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Cardiff vs Breckenridge
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Cardiff is the warmer of the two — about 8°C on the annual average; Cardiff is the wetter, with 590 mm more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Cardiff and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Breckenridge has hotter summers
Cardiff: Cool
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Cardiff has far milder winters
Cardiff: Chilly
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Cardiff is wetter
Cardiff: Wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Cardiff: Often grey
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Cardiff is the warmer of the two — about 8°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Cardiff is the wetter — about 590 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) Cardiff runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -8 | -7 | -5 | -4 | -2 | +1 | +2 | +1 | -1 | -4 | -6 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 17 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -8 | -7 | -5 | -4 | -2 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 19 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | +2 | +1 | -1 | -4 | -6 | -9 |
Avg low (°C) Cardiff runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -17 | -17 | -15 | -12 | -10 | -9 | -7 | -8 | -10 | -12 | -16 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -17 | -17 | -15 | -12 | -10 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -7 | -8 | -10 | -12 | -16 | -18 |
Precipitation (mm) Cardiff runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 133 | 111 | 101 | 75 | 84 | 80 | 88 | 102 | 85 | 151 | 153 | 159 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -58 | -38 | -22 | +16 | -22 | -51 | -44 | -46 | -43 | -100 | -87 | -95 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 133 | 111 | 101 | 75 | 84 | 80 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | -58 | -38 | -22 | +16 | -22 | -51 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 88 | 102 | 85 | 151 | 153 | 159 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -44 | -46 | -43 | -100 | -87 | -95 |
Cloud cover (%) Cardiff runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 77 | 77 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 73 | 71 | 73 | 71 | 76 | 79 | 79 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -19 | -13 | -12 | -4 | -6 | -23 | -16 | -15 | -23 | -25 | -24 | -20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 77 | 77 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 73 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -19 | -13 | -12 | -4 | -6 | -23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 71 | 73 | 71 | 76 | 79 | 79 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -16 | -15 | -23 | -25 | -24 | -20 |
Relative humidity (%) Cardiff runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 93 | 92 | 89 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 92 | 93 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -1 | +3 | — | -9 | -17 | -30 | -28 | -26 | -29 | -26 | -15 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 93 | 92 | 89 | 86 | 84 | 84 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | -1 | +3 | — | -9 | -17 | -30 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 84 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 92 | 93 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -28 | -26 | -29 | -26 | -15 | -3 |
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. Cardiff trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Cardiff
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 27 years of daily observations at Liscombe, a weather station, about 53 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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