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Breckenridge vs Denver
Comparing Breckenridge change · Denver change
Denver is the warmer of the two — about 17°F on the annual average; Breckenridge is the wetter, with 15 in more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Breckenridge and Denver, in everyday terms.
Summers
Denver has far hotter summers
Breckenridge: Mild
Denver: Hot
Winters
Denver has much milder winters
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Denver: Very cold
Rain & snow
Breckenridge is wetter
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Denver: Fairly dry
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Denver: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Denver is the warmer of the two — about 17°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Breckenridge is the wetter — about 15 in more across the year.
Clear skies
The two cities see a similar amount of sun.
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) Denver runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Denver | 44 | 46 | 56 | 63 | 72 | 84 | 90 | 88 | 80 | 66 | 53 | 44 |
| Difference | +16 | +14 | +17 | +18 | +18 | +20 | +20 | +21 | +20 | +18 | +16 | +16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Denver | 44 | 46 | 56 | 63 | 72 | 84 |
| Difference | +16 | +14 | +17 | +18 | +18 | +20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Denver | 90 | 88 | 80 | 66 | 53 | 44 |
| Difference | +20 | +21 | +20 | +18 | +16 | +16 |
Avg low (°F) Denver runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Denver | 16 | 19 | 27 | 34 | 43 | 52 | 58 | 56 | 47 | 35 | 25 | 16 |
| Difference | +13 | +14 | +17 | +17 | +18 | +20 | +20 | +19 | +16 | +13 | +14 | +13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Denver | 16 | 19 | 27 | 34 | 43 | 52 |
| Difference | +13 | +14 | +17 | +17 | +18 | +20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Denver | 58 | 56 | 47 | 35 | 25 | 16 |
| Difference | +20 | +19 | +16 | +13 | +14 | +13 |
Precipitation (in) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Denver | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Difference | -2.5 | -2.5 | -2.1 | -1.8 | -0.1 | +0.3 | — | -0.4 | -0.4 | -1 | -1.9 | -2.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Denver | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 1.4 |
| Difference | -2.5 | -2.5 | -2.1 | -1.8 | -0.1 | +0.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Denver | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Difference | — | -0.4 | -0.4 | -1 | -1.9 | -2.2 |
Snowfall (in) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 44 | 40.9 | 43.5 | 46.1 | 20.2 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 4.2 | 21.5 | 33.6 | 36.6 |
| Denver | 5.2 | 5.3 | 6 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 5.2 |
| Difference | -38.8 | -35.6 | -37.5 | -43 | -19.7 | -2.7 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -4 | -18.3 | -27.8 | -31.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 44 | 40.9 | 43.5 | 46.1 | 20.2 | 2.7 |
| Denver | 5.2 | 5.3 | 6 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Difference | -38.8 | -35.6 | -37.5 | -43 | -19.7 | -2.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 0.2 | 0.1 | 4.2 | 21.5 | 33.6 | 36.6 |
| Denver | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 5.2 |
| Difference | -0.2 | -0.1 | -4 | -18.3 | -27.8 | -31.4 |
Cloud cover (%) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Denver | 57 | 57 | 56 | 59 | 58 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 43 | 46 | 51 | 55 |
| Difference | — | -7 | -8 | -10 | -8 | -1 | -5 | -7 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Denver | 57 | 57 | 56 | 59 | 58 | 49 |
| Difference | — | -7 | -8 | -10 | -8 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Denver | 50 | 50 | 43 | 46 | 51 | 55 |
| Difference | -5 | -7 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -4 |
Relative humidity (%) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Denver | 56 | 56 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 47 | 52 | 57 |
| Difference | -36 | -39 | -38 | -27 | -17 | -12 | -14 | -16 | -14 | -16 | -25 | -33 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Denver | 56 | 56 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 42 |
| Difference | -36 | -39 | -38 | -27 | -17 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Denver | 43 | 44 | 43 | 47 | 52 | 57 |
| Difference | -14 | -16 | -14 | -16 | -25 | -33 |
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. Breckenridge trends → · Denver trends →
Methodology & sources
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.
Denver
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Brighton 3 SE (NOAA GHCN station USC00050950), about 26 km from the city centre.
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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