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Muscat vs Breckenridge
Comparing Muscat change · Breckenridge change
Muscat is the warmer of the two — about 27°C on the annual average; Breckenridge is the wetter, with 578 mm more rain a year, and Muscat the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Muscat and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Muscat has far hotter summers
Muscat: Very hot
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Muscat has far milder winters
Muscat: Mild
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Breckenridge is much wetter
Muscat: Very dry
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Muscat is far sunnier
Muscat: Fairly sunny
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Muscat is the warmer of the two — about 27°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Breckenridge is the wetter — about 578 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Muscat 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) Muscat runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscat | 25 | 26 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 40 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 30 | 27 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -27 | -27 | -25 | -27 | -27 | -22 | -17 | -16 | -20 | -26 | -27 | -29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscat | 25 | 26 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 40 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -27 | -27 | -25 | -27 | -27 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscat | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 30 | 27 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -17 | -16 | -20 | -26 | -27 | -29 |
Avg low (°C) Muscat runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscat | 17 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 18 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -32 | -33 | -32 | -33 | -33 | -30 | -26 | -25 | -27 | -30 | -32 | -34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscat | 17 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 29 | 30 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -32 | -33 | -32 | -33 | -33 | -30 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscat | 30 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 18 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -26 | -25 | -27 | -30 | -32 | -34 |
Precipitation (mm) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscat | 19 | 16 | 30 | 22 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 19 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +56 | +57 | +48 | +70 | +59 | +17 | +39 | +46 | +34 | +49 | +58 | +45 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscat | 19 | 16 | 30 | 22 | 3 | 12 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | +56 | +57 | +48 | +70 | +59 | +17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscat | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 19 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +39 | +46 | +34 | +49 | +58 | +45 |
Cloud cover (%) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscat | 44 | 37 | 40 | 36 | 27 | 31 | 45 | 39 | 26 | 22 | 30 | 40 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +14 | +27 | +24 | +33 | +39 | +19 | +10 | +18 | +23 | +29 | +24 | +19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscat | 44 | 37 | 40 | 36 | 27 | 31 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | +14 | +27 | +24 | +33 | +39 | +19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscat | 45 | 39 | 26 | 22 | 30 | 40 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +10 | +18 | +23 | +29 | +24 | +19 |
Relative humidity (%) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscat | 60 | 54 | 47 | 37 | 31 | 33 | 39 | 41 | 39 | 41 | 54 | 60 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +32 | +40 | +42 | +40 | +36 | +21 | +18 | +19 | +18 | +22 | +23 | +29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscat | 60 | 54 | 47 | 37 | 31 | 33 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +32 | +40 | +42 | +40 | +36 | +21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscat | 39 | 41 | 39 | 41 | 54 | 60 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +18 | +19 | +18 | +22 | +23 | +29 |
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. Muscat trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Muscat
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Seeb Intl / Muscat Intl, a weather station, about 13 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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