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Brighton vs Denver
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Brighton and Denver have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Brighton is the wetter, with 492 mm more rain a year, and Denver the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Brighton and Denver, in everyday terms.
Summers
Denver has far hotter summers
Brighton: Mild
Denver: Hot
Winters
Brighton has much milder winters
Brighton: Chilly
Denver: Very cold
Rain & snow
Brighton is much wetter
Brighton: Moderate rainfall
Denver: Fairly dry
Sky
Denver is sunnier
Brighton: Often cloudy
Denver: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Brighton and Denver run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Brighton is the wetter — about 492 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Denver 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) Denver runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
| Denver | 7 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -1 | -1 | +3 | +3 | +5 | +10 | +11 | +9 | +8 | +3 | +1 | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 19 |
| Denver | 7 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 29 |
| Difference | -1 | -1 | +3 | +3 | +5 | +10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton | 21 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
| Denver | 32 | 31 | 27 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +11 | +9 | +8 | +3 | +1 | -2 |
Avg low (°C) Brighton runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Denver | -9 | -8 | -3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 2 | -4 | -9 |
| Difference | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | +1 | +2 | +1 | -1 | -4 | -7 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| Denver | -9 | -8 | -3 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| Difference | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton | 12 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Denver | 15 | 14 | 9 | 2 | -4 | -9 |
| Difference | +2 | +1 | -1 | -4 | -7 | -11 |
Precipitation (mm) Brighton runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton | 92 | 65 | 52 | 51 | 53 | 50 | 55 | 67 | 60 | 100 | 103 | 103 |
| Denver | 11 | 11 | 25 | 45 | 60 | 36 | 44 | 45 | 30 | 26 | 18 | 9 |
| Difference | -81 | -55 | -27 | -6 | +7 | -14 | -11 | -22 | -30 | -74 | -86 | -94 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton | 92 | 65 | 52 | 51 | 53 | 50 |
| Denver | 11 | 11 | 25 | 45 | 60 | 36 |
| Difference | -81 | -55 | -27 | -6 | +7 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton | 55 | 67 | 60 | 100 | 103 | 103 |
| Denver | 44 | 45 | 30 | 26 | 18 | 9 |
| Difference | -11 | -22 | -30 | -74 | -86 | -94 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denver | 13 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 13 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denver | 13 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denver | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 13 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Brighton runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton | 76 | 75 | 72 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 63 | 65 | 66 | 72 | 78 | 77 |
| Denver | 57 | 57 | 56 | 59 | 58 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 43 | 46 | 51 | 55 |
| Difference | -19 | -18 | -16 | -7 | -8 | -17 | -13 | -14 | -23 | -26 | -27 | -22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton | 76 | 75 | 72 | 66 | 66 | 66 |
| Denver | 57 | 57 | 56 | 59 | 58 | 49 |
| Difference | -19 | -18 | -16 | -7 | -8 | -17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton | 63 | 65 | 66 | 72 | 78 | 77 |
| Denver | 50 | 50 | 43 | 46 | 51 | 55 |
| Difference | -13 | -14 | -23 | -26 | -27 | -22 |
Relative humidity (%) Brighton runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton | 90 | 88 | 86 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 89 | 91 |
| Denver | 56 | 56 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 47 | 52 | 57 |
| Difference | -34 | -33 | -35 | -33 | -32 | -39 | -38 | -37 | -40 | -38 | -37 | -34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton | 90 | 88 | 86 | 83 | 82 | 82 |
| Denver | 56 | 56 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 42 |
| Difference | -34 | -33 | -35 | -33 | -32 | -39 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton | 81 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 89 | 91 |
| Denver | 43 | 44 | 43 | 47 | 52 | 57 |
| Difference | -38 | -37 | -40 | -38 | -37 | -34 |
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. Brighton trends → · Denver trends →
Methodology & sources
Brighton
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Herstmonceux West End, a weather station, about 33 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.
Denver
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Brighton 3 SE (NOAA GHCN station USC00050950), about 26 km from the city centre.
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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