | -14 | +6 | +32 | +39 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 20 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 56 | 54 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | +55 | +57 | +67 | +72 | +6 | -25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 68 | 73 | 55 | 45 | 33 | 25 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -23 | -18 | -14 | +6 | +32 | +39 |
Cloud cover (%) Lillehammer runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 74 | 70 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 69 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 72 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -16 | -6 | — | +4 | — | -19 | -15 | -11 | -21 | -21 | -18 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 74 | 70 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 69 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -16 | -6 | — | +4 | — | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 70 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 72 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -15 | -11 | -21 | -21 | -18 | -13 |
Relative humidity (%) Lillehammer runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 98 | 99 | 97 | 88 | 79 | 78 | 81 | 84 | 88 | 94 | 98 | 98 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -6 | -4 | -7 | -11 | -13 | -24 | -24 | -25 | -31 | -31 | -21 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 98 | 99 | 97 | 88 | 79 | 78 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | -6 | -4 | -7 | -11 | -13 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 81 | 84 | 88 | 94 | 98 | 98 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -24 | -25 | -31 | -31 | -21 | -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. Lillehammer trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Lillehammer
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 12 years of daily observations at Hamar II, a weather station, about 49 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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