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San Juan vs Breckenridge
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San Juan is the warmer of the two — about 26°C on the annual average; San Juan is the wetter, with 784 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between San Juan and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
San Juan has far hotter summers
San Juan: Hot
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
San Juan has far milder winters
San Juan: Stays warm
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
San Juan is wetter
San Juan: Wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
San Juan: Partly cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
San Juan is the warmer of the two — about 26°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
San Juan is the wetter — about 784 mm 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 (°C) San Juan runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -30 | -29 | -25 | -23 | -19 | -14 | -11 | -12 | -16 | -22 | -27 | -31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -30 | -29 | -25 | -23 | -19 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -11 | -12 | -16 | -22 | -27 | -31 |
Avg low (°C) San Juan runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -38 | -37 | -35 | -32 | -28 | -25 | -22 | -23 | -26 | -31 | -35 | -39 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -38 | -37 | -35 | -32 | -28 | -25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -22 | -23 | -26 | -31 | -35 | -39 |
Precipitation (mm) San Juan runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | 103 | 65 | 55 | 117 | 141 | 118 | 153 | 160 | 165 | 129 | 187 | 123 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -28 | +8 | +23 | -25 | -78 | -89 | -108 | -104 | -124 | -78 | -122 | -59 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | 103 | 65 | 55 | 117 | 141 | 118 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | -28 | +8 | +23 | -25 | -78 | -89 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | 153 | 160 | 165 | 129 | 187 | 123 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -108 | -104 | -124 | -78 | -122 | -59 |
Snowfall (cm) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Breckenridge | 112 | 104 | 110 | 117 | 51 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 55 | 85 | 93 |
| Difference | +112 | +104 | +110 | +117 | +51 | +7 | +1 | — | +11 | +55 | +85 | +93 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Breckenridge | 112 | 104 | 110 | 117 | 51 | 7 |
| Difference | +112 | +104 | +110 | +117 | +51 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Breckenridge | 1 | 0 | 11 | 55 | 85 | 93 |
| Difference | +1 | — | +11 | +55 | +85 | +93 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | 56 | 56 | 57 | 56 | 67 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 63 | 59 | 59 | 55 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +2 | +9 | +8 | +13 | -1 | -14 | -5 | -1 | -15 | -9 | -4 | +4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | 56 | 56 | 57 | 56 | 67 | 64 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | +2 | +9 | +8 | +13 | -1 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | 61 | 59 | 63 | 59 | 59 | 55 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -5 | -1 | -15 | -9 | -4 | +4 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | 78 | 76 | 74 | 75 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 79 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +15 | +19 | +16 | +2 | -11 | -25 | -22 | -19 | -23 | -18 | -4 | +10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | 78 | 76 | 74 | 75 | 78 | 79 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +15 | +19 | +16 | +2 | -11 | -25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | 79 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 79 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -22 | -19 | -23 | -18 | -4 | +10 |
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. San Juan trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
San Juan
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at San Juan L M Marin Intl AP, 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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