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Breckenridge vs Durban
Comparing Breckenridge change · Durban change
Durban is the warmer of the two — about 21°C on the annual average; Durban is the wetter, with 299 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Breckenridge and Durban, in everyday terms.
Summers
Durban has far hotter summers
Breckenridge: Mild
Durban: Warm
Winters
Durban has far milder winters
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Durban: Mild
Rain & snow
Durban is wetter
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Durban: Wet
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Durban: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Durban is the warmer of the two — about 21°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Durban is the wetter — about 299 mm 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 (°C) Durban 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 |
| Durban | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 |
| Difference | +31 | +30 | +25 | +20 | +14 | +7 | +3 | +5 | +9 | +16 | +24 | +30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Durban | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
| Difference | +31 | +30 | +25 | +20 | +14 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Durban | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 |
| Difference | +3 | +5 | +9 | +16 | +24 | +30 |
Avg low (°C) Durban 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 |
| Durban | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | +37 | +36 | +32 | +26 | +18 | +10 | +7 | +10 | +15 | +22 | +30 | +36 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Durban | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 11 |
| Difference | +37 | +36 | +32 | +26 | +18 | +10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Durban | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | +7 | +10 | +15 | +22 | +30 | +36 |
Precipitation (mm) Durban 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 |
| Durban | 128 | 118 | 120 | 115 | 27 | 31 | 63 | 36 | 52 | 106 | 119 | 116 |
| Difference | +53 | +45 | +41 | +23 | -35 | +2 | +19 | -19 | +11 | +55 | +53 | +52 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Durban | 128 | 118 | 120 | 115 | 27 | 31 |
| Difference | +53 | +45 | +41 | +23 | -35 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Durban | 63 | 36 | 52 | 106 | 119 | 116 |
| Difference | +19 | -19 | +11 | +55 | +53 | +52 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through 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 |
| Durban | 73 | 69 | 63 | 55 | 44 | 39 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 70 | 76 | 76 |
| Difference | +16 | +5 | -1 | -14 | -23 | -11 | -18 | -12 | +8 | +19 | +21 | +17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Durban | 73 | 69 | 63 | 55 | 44 | 39 |
| Difference | +16 | +5 | -1 | -14 | -23 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Durban | 37 | 46 | 56 | 70 | 76 | 76 |
| Difference | -18 | -12 | +8 | +19 | +21 | +17 |
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 |
| Durban | 82 | 81 | 80 | 77 | 73 | 69 | 70 | 74 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 83 |
| Difference | -10 | -13 | -10 | — | +7 | +14 | +13 | +14 | +21 | +17 | +5 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Durban | 82 | 81 | 80 | 77 | 73 | 69 |
| Difference | -10 | -13 | -10 | — | +7 | +14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Durban | 70 | 74 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 83 |
| Difference | +13 | +14 | +21 | +17 | +5 | -7 |
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 → · Durban 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.
Durban
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Durban Intl, a weather station, about 15 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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