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Oxford vs Breckenridge
Comparing Oxford change · Breckenridge change
Oxford is the warmer of the two — about 10°C on the annual average, and Breckenridge the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Oxford and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Oxford has hotter summers
Oxford: Mild
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Oxford has far milder winters
Oxford: Chilly
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Similar yearly rainfall
Oxford: Moderate rainfall
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Breckenridge is sunnier
Oxford: Often grey
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Oxford is the warmer of the two — about 10°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Both cities get a similar amount of precipitation 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) Oxford runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -10 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -6 | -8 | -10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 21 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -10 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | 23 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -2 | -3 | -4 | -6 | -8 | -10 |
Avg low (°C) Oxford runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -18 | -17 | -16 | -14 | -12 | -11 | -10 | -10 | -11 | -14 | -16 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -18 | -17 | -16 | -14 | -12 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -10 | -10 | -11 | -14 | -16 | -18 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | 60 | 47 | 43 | 48 | 57 | 51 | 53 | 60 | 52 | 74 | 74 | 67 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +15 | +26 | +35 | +43 | +5 | -22 | -8 | -4 | -10 | -23 | -8 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | 60 | 47 | 43 | 48 | 57 | 51 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | +15 | +26 | +35 | +43 | +5 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | 53 | 60 | 52 | 74 | 74 | 67 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | -8 | -4 | -10 | -23 | -8 | -3 |
Cloud cover (%) Oxford runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | 73 | 74 | 74 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 70 | 71 | 69 | 72 | 74 | 73 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -15 | -9 | -9 | -2 | -6 | -23 | -14 | -13 | -21 | -21 | -20 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | 73 | 74 | 74 | 71 | 72 | 73 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -15 | -9 | -9 | -2 | -6 | -23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | 70 | 71 | 69 | 72 | 74 | 73 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -14 | -13 | -21 | -21 | -20 | -15 |
Relative humidity (%) Oxford runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | 94 | 92 | 87 | 83 | 80 | 79 | 77 | 78 | 82 | 88 | 94 | 95 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -2 | +3 | +3 | -6 | -14 | -25 | -20 | -18 | -25 | -25 | -17 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | 94 | 92 | 87 | 83 | 80 | 79 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | -2 | +3 | +3 | -6 | -14 | -25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | 77 | 78 | 82 | 88 | 94 | 95 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -20 | -18 | -25 | -25 | -17 | -6 |
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. Oxford trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Oxford
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Oxford, a weather station, about 2 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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