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Belfast vs Breckenridge
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Belfast is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average; Belfast is the wetter, with 250 mm more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Belfast and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Belfast: Mild
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Belfast has far milder winters
Belfast: Chilly
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Belfast is wetter
Belfast: Moderate rainfall
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Belfast: Often grey
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Belfast is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Belfast is the wetter — about 250 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) Belfast runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -10 | -9 | -6 | -6 | -3 | — | +2 | — | -1 | -5 | -8 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 18 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -10 | -9 | -6 | -6 | -3 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | +2 | — | -1 | -5 | -8 | -11 |
Avg low (°C) Belfast runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -18 | -18 | -16 | -14 | -11 | -10 | -8 | -9 | -11 | -13 | -16 | -19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -18 | -18 | -16 | -14 | -11 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -8 | -9 | -11 | -13 | -16 | -19 |
Precipitation (mm) Belfast runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 89 | 73 | 73 | 64 | 68 | 74 | 77 | 88 | 75 | 98 | 106 | 95 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -14 | +1 | +5 | +27 | -6 | -45 | -33 | -32 | -33 | -48 | -41 | -31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 89 | 73 | 73 | 64 | 68 | 74 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | -14 | +1 | +5 | +27 | -6 | -45 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 77 | 88 | 75 | 98 | 106 | 95 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -33 | -32 | -33 | -48 | -41 | -31 |
Cloud cover (%) Belfast runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 79 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 73 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 78 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -21 | -15 | -14 | -7 | -7 | -27 | -23 | -19 | -28 | -28 | -24 | -20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 79 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 73 | 77 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -21 | -15 | -14 | -7 | -7 | -27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 78 | 77 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 78 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -23 | -19 | -28 | -28 | -24 | -20 |
Relative humidity (%) Belfast runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 90 | 90 | 89 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 90 | 91 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +2 | +4 | +1 | -9 | -18 | -31 | -30 | -27 | -30 | -25 | -13 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 90 | 90 | 89 | 86 | 85 | 85 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +2 | +4 | +1 | -9 | -18 | -31 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 86 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 90 | 91 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -30 | -27 | -30 | -25 | -13 | -1 |
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. Belfast trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Belfast
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Stormont Castle, a weather station, about 6 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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