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Christchurch vs Breckenridge
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Christchurch is the warmer of the two — about 19°F on the annual average; Breckenridge is the wetter, with 7 in more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Christchurch and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Christchurch: Mild
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Christchurch has far milder winters
Christchurch: Chilly
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Breckenridge is wetter
Christchurch: Fairly dry
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Christchurch: Often cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Christchurch is the warmer of the two — about 19°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Breckenridge is the wetter — about 7 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) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 72 | 72 | 68 | 63 | 58 | 53 | 52 | 54 | 59 | 62 | 66 | 70 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -44 | -41 | -29 | -18 | -5 | +11 | +18 | +13 | +1 | -14 | -29 | -42 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 72 | 72 | 68 | 63 | 58 | 53 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -44 | -41 | -29 | -18 | -5 | +11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 52 | 54 | 59 | 62 | 66 | 70 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | +18 | +13 | +1 | -14 | -29 | -42 |
Avg low (°F) Christchurch runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 52 | 52 | 49 | 43 | 39 | 34 | 33 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 45 | 50 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -49 | -48 | -39 | -27 | -14 | -2 | +5 | +2 | -7 | -20 | -34 | -47 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 52 | 52 | 49 | 43 | 39 | 34 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -49 | -48 | -39 | -27 | -14 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 33 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 45 | 50 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | +5 | +2 | -7 | -20 | -34 | -47 |
Precipitation (in) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | +1.5 | +1.6 | +1.5 | +1.6 | +0.4 | -1.4 | -0.4 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +1 | +0.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.1 | 2.6 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | +1.5 | +1.6 | +1.5 | +1.6 | +0.4 | -1.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 2.1 | 2 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -0.4 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +1 | +0.8 |
Cloud cover (%) Christchurch runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 69 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -12 | -1 | -1 | +2 | +2 | -18 | -11 | -10 | -21 | -19 | -16 | -14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 69 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 64 | 68 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -12 | -1 | -1 | +2 | +2 | -18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 66 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -11 | -10 | -21 | -19 | -16 | -14 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 66 | 68 | 72 | 79 | 84 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 82 | 78 | 73 | 69 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +26 | +26 | +17 | -2 | -18 | -34 | -32 | -27 | -25 | -15 | +4 | +20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 66 | 68 | 72 | 79 | 84 | 88 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +26 | +26 | +17 | -2 | -18 | -34 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 88 | 86 | 82 | 78 | 73 | 69 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -32 | -27 | -25 | -15 | +4 | +20 |
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. Christchurch trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Christchurch
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Christchurch Aero Aws, 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.
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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