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Kaohsiung vs Breckenridge
Comparing Kaohsiung change · Breckenridge change
Kaohsiung is the warmer of the two — about 24°C on the annual average; Kaohsiung is the wetter, with 706 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Kaohsiung and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Kaohsiung has far hotter summers
Kaohsiung: Hot
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Kaohsiung has far milder winters
Kaohsiung: Stays warm
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Kaohsiung is wetter
Kaohsiung: Wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Kaohsiung: Partly cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Kaohsiung is the warmer of the two — about 24°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Kaohsiung is the wetter — about 706 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) Kaohsiung runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | 22 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 24 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -24 | -23 | -22 | -21 | -18 | -14 | -11 | -12 | -16 | -21 | -24 | -26 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | 22 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -24 | -23 | -22 | -21 | -18 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 24 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -11 | -12 | -16 | -21 | -24 | -26 |
Avg low (°C) Kaohsiung runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | 15 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 17 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -31 | -31 | -31 | -31 | -29 | -26 | -24 | -24 | -27 | -29 | -32 | -33 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | 15 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 27 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -31 | -31 | -31 | -31 | -29 | -26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 17 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -24 | -24 | -27 | -29 | -32 | -33 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | 18 | 16 | 23 | 56 | 144 | 333 | 269 | 356 | 159 | 27 | 21 | 14 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +57 | +58 | +55 | +36 | -82 | -304 | -224 | -300 | -118 | +23 | +44 | +50 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | 18 | 16 | 23 | 56 | 144 | 333 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | +57 | +58 | +55 | +36 | -82 | -304 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | 269 | 356 | 159 | 27 | 21 | 14 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -224 | -300 | -118 | +23 | +44 | +50 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | 53 | 61 | 64 | 68 | 70 | 71 | 66 | 68 | 59 | 47 | 50 | 51 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +5 | +4 | — | +1 | -4 | -21 | -11 | -10 | -11 | +4 | +5 | +8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | 53 | 61 | 64 | 68 | 70 | 71 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | +5 | +4 | — | +1 | -4 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | 66 | 68 | 59 | 47 | 50 | 51 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -11 | -10 | -11 | +4 | +5 | +8 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | 77 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 85 | 83 | 80 | 79 | 77 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +15 | +16 | +12 | -2 | -15 | -31 | -27 | -25 | -26 | -17 | -2 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | 77 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 82 | 85 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +15 | +16 | +12 | -2 | -15 | -31 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | 84 | 85 | 83 | 80 | 79 | 77 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -27 | -25 | -26 | -17 | -2 | +12 |
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. Kaohsiung trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Kaohsiung
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Tainan, a weather station, about 44 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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