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Lima vs Breckenridge
Comparing Lima change · Breckenridge change
Lima is the warmer of the two — about 19°C on the annual average; Breckenridge is the wetter, with 728 mm more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Lima and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Lima has much hotter summers
Lima: Warm
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Lima has far milder winters
Lima: Mild
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Breckenridge is much wetter
Lima: Very dry
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Lima: Often cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Lima is the warmer of the two — about 19°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Breckenridge is the wetter — about 728 mm 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 (°C) Lima runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -28 | -27 | -23 | -19 | -13 | -5 | -1 | -3 | -7 | -14 | -21 | -27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -28 | -27 | -23 | -19 | -13 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -1 | -3 | -7 | -14 | -21 | -27 |
Avg low (°C) Lima runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -33 | -34 | -31 | -26 | -19 | -12 | -8 | -9 | -13 | -19 | -26 | -32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -33 | -34 | -31 | -26 | -19 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -8 | -9 | -13 | -19 | -26 | -32 |
Precipitation (mm) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +74 | +72 | +78 | +92 | +62 | +29 | +44 | +55 | +41 | +51 | +65 | +64 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | +74 | +72 | +78 | +92 | +62 | +29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +44 | +55 | +41 | +51 | +65 | +64 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima | 82 | 85 | 83 | 69 | 54 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 70 | 79 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -25 | -21 | -19 | — | +12 | +3 | +10 | +10 | -10 | -18 | -15 | -21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima | 82 | 85 | 83 | 69 | 54 | 47 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -25 | -21 | -19 | — | +12 | +3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima | 46 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 70 | 79 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +10 | +10 | -10 | -18 | -15 | -21 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima | 76 | 76 | 75 | 71 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 62 | 62 | 64 | 67 | 72 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +16 | +18 | +15 | +6 | -1 | -12 | -8 | -3 | -5 | -2 | +10 | +17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima | 76 | 76 | 75 | 71 | 68 | 66 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +16 | +18 | +15 | +6 | -1 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima | 65 | 62 | 62 | 64 | 67 | 72 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -8 | -3 | -5 | -2 | +10 | +17 |
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. Lima trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Lima
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from SENAMHI, Peru's national weather service, measured at Ñaña, about 21 km from the city centre.
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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