Breckenridge Metro Area, CO Climate

The Breckenridge, CO Metro Area has a high-altitude alpine climate with cold winters and warm summers. The average temperature in January is 21°F and the average temperature in July is 66°F. Snowfall is abundant during the winter months, and even during the summer months, light snow can occur on occasion. Winters are generally dry, while spring and summer bring abundant precipitation from thunderstorms, showers, and snowmelt. The region's high elevation means there is plenty of sunshine all year round.

Breckenridge Metro Area, Colorado gets 19 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Breckenridge Metro Area averages 157 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 245 sunny days per year in Breckenridge Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Breckenridge Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 126 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 74 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 6
Rain: averages 19 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 157 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Breckenridge metro area is 5.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Colorado.

8.2 Summer - 3.3 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the Breckenridge metro area, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Breckenridge, Colorado	United States
	19.3 in.	38.1 in.
	157.3 in.	27.8 in.
	125.8 days	106.2 days
	245 days	205 days
	74.1°	85.8°
	5.6°	21.7°
	5.4	7
	5.8	4.3
	9237 ft.	2443 ft.

Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for the Breckenridge metro area with an average high temperature of 74.1°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Colorado. In the Breckenridge metro area, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Breckenridge metro area are July, August and June.

In the Breckenridge metro area, there are 0.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Colorado.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Breckenridge metro area with an average of 5.6°. This is colder than most places in Colorado.

In the Breckenridge metro area, there are 249.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Colorado.

In the Breckenridge metro area, there are 29.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Colorado.

Humidity is very low in the Breckenridge metro area, so low that the dry air may be uncomfortable for some people. There are few days during the year when the humidity is even noticable. A very dry climate can lead to cracked, itchy skin and dry eyes.

August is the wettest month in the Breckenridge metro area with 2.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 19.3 inches in the Breckenridge metro area means that it is wetter than most places in Colorado.

August is the rainiest month in the Breckenridge metro area with 13.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 125.8 rainy days annually in the Breckenridge metro area, which is one of the rainiest places in Colorado. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 157.3 inches in the Breckenridge metro area means that it is one of the snowiest places in Colorado. April is the snowiest month in the Breckenridge metro area with 24.0 inches of snow, and 10 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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