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Kigali vs Breckenridge
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Kigali is the warmer of the two — about 20°C on the annual average; Kigali is the wetter, with 438 mm more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Kigali and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Kigali has much hotter summers
Kigali: Warm
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Kigali has far milder winters
Kigali: Stays warm
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Kigali is wetter
Kigali: Wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Kigali: Often grey
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Kigali is the warmer of the two — about 20°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Kigali is the wetter — about 438 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) Kigali runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -28 | -28 | -23 | -18 | -12 | -7 | -5 | -8 | -12 | -17 | -22 | -28 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -28 | -28 | -23 | -18 | -12 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -5 | -8 | -12 | -17 | -22 | -28 |
Avg low (°C) Kigali runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -31 | -31 | -28 | -24 | -19 | -13 | -10 | -12 | -16 | -21 | -27 | -31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -31 | -31 | -28 | -24 | -19 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -10 | -12 | -16 | -21 | -27 | -31 |
Precipitation (mm) Kigali runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 103 | 107 | 139 | 166 | 103 | 20 | 6 | 33 | 71 | 142 | 160 | 122 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -28 | -33 | -60 | -74 | -41 | +10 | +38 | +23 | -29 | -91 | -94 | -58 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 103 | 107 | 139 | 166 | 103 | 20 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | -28 | -33 | -60 | -74 | -41 | +10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 6 | 33 | 71 | 142 | 160 | 122 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +38 | +23 | -29 | -91 | -94 | -58 |
Snowfall (cm) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Breckenridge | 1 | 0 | 11 | 55 | 85 | 93 |
| Difference | +1 | — | +11 | +55 | +85 | +93 |
Cloud cover (%) Kigali runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 75 | 77 | 81 | 83 | 75 | 61 | 57 | 67 | 74 | 81 | 82 | 77 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -17 | -13 | -17 | -14 | -9 | -11 | -2 | -9 | -26 | -30 | -28 | -19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 75 | 77 | 81 | 83 | 75 | 61 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -17 | -13 | -17 | -14 | -9 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 57 | 67 | 74 | 81 | 82 | 77 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -2 | -9 | -26 | -30 | -28 | -19 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 72 | 70 | 75 | 81 | 80 | 72 | 64 | 62 | 65 | 72 | 77 | 76 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +20 | +24 | +15 | -4 | -14 | -18 | -7 | -2 | -8 | -9 | — | +13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 72 | 70 | 75 | 81 | 80 | 72 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +20 | +24 | +15 | -4 | -14 | -18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 64 | 62 | 65 | 72 | 77 | 76 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -7 | -2 | -8 | -9 | — | +13 |
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. Kigali trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Kigali
Temperature & precipitation — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
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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