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Saint Petersburg vs Breckenridge
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Saint Petersburg is the warmer of the two — about 5°C on the annual average, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Saint Petersburg and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Saint Petersburg has hotter summers
Saint Petersburg: Mild
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Saint Petersburg has much milder winters
Saint Petersburg: Very cold
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Similar yearly rainfall
Saint Petersburg: Moderate rainfall
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Saint Petersburg: Often cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Saint Petersburg is the warmer of the two — about 5°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Both cities get a similar amount of precipitation 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) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | -3 | -3 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -1 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | +1 | +2 | +2 | -2 | -4 | -2 | -3 | -2 | — | — | — | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | -3 | -3 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 20 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | +1 | +2 | +2 | -2 | -4 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | 23 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -1 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -3 | -2 | — | — | — | -1 |
Avg low (°C) Saint Petersburg runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | -7 | -8 | -4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 4 | -1 | -5 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -8 | -7 | -8 | -10 | -11 | -12 | -12 | -11 | -10 | -10 | -11 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | -7 | -8 | -4 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -8 | -7 | -8 | -10 | -11 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | 15 | 14 | 9 | 4 | -1 | -5 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -12 | -11 | -10 | -10 | -11 | -11 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | 47 | 36 | 35 | 37 | 47 | 69 | 84 | 86 | 57 | 63 | 56 | 51 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +28 | +38 | +43 | +55 | +15 | -40 | -39 | -31 | -16 | -13 | +9 | +13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | 47 | 36 | 35 | 37 | 47 | 69 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | +28 | +38 | +43 | +55 | +15 | -40 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | 84 | 86 | 57 | 63 | 56 | 51 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -39 | -31 | -16 | -13 | +9 | +13 |
Cloud cover (%) Saint Petersburg runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | 75 | 72 | 65 | 66 | 63 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 70 | 76 | 76 | 78 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -17 | -8 | -1 | +3 | +3 | -15 | -9 | -5 | -22 | -25 | -22 | -20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | 75 | 72 | 65 | 66 | 63 | 65 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -17 | -8 | -1 | +3 | +3 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | 64 | 63 | 70 | 76 | 76 | 78 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -9 | -5 | -22 | -25 | -22 | -20 |
Relative humidity (%) Saint Petersburg runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | 97 | 97 | 93 | 85 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 86 | 91 | 95 | 97 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -5 | -3 | -4 | -7 | -12 | -25 | -24 | -22 | -28 | -28 | -18 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | 97 | 97 | 93 | 85 | 78 | 79 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | -5 | -3 | -4 | -7 | -12 | -25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | 81 | 82 | 86 | 91 | 95 | 97 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -24 | -22 | -28 | -28 | -18 | -8 |
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. Saint Petersburg trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Saint Petersburg
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at St. Petersburg, a weather station, about 3 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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