Breckenridge weather in August
In August, Breckenridge sees average daytime highs of 95°F and overnight lows near 75°F, with 1.6 in of rain across 5.7 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.
Highs ease over the month, from about 97°F in the first days to 93°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.
Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Breckenridge's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Breckenridge's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 95°
- 2nd warmest
- Overnight low
- 75°
- 11th coldest
- Rainfall
- 1.6 in
- 5.7 wet days
- Daylight
- 13 h 12 min
- 6:03 AM – 7:16 PM
- Cloud cover
- 40%
- 5th clearest
- Wind
- 8 mph
- 12th windiest
- Solar energy
- 6.35 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 2.7
- out of 10
Breckenridge is city in and county seat of Stephens County, Texas, United States.
- Density
- 518/km²
- people per km²
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Temperature in August
Highs ease over the month, from about 97°F in the first days to 93°F by the end.
A typical August day in Breckenridge reaches about 95°F in the afternoon and slips back to 75°F overnight — a 21°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 87°F and 103°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 7°F warmer than September.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 93 | 93 | 93 |
| Avg low (°F) | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 |
| Avg high (°F) | Avg low (°F) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 97 | 76 |
| 2 | 97 | 76 |
| 3 | 97 | 76 |
| 4 | 97 | 76 |
| 5 | 97 | 76 |
| 6 | 97 | 76 |
| 7 | 97 | 76 |
| 8 | 97 | 76 |
| 9 | 96 | 76 |
| 10 | 96 | 76 |
| 11 | 96 | 76 |
| 12 | 96 | 76 |
| 13 | 96 | 76 |
| 14 | 96 | 75 |
| 15 | 96 | 75 |
| 16 | 96 | 75 |
| 17 | 96 | 75 |
| 18 | 95 | 75 |
| 19 | 95 | 75 |
| 20 | 95 | 75 |
| 21 | 95 | 74 |
| 22 | 95 | 74 |
| 23 | 95 | 74 |
| 24 | 94 | 74 |
| 25 | 94 | 74 |
| 26 | 94 | 74 |
| 27 | 94 | 73 |
| 28 | 94 | 73 |
| 29 | 93 | 73 |
| 30 | 93 | 73 |
| 31 | 93 | 73 |
How August really feels in Breckenridge
Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.
The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.
Breckenridge weather by month
How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.
| Month | High / Low (°F) | Rainfall (inches) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 58° / 36° | 1.5 | 4.6 | 0.5 | 10.1 | 5.0 |
| Feb | 62° / 39° | 1.7 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 10.8 | 6.0 |
| Mar | 70° / 47° | 2.5 | 6.4 | 0.2 | 11.8 | 7.2 |
| Apr | 78° / 55° | 2.6 | 6.6 | 0.1 | 12.8 | 7.6 |
| May | 85° / 64° | 3.2 | 9 | 0 | 13.7 | 5.5 |
| Jun | 93° / 72° | 2.8 | 7.4 | 0 | 14.1 | 3.4 |
| Jul | 96° / 76° | 1.6 | 4.9 | 0 | 13.9 | 2.5 |
| Aug | 95° / 75° | 1.6 | 5.7 | 0 | 13.2 | 2.7 |
| Sep | 88° / 68° | 2.3 | 6.2 | 0 | 12.2 | 5.0 |
| Oct | 78° / 56° | 2.9 | 6 | 0 | 11.2 | 7.7 |
| Nov | 67° / 46° | 1.9 | 4.9 | 0.3 | 10.3 | 7.2 |
| Dec | 58° / 37° | 1.5 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 9.9 | 5.2 |
Cloud cover in August
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in August.
Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 75 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 76 |
| Cloudier (%) | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 75 | 25 |
| 2 | 74 | 26 |
| 3 | 75 | 25 |
| 4 | 75 | 25 |
| 5 | 76 | 24 |
| 6 | 76 | 24 |
| 7 | 75 | 25 |
| 8 | 75 | 25 |
| 9 | 75 | 25 |
| 10 | 75 | 25 |
| 11 | 75 | 25 |
| 12 | 75 | 25 |
| 13 | 75 | 25 |
| 14 | 75 | 25 |
| 15 | 74 | 26 |
| 16 | 74 | 26 |
| 17 | 75 | 25 |
| 18 | 75 | 25 |
| 19 | 75 | 25 |
| 20 | 75 | 25 |
| 21 | 75 | 25 |
| 22 | 75 | 25 |
| 23 | 76 | 24 |
| 24 | 77 | 23 |
| 25 | 77 | 23 |
| 26 | 77 | 23 |
| 27 | 77 | 23 |
| 28 | 77 | 23 |
| 29 | 77 | 23 |
| 30 | 76 | 24 |
| 31 | 76 | 24 |
Chance of precipitation in August
Breckenridge gets around 1.6 in of rain over 5.7 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 19% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain chance (%) | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Rain chance (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 13 |
| 2 | 14 |
| 3 | 14 |
| 4 | 14 |
| 5 | 15 |
| 6 | 15 |
| 7 | 16 |
| 8 | 17 |
| 9 | 18 |
| 10 | 18 |
| 11 | 19 |
| 12 | 20 |
| 13 | 21 |
| 14 | 21 |
| 15 | 21 |
| 16 | 21 |
| 17 | 21 |
| 18 | 21 |
| 19 | 21 |
| 20 | 21 |
| 21 | 21 |
| 22 | 20 |
| 23 | 20 |
| 24 | 20 |
| 25 | 19 |
| 26 | 19 |
| 27 | 19 |
| 28 | 19 |
| 29 | 19 |
| 30 | 19 |
| 31 | 19 |
Humidity in August
Most of August feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 46% of them.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Comfortable (%) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
| Humid (%) | 41 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
| Muggy (%) | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 |
| Oppressive (%) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 15 | 41 | 34 | 7 |
| 2 | 2 | 15 | 42 | 34 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 14 | 42 | 34 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 14 | 43 | 34 | 8 |
| 5 | 2 | 13 | 43 | 34 | 8 |
| 6 | 2 | 13 | 43 | 34 | 9 |
| 7 | 2 | 13 | 42 | 34 | 9 |
| 8 | 2 | 12 | 42 | 35 | 9 |
| 9 | 2 | 12 | 41 | 35 | 9 |
| 10 | 2 | 11 | 41 | 36 | 10 |
| 11 | 2 | 11 | 40 | 37 | 10 |
| 12 | 3 | 10 | 39 | 38 | 10 |
| 13 | 3 | 10 | 38 | 38 | 10 |
| 14 | 3 | 10 | 37 | 39 | 10 |
| 15 | 3 | 10 | 37 | 39 | 10 |
| 16 | 3 | 11 | 36 | 40 | 10 |
| 17 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 40 | 10 |
| 18 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 40 | 10 |
| 19 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 41 | 10 |
| 20 | 3 | 12 | 34 | 41 | 10 |
| 21 | 3 | 12 | 34 | 41 | 9 |
| 22 | 4 | 13 | 34 | 41 | 9 |
| 23 | 4 | 13 | 34 | 40 | 9 |
| 24 | 4 | 14 | 35 | 40 | 8 |
| 25 | 4 | 14 | 35 | 40 | 8 |
| 26 | 4 | 15 | 35 | 39 | 7 |
| 27 | 4 | 15 | 35 | 39 | 7 |
| 28 | 5 | 16 | 35 | 38 | 7 |
| 29 | 5 | 17 | 34 | 37 | 7 |
| 30 | 6 | 17 | 34 | 36 | 7 |
| 31 | 7 | 18 | 34 | 35 | 7 |
Wind in August
Winds average 8 mph in August, the calmest month.
Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 mph on the calmest days to 8 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (mph) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze |
| Wind speed (mph) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | light breeze |
| 2 | 8 | light breeze |
| 3 | 8 | light breeze |
| 4 | 8 | light breeze |
| 5 | 8 | light breeze |
| 6 | 8 | light breeze |
| 7 | 8 | light breeze |
| 8 | 8 | light breeze |
| 9 | 8 | light breeze |
| 10 | 8 | light breeze |
| 11 | 8 | light breeze |
| 12 | 8 | light breeze |
| 13 | 8 | light breeze |
| 14 | 8 | light breeze |
| 15 | 8 | light breeze |
| 16 | 8 | light breeze |
| 17 | 8 | light breeze |
| 18 | 8 | light breeze |
| 19 | 8 | light breeze |
| 20 | 8 | light breeze |
| 21 | 8 | light breeze |
| 22 | 8 | light breeze |
| 23 | 8 | light breeze |
| 24 | 8 | light breeze |
| 25 | 8 | light breeze |
| 26 | 8 | light breeze |
| 27 | 8 | light breeze |
| 28 | 8 | light breeze |
| 29 | 8 | light breeze |
| 30 | 8 | light breeze |
| 31 | 8 | light breeze |
Sunrise & sunset in August
Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Days shrink by about 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:53 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 7:31 PM to 6:58 PM.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.7 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 5:53 | 5:53 | 5:54 | 5:55 | 5:56 | 5:56 | 5:57 | 5:58 | 5:58 | 5:59 | 6:00 | 6:00 | 6:01 | 6:02 | 6:02 | 6:03 | 6:04 | 6:05 | 6:05 | 6:06 | 6:07 | 6:07 | 6:08 | 6:09 | 6:09 | 6:10 | 6:11 | 6:11 | 6:12 | 6:13 | 6:13 |
| Sunset (PM) | 7:31 | 7:30 | 7:29 | 7:28 | 7:27 | 7:26 | 7:25 | 7:24 | 7:24 | 7:23 | 7:22 | 7:21 | 7:19 | 7:18 | 7:17 | 7:16 | 7:15 | 7:14 | 7:13 | 7:12 | 7:10 | 7:09 | 7:08 | 7:07 | 7:06 | 7:04 | 7:03 | 7:02 | 7:01 | 6:59 | 6:58 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13.6 | 5:53 | 7:31 |
| 2 | 13.6 | 5:53 | 7:30 |
| 3 | 13.6 | 5:54 | 7:29 |
| 4 | 13.6 | 5:55 | 7:28 |
| 5 | 13.5 | 5:56 | 7:27 |
