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Lerwick vs Breckenridge
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Lerwick is the warmer of the two — about 6°C on the annual average; Lerwick is the wetter, with 457 mm more rain a year, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Lerwick and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Breckenridge has much hotter summers
Lerwick: Cool
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Lerwick has far milder winters
Lerwick: Chilly
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Lerwick is wetter
Lerwick: Wet
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is far sunnier
Lerwick: Often grey
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Lerwick is the warmer of the two — about 6°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Lerwick is the wetter — about 457 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) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -8 | -6 | -3 | -1 | +2 | +6 | +7 | +5 | +3 | -1 | -5 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -8 | -6 | -3 | -1 | +2 | +6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | +7 | +5 | +3 | -1 | -5 | -9 |
Avg low (°C) Lerwick runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -18 | -16 | -14 | -12 | -9 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -8 | -11 | -15 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -18 | -16 | -14 | -12 | -9 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -6 | -6 | -8 | -11 | -15 | -18 |
Precipitation (mm) Lerwick runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 139 | 115 | 102 | 65 | 54 | 58 | 65 | 86 | 103 | 126 | 136 | 139 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -65 | -41 | -23 | +27 | +8 | -29 | -21 | -30 | -62 | -76 | -70 | -75 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 139 | 115 | 102 | 65 | 54 | 58 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | -65 | -41 | -23 | +27 | +8 | -29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 65 | 86 | 103 | 126 | 136 | 139 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -21 | -30 | -62 | -76 | -70 | -75 |
Cloud cover (%) Lerwick runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 84 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 76 | 83 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -26 | -19 | -19 | -10 | -10 | -33 | -28 | -22 | -32 | -30 | -27 | -25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 84 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 76 | 83 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -26 | -19 | -19 | -10 | -10 | -33 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 83 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -28 | -22 | -32 | -30 | -27 | -25 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 82 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 84 | 82 | 81 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +11 | +13 | +8 | -6 | -18 | -33 | -33 | -28 | -29 | -21 | -5 | +8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 82 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 87 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +11 | +13 | +8 | -6 | -18 | -33 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 89 | 88 | 87 | 84 | 82 | 81 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -33 | -28 | -29 | -21 | -5 | +8 |
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. Lerwick trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Lerwick
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Lerwick, a weather station, about 3 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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