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Oxford vs Breckenridge
Comparing Oxford change · Breckenridge change
Oxford is the warmer of the two — about 18°F 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 18°F 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 (°F) Oxford runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | 47 | 48 | 53 | 58 | 64 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 67 | 59 | 51 | 47 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -18 | -16 | -14 | -13 | -10 | -5 | -4 | -6 | -7 | -11 | -14 | -19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | 47 | 48 | 53 | 58 | 64 | 69 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -18 | -16 | -14 | -13 | -10 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | 74 | 72 | 67 | 59 | 51 | 47 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -4 | -6 | -7 | -11 | -14 | -19 |
Avg low (°F) Oxford runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | 36 | 36 | 39 | 42 | 47 | 52 | 56 | 55 | 51 | 46 | 40 | 36 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -33 | -31 | -28 | -25 | -21 | -19 | -17 | -18 | -20 | -24 | -29 | -33 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | 36 | 36 | 39 | 42 | 47 | 52 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -33 | -31 | -28 | -25 | -21 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | 56 | 55 | 51 | 46 | 40 | 36 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -17 | -18 | -20 | -24 | -29 | -33 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | +0.6 | +1 | +1.4 | +1.7 | +0.2 | -0.9 | -0.3 | -0.2 | -0.4 | -0.9 | -0.3 | -0.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | +0.6 | +1 | +1.4 | +1.7 | +0.2 | -0.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | -0.3 | -0.2 | -0.4 | -0.9 | -0.3 | -0.1 |
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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