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Tromsø vs Breckenridge
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Tromsø is the warmer of the two — about 5°F on the annual average; Tromsø is the wetter, with 14 in more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Tromsø and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Breckenridge has much hotter summers
Tromsø: Cool
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Tromsø has much milder winters
Tromsø: Cold
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Tromsø is wetter
Tromsø: Wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Tromsø: Often grey
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Tromsø is the warmer of the two — about 5°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Tromsø is the wetter — about 14 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) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 30 | 30 | 33 | 39 | 48 | 55 | 61 | 59 | 52 | 41 | 36 | 33 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -1 | +2 | +6 | +5 | +6 | +9 | +8 | +8 | +9 | +7 | +1 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 30 | 30 | 33 | 39 | 48 | 55 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -1 | +2 | +6 | +5 | +6 | +9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 61 | 59 | 52 | 41 | 36 | 33 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | +8 | +8 | +9 | +7 | +1 | -5 |
Avg low (°F) Tromsø runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 22 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 36 | 43 | 48 | 47 | 41 | 34 | 29 | 25 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -19 | -17 | -14 | -12 | -11 | -11 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -12 | -18 | -22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 22 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 36 | 43 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -19 | -17 | -14 | -12 | -11 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 48 | 47 | 41 | 34 | 29 | 25 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -10 | -10 | -10 | -12 | -18 | -22 |
Precipitation (in) Tromsø runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -1.3 | -0.8 | -0.8 | +0.9 | +0.3 | -1.1 | -1.2 | -1.3 | -2.7 | -3.1 | -1.1 | -1.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | -1.3 | -0.8 | -0.8 | +0.9 | +0.3 | -1.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -1.2 | -1.3 | -2.7 | -3.1 | -1.1 | -1.8 |
Cloud cover (%) Tromsø runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 83 | 81 | 80 | 77 | 76 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 85 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -25 | -17 | -16 | -7 | -10 | -29 | -23 | -21 | -31 | -29 | -26 | -26 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 83 | 81 | 80 | 77 | 76 | 79 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -25 | -17 | -16 | -7 | -10 | -29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 79 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 85 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -23 | -21 | -31 | -29 | -26 | -26 |
Relative humidity (%) Tromsø runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 95 | 95 | 94 | 92 | 86 | 80 | 82 | 85 | 90 | 95 | 96 | 96 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -3 | -1 | -4 | -15 | -19 | -26 | -25 | -26 | -33 | -32 | -19 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 95 | 95 | 94 | 92 | 86 | 80 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | -3 | -1 | -4 | -15 | -19 | -26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 82 | 85 | 90 | 95 | 96 | 96 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -25 | -26 | -33 | -32 | -19 | -6 |
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. Tromsø trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Tromsø
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Tromso, a weather station, about 1 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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