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Lima vs Breckenridge
Comparing Lima change · Breckenridge change
Lima is the warmer of the two — about 34°F on the annual average; Breckenridge is the wetter, with 29 in 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 34°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Breckenridge is the wetter — about 29 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) Lima runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima | 79 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 77 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -51 | -49 | -42 | -34 | -23 | -8 | -1 | -5 | -13 | -26 | -38 | -49 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima | 79 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 76 | 73 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -51 | -49 | -42 | -34 | -23 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima | 71 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 77 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -1 | -5 | -13 | -26 | -38 | -49 |
Avg low (°F) Lima runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima | 63 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 59 | 55 | 53 | 53 | 55 | 57 | 58 | 60 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -60 | -61 | -55 | -46 | -34 | -22 | -15 | -15 | -23 | -35 | -47 | -57 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima | 63 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 59 | 55 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -60 | -61 | -55 | -46 | -34 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima | 53 | 53 | 55 | 57 | 58 | 60 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -15 | -15 | -23 | -35 | -47 | -57 |
Precipitation (in) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | +2.9 | +2.8 | +3.1 | +3.6 | +2.4 | +1.1 | +1.7 | +2.2 | +1.6 | +2 | +2.6 | +2.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | +2.9 | +2.8 | +3.1 | +3.6 | +2.4 | +1.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | +1.7 | +2.2 | +1.6 | +2 | +2.6 | +2.5 |
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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