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Breckenridge vs Santa Fe

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Comparing Breckenridge change · Santa Fe change

Bottom line

Santa Fe is the warmer of the two — about 10°C on the annual average; Breckenridge is the wetter, with 460 mm more rain a year, and Santa Fe the sunnier.

Warmer Santa Fe 10°C on the year

Wetter Breckenridge 460 mm more a year

Sunnier Santa Fe 15 pp less cloud

Colder winters Breckenridge 9°C colder nights

How the seasons compare

The differences between Breckenridge and Santa Fe, in everyday terms.

Summers

Santa Fe has far hotter summers

Breckenridge: Mild
Santa Fe: Hot

Winters

Santa Fe has much milder winters

Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Santa Fe: Very cold

Rain & snow

Breckenridge is much wetter

Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Santa Fe: Fairly dry

Sky

Santa Fe is sunnier

Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Santa Fe: Fairly sunny

Month-by-month charts

Temperature

Santa Fe is the warmer of the two — about 10°C on the annual average.

Precipitation

Breckenridge is the wetter — about 460 mm more across the year.

Clear skies

Santa Fe has the clearer skies — the higher line.

Exact monthly numbers

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Avg high (°C) Santa Fe runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Breckenridge	-2	-0	4	7	12	18	21	19	16	9	3	-2
Santa Fe	7	10	15	19	24	31	31	30	27	20	12	7
Difference	+9	+10	+11	+12	+12	+13	+11	+11	+11	+11	+9	+9

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Breckenridge	-2	-0	4	7	12	18
Santa Fe	7	10	15	19	24	31
Difference	+9	+10	+11	+12	+12	+13

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Breckenridge	21	19	16	9	3	-2
Santa Fe	31	30	27	20	12	7
Difference	+11	+11	+11	+11	+9	+9

Avg low (°C) Santa Fe runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Breckenridge	-16	-15	-12	-9	-4	0	4	3	-1	-6	-12	-16
Santa Fe	-7	-5	-2	1	6	11	14	14	10	3	-3	-7
Difference	+9	+10	+10	+10	+10	+11	+11	+11	+10	+9	+9	+9

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Breckenridge	-16	-15	-12	-9	-4	0
Santa Fe	-7	-5	-2	1	6	11
Difference	+9	+10	+10	+10	+10	+11

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Breckenridge	4	3	-1	-6	-12	-16
Santa Fe	14	14	10	3	-3	-7
Difference	+11	+11	+10	+9	+9	+9

Precipitation (mm) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Breckenridge	75	73	79	92	62	29	45	56	41	51	65	64
Santa Fe	11	9	17	13	16	14	46	50	34	31	18	13
Difference	-64	-65	-62	-78	-46	-15	+2	-6	-7	-20	-47	-51

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Breckenridge	75	73	79	92	62	29
Santa Fe	11	9	17	13	16	14
Difference	-64	-65	-62	-78	-46	-15

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Breckenridge	45	56	41	51	65	64
Santa Fe	46	50	34	31	18	13
Difference	+2	-6	-7	-20	-47	-51

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
Santa Fe	45	48	45	45	42	37	53	51	37	34	36	45
Difference	-13	-16	-19	-24	-24	-13	-2	-7	-11	-17	-18	-13

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Breckenridge	58	64	64	69	66	50
Santa Fe	45	48	45	45	42	37
Difference	-13	-16	-19	-24	-24	-13

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Breckenridge	55	58	48	51	55	59
Santa Fe	53	51	37	34	36	45
Difference	-2	-7	-11	-17	-18	-13

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
Santa Fe	62	56	47	40	35	32	45	50	48	48	53	61
Difference	-30	-38	-42	-37	-31	-22	-11	-10	-9	-15	-24	-28

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Breckenridge	92	94	90	77	66	54
Santa Fe	62	56	47	40	35	32
Difference	-30	-38	-42	-37	-31	-22

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Breckenridge	56	60	57	63	77	89
Santa Fe	45	50	48	48	53	61
Difference	-11	-10	-9	-15	-24	-28

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 → · Santa Fe 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.

Santa Fe

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Santa FE CO Muni AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00023049), about 17 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →

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