| 6 | 13.5 | 5:56 | 7:26 |
| 7 | 13.5 | 5:57 | 7:25 |
| 8 | 13.4 | 5:58 | 7:24 |
| 9 | 13.4 | 5:58 | 7:24 |
| 10 | 13.4 | 5:59 | 7:23 |
| 11 | 13.4 | 6:00 | 7:22 |
| 12 | 13.3 | 6:00 | 7:21 |
| 13 | 13.3 | 6:01 | 7:19 |
| 14 | 13.3 | 6:02 | 7:18 |
| 15 | 13.2 | 6:02 | 7:17 |
| 16 | 13.2 | 6:03 | 7:16 |
| 17 | 13.2 | 6:04 | 7:15 |
| 18 | 13.2 | 6:05 | 7:14 |
| 19 | 13.1 | 6:05 | 7:13 |
| 20 | 13.1 | 6:06 | 7:12 |
| 21 | 13.1 | 6:07 | 7:10 |
| 22 | 13.0 | 6:07 | 7:09 |
| 23 | 13.0 | 6:08 | 7:08 |
| 24 | 13.0 | 6:09 | 7:07 |
| 25 | 12.9 | 6:09 | 7:06 |
| 26 | 12.9 | 6:10 | 7:04 |
| 27 | 12.9 | 6:11 | 7:03 |
| 28 | 12.8 | 6:11 | 7:02 |
| 29 | 12.8 | 6:12 | 7:01 |
| 30 | 12.8 | 6:13 | 6:59 |
| 31 | 12.7 | 6:13 | 6:58 |
Solar energy in August
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.35 kWh/m².
For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.84 kWh/m² to a high of 6.96 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.35 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.
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| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.8 |
| Level | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 2 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 3 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 4 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 5 | 6.6 | Intense |
| 6 | 6.6 | Intense |
| 7 | 6.6 | Intense |
| 8 | 6.6 | Intense |
| 9 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 10 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 11 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 12 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 13 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 14 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 15 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 16 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 17 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 18 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 19 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 20 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 21 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 22 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 23 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 24 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 25 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 26 | 6.0 | Intense |
| 27 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 28 | 5.9 | Bright |
| 29 | 5.9 | Bright |
| 30 | 5.9 | Bright |
| 31 | 5.8 | Bright |
Hazard calendar for Breckenridge
In August, Breckenridge sits inside its atlantic hurricane season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
Breckenridge sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.
Is August a good time to visit Breckenridge?
Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Breckenridge. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for Breckenridge in August
From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In August, Breckenridge sees daytime highs around 95°F and nights near 75°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.
UV index in Breckenridge in August
Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Breckenridge peaks around July 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 3 (moderate).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | High | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4 | Moderate |
| Feb | 5 | Moderate |
| Mar | 6 | High |
| Apr | 9 | Very high |
| May | 10 | Very high |
| Jun | 10 | Extreme |
| Jul | 11 | Extreme |
| Aug | 10 | Extreme |
| Sep | 8 | Very high |
| Oct | 6 | High |
| Nov | 5 | Moderate |
| Dec | 3 | Moderate |
Where is Breckenridge?
Breckenridge sits at 32.8°N, 98.9°W, 0 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Abilene, 53 mi away.
Topography around Breckenridge
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Breckenridge.
Within 2 miles, the terrain around Breckenridge has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 ft around an average of 1,224 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 433 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,457 ft.
The land around Breckenridge is covered by grassland (58%) and trees (25%) within 2 miles, grassland (62%) and trees (25%) within 10 miles, and grassland (61%) and trees (29%) within 50 miles.
United States travel facts
- Power plugs
- Type A / B
- 120 V · 60 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 100% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $90,027
- 2025
- Happiness
- 6.8 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 98%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 5.8
- per 100k, 2023
- Road deaths
- 12.7
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- High
- World Bank
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Breckenridge (32.7557°, -98.9023°, elevation 0 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).