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Breckenridge vs Cape Town
Comparing Breckenridge change · Cape Town change
Cape Town is the warmer of the two — about 17°C on the annual average; Breckenridge is the wetter, with 223 mm more rain a year, and Cape Town the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Breckenridge and Cape Town, in everyday terms.
Summers
Cape Town has much hotter summers
Breckenridge: Mild
Cape Town: Warm
Winters
Cape Town has far milder winters
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Cape Town: Cool
Rain & snow
Breckenridge is wetter
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Cape Town: Fairly dry
Sky
Cape Town is far sunnier
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Cape Town: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Cape Town is the warmer of the two — about 17°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Breckenridge is the wetter — about 223 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Cape Town has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
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Avg high (°C) Cape Town 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 |
| Cape Town | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 27 |
| Difference | +30 | +28 | +23 | +17 | +9 | +1 | -2 | — | +5 | +14 | +22 | +29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Cape Town | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 19 |
| Difference | +30 | +28 | +23 | +17 | +9 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Cape Town | 18 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 27 |
| Difference | -2 | — | +5 | +14 | +22 | +29 |
Avg low (°C) Cape Town 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 |
| Cape Town | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 |
| Difference | +32 | +31 | +27 | +20 | +13 | +7 | +3 | +4 | +9 | +17 | +25 | +31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Cape Town | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 7 |
| Difference | +32 | +31 | +27 | +20 | +13 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Cape Town | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 |
| Difference | +3 | +4 | +9 | +17 | +25 | +31 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through 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 |
| Cape Town | 6 | 16 | 18 | 57 | 81 | 90 | 79 | 59 | 31 | 41 | 19 | 12 |
| Difference | -69 | -57 | -60 | -34 | +18 | +61 | +35 | +3 | -11 | -9 | -46 | -52 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Cape Town | 6 | 16 | 18 | 57 | 81 | 90 |
| Difference | -69 | -57 | -60 | -34 | +18 | +61 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Cape Town | 79 | 59 | 31 | 41 | 19 | 12 |
| Difference | +35 | +3 | -11 | -9 | -46 | -52 |
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 |
| Cape Town | 26 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 41 | 42 | 38 | 42 | 42 | 37 | 35 | 30 |
| Difference | -32 | -38 | -37 | -36 | -26 | -8 | -17 | -16 | -6 | -14 | -19 | -29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Cape Town | 26 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 41 | 42 |
| Difference | -32 | -38 | -37 | -36 | -26 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Cape Town | 38 | 42 | 42 | 37 | 35 | 30 |
| Difference | -17 | -16 | -6 | -14 | -19 | -29 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through 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 |
| Cape Town | 65 | 66 | 68 | 71 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 76 | 71 | 67 |
| Difference | -27 | -29 | -22 | -6 | +10 | +26 | +25 | +23 | +23 | +13 | -6 | -22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Cape Town | 65 | 66 | 68 | 71 | 76 | 80 |
| Difference | -27 | -29 | -22 | -6 | +10 | +26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Cape Town | 82 | 82 | 81 | 76 | 71 | 67 |
| Difference | +25 | +23 | +23 | +13 | -6 | -22 |
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 → · Cape Town 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.
Cape Town
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Cape Town Intl, a weather station, about 17 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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