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Cardiff vs Breckenridge
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Cardiff is the warmer of the two — about 15°F on the annual average; Cardiff is the wetter, with 23 in 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 15°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Cardiff is the wetter — about 23 in 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 (°F) Cardiff runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 44 | 44 | 48 | 53 | 58 | 63 | 66 | 65 | 62 | 55 | 49 | 45 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -15 | -13 | -9 | -8 | -4 | +2 | +4 | +1 | -2 | -7 | -12 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 44 | 44 | 48 | 53 | 58 | 63 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -15 | -13 | -9 | -8 | -4 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 66 | 65 | 62 | 55 | 49 | 45 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | +4 | +1 | -2 | -7 | -12 | -16 |
Avg low (°F) Cardiff runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 35 | 35 | 36 | 39 | 43 | 48 | 52 | 51 | 48 | 44 | 39 | 36 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -31 | -30 | -26 | -22 | -18 | -16 | -13 | -14 | -17 | -22 | -28 | -33 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 35 | 35 | 36 | 39 | 43 | 48 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -31 | -30 | -26 | -22 | -18 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 52 | 51 | 48 | 44 | 39 | 36 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -13 | -14 | -17 | -22 | -28 | -33 |
Precipitation (in) Cardiff runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4 | 3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 6 | 6.3 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -2.3 | -1.5 | -0.9 | +0.6 | -0.9 | -2 | -1.7 | -1.8 | -1.7 | -3.9 | -3.4 | -3.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4 | 3 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | -2.3 | -1.5 | -0.9 | +0.6 | -0.9 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 3.5 | 4 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 6 | 6.3 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -1.7 | -1.8 | -1.7 | -3.9 | -3.4 | -3.7 |
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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