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Saint Petersburg vs Breckenridge
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Saint Petersburg is the warmer of the two — about 10°F 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 10°F 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 (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | 27 | 27 | 36 | 49 | 61 | 69 | 74 | 71 | 60 | 47 | 37 | 31 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | +2 | +4 | +3 | -4 | -8 | -4 | -5 | -4 | — | +1 | — | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | 27 | 27 | 36 | 49 | 61 | 69 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | +2 | +4 | +3 | -4 | -8 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | 74 | 71 | 60 | 47 | 37 | 31 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -5 | -4 | — | +1 | — | -3 |
Avg low (°F) Saint Petersburg runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | 19 | 18 | 25 | 35 | 45 | 54 | 60 | 57 | 49 | 39 | 30 | 23 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -15 | -13 | -15 | -18 | -20 | -21 | -21 | -20 | -18 | -17 | -19 | -20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | 19 | 18 | 25 | 35 | 45 | 54 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -15 | -13 | -15 | -18 | -20 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | 60 | 57 | 49 | 39 | 30 | 23 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -21 | -20 | -18 | -17 | -19 | -20 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | +1.1 | +1.5 | +1.7 | +2.2 | +0.6 | -1.6 | -1.5 | -1.2 | -0.6 | -0.5 | +0.4 | +0.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.7 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | +1.1 | +1.5 | +1.7 | +2.2 | +0.6 | -1.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -1.5 | -1.2 | -0.6 | -0.5 | +0.4 | +0.5 |
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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