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Pokhara vs Breckenridge
Comparing Pokhara change · Breckenridge change
Pokhara is the warmer of the two — about 18°C on the annual average; Pokhara is the wetter, with 659 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Pokhara and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Pokhara has far hotter summers
Pokhara: Warm
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Pokhara has far milder winters
Pokhara: Chilly
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Pokhara is wetter
Pokhara: Wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Pokhara: Partly cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Pokhara is the warmer of the two — about 18°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Pokhara is the wetter — about 659 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
The two cities see a similar amount of sun.
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) Pokhara runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pokhara | 19 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 20 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -21 | -22 | -22 | -21 | -17 | -11 | -8 | -9 | -13 | -18 | -21 | -22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pokhara | 19 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -21 | -22 | -22 | -21 | -17 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pokhara | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 20 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -8 | -9 | -13 | -18 | -21 | -22 |
Avg low (°C) Pokhara runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pokhara | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 3 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -18 | -20 | -20 | -20 | -20 | -19 | -17 | -17 | -19 | -19 | -19 | -19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pokhara | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 19 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -18 | -20 | -20 | -20 | -20 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pokhara | 20 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 3 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -17 | -17 | -19 | -19 | -19 | -19 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pokhara | 15 | 20 | 51 | 75 | 83 | 203 | 366 | 274 | 218 | 76 | 8 | 0 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +59 | +53 | +28 | +17 | -21 | -174 | -321 | -218 | -177 | -26 | +57 | +64 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pokhara | 15 | 20 | 51 | 75 | 83 | 203 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | +59 | +53 | +28 | +17 | -21 | -174 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pokhara | 366 | 274 | 218 | 76 | 8 | 0 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -321 | -218 | -177 | -26 | +57 | +64 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pokhara | 39 | 43 | 45 | 51 | 58 | 72 | 86 | 84 | 71 | 44 | 33 | 34 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +19 | +21 | +19 | +18 | +8 | -22 | -31 | -26 | -23 | +7 | +22 | +25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pokhara | 39 | 43 | 45 | 51 | 58 | 72 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | +19 | +21 | +19 | +18 | +8 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pokhara | 86 | 84 | 71 | 44 | 33 | 34 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -31 | -26 | -23 | +7 | +22 | +25 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pokhara | 43 | 39 | 33 | 32 | 45 | 64 | 82 | 86 | 84 | 69 | 55 | 46 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +49 | +55 | +57 | +45 | +22 | -9 | -26 | -26 | -27 | -6 | +22 | +43 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pokhara | 43 | 39 | 33 | 32 | 45 | 64 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +49 | +55 | +57 | +45 | +22 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pokhara | 82 | 86 | 84 | 69 | 55 | 46 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -26 | -26 | -27 | -6 | +22 | +43 |
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. Pokhara trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Pokhara
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 16 years of daily observations at Kathmandu Airport, a weather station, about 151 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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