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Lerwick vs Breckenridge
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Lerwick is the warmer of the two — about 11°F on the annual average; Lerwick is the wetter, with 18 in 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 11°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Lerwick is the wetter — about 18 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) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 43 | 42 | 44 | 47 | 51 | 54 | 58 | 58 | 55 | 51 | 46 | 44 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -14 | -11 | -5 | -2 | +3 | +10 | +12 | +9 | +5 | -2 | -9 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 43 | 42 | 44 | 47 | 51 | 54 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -14 | -11 | -5 | -2 | +3 | +10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 58 | 58 | 55 | 51 | 46 | 44 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | +12 | +9 | +5 | -2 | -9 | -15 |
Avg low (°F) Lerwick runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 35 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 45 | 49 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 38 | 35 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -32 | -30 | -26 | -21 | -16 | -12 | -10 | -12 | -15 | -19 | -27 | -32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 35 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 45 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -32 | -30 | -26 | -21 | -16 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 49 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 38 | 35 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -10 | -12 | -15 | -19 | -27 | -32 |
Precipitation (in) Lerwick runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 5 | 5.3 | 5.5 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -2.5 | -1.6 | -0.9 | +1.1 | +0.3 | -1.1 | -0.8 | -1.2 | -2.4 | -3 | -2.8 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | -2.5 | -1.6 | -0.9 | +1.1 | +0.3 | -1.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 2.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 5 | 5.3 | 5.5 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -0.8 | -1.2 | -2.4 | -3 | -2.8 | -3 |
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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