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Breckenridge, Colorado climate
Dsc Mediterranean-influenced subarctic
Breckenridge has a seasonal subarctic climate (Mediterranean-influenced subarctic, Köppen Dsc). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 21°C, while the coldest is December averaging around −16°C at night. Around 732 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in April (92 mm) and easing off in June (29 mm).
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Breckenridge climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | −2 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −9 | −8 | −4 | −1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 2 | −4 | −9 |
| Avg low (°C) | −16 | −15 | −12 | −9 | −4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | −1 | −6 | −12 | −16 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −9 | −8 | −4 | −1 | 4 | 9 |
| Avg low (°C) | −16 | −15 | −12 | −9 | −4 | 0 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | −2 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 12 | 11 | 8 | 2 | −4 | −9 |
| Avg low (°C) | 4 | 3 | −1 | −6 | −12 | −16 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 31 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 29 | 29 | 31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 6 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 31 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 2 | 3 | 18 | 29 | 29 | 31 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
Methodology & sources
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.