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Pokhara vs Breckenridge
Comparing Pokhara change · Breckenridge change
Pokhara is the warmer of the two — about 32°F on the annual average; Pokhara is the wetter, with 26 in 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 32°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Pokhara is the wetter — about 26 in 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 (°F) Pokhara runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pokhara | 66 | 71 | 78 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 80 | 75 | 69 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -37 | -39 | -39 | -38 | -31 | -20 | -14 | -17 | -23 | -32 | -37 | -40 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pokhara | 66 | 71 | 78 | 83 | 84 | 85 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -37 | -39 | -39 | -38 | -31 | -20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pokhara | 83 | 84 | 83 | 80 | 75 | 69 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -14 | -17 | -23 | -32 | -37 | -40 |
Avg low (°F) Pokhara runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pokhara | 36 | 41 | 47 | 53 | 60 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 65 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -33 | -36 | -37 | -37 | -35 | -34 | -30 | -31 | -34 | -34 | -35 | -35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pokhara | 36 | 41 | 47 | 53 | 60 | 66 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -33 | -36 | -37 | -37 | -35 | -34 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pokhara | 68 | 68 | 65 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -30 | -31 | -34 | -34 | -35 | -35 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pokhara | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2 | 3 | 3.3 | 8 | 14.4 | 10.8 | 8.6 | 3 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | +2.3 | +2.1 | +1.1 | +0.7 | -0.8 | -6.8 | -12.6 | -8.6 | -7 | -1 | +2.3 | +2.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pokhara | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2 | 3 | 3.3 | 8 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | +2.3 | +2.1 | +1.1 | +0.7 | -0.8 | -6.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pokhara | 14.4 | 10.8 | 8.6 | 3 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -12.6 | -8.6 | -7 | -1 | +2.3 | +2.5 |
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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