Breckenridge weather in May
In May, Breckenridge sees average daytime highs of 85°F and overnight lows near 64°F, with 3.2 in of rain across 9 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.
Highs climb over the month, from about 82°F in the first days to 89°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.
Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of May to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Breckenridge's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Breckenridge's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 85°
- 5th warmest
- Overnight low
- 64°
- 8th coldest
- Rainfall
- 3.2 in
- 9 wet days
- Daylight
- 13 h 42 min
- 5:41 AM – 7:22 PM
- Cloud cover
- 48%
- 11th clearest
- Wind
- 11 mph
- 2nd windiest
- Solar energy
- 6.34 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 5.5
- 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 May
Highs climb over the month, from about 82°F in the first days to 89°F by the end.
A typical May day in Breckenridge reaches about 85°F in the afternoon and slips back to 64°F overnight — a 21°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 75°F and 96°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°F warmer than April and about 7°F cooler than June.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 81 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 90 |
| Avg low (°F) | 59 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 69 |
| Avg high (°F) | Avg low (°F) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 81 | 59 |
| 2 | 82 | 59 |
| 3 | 82 | 59 |
| 4 | 82 | 60 |
| 5 | 82 | 60 |
| 6 | 83 | 61 |
| 7 | 83 | 61 |
| 8 | 83 | 61 |
| 9 | 83 | 62 |
| 10 | 84 | 62 |
| 11 | 84 | 62 |
| 12 | 84 | 63 |
| 13 | 85 | 63 |
| 14 | 85 | 63 |
| 15 | 85 | 64 |
| 16 | 85 | 64 |
| 17 | 86 | 64 |
| 18 | 86 | 65 |
| 19 | 86 | 65 |
| 20 | 87 | 65 |
| 21 | 87 | 66 |
| 22 | 87 | 66 |
| 23 | 87 | 67 |
| 24 | 88 | 67 |
| 25 | 88 | 67 |
| 26 | 88 | 67 |
| 27 | 89 | 68 |
| 28 | 89 | 68 |
| 29 | 89 | 68 |
| 30 | 89 | 69 |
| 31 | 90 | 69 |
How May really feels in Breckenridge
Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 3 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 May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.
Breckenridge weather by month
How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 1st-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 May
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in May.
Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 65 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 67 |
| Cloudier (%) | 35 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 65 | 35 |
| 2 | 65 | 35 |
| 3 | 64 | 36 |
| 4 | 63 | 37 |
| 5 | 62 | 38 |
| 6 | 62 | 38 |
| 7 | 61 | 39 |
| 8 | 61 | 39 |
| 9 | 60 | 40 |
| 10 | 60 | 40 |
| 11 | 60 | 40 |
| 12 | 60 | 40 |
| 13 | 60 | 40 |
| 14 | 59 | 41 |
| 15 | 59 | 41 |
| 16 | 60 | 40 |
| 17 | 60 | 40 |
| 18 | 61 | 39 |
| 19 | 61 | 39 |
| 20 | 62 | 38 |
| 21 | 62 | 38 |
| 22 | 62 | 38 |
| 23 | 63 | 37 |
| 24 | 63 | 37 |
| 25 | 63 | 37 |
| 26 | 64 | 36 |
| 27 | 65 | 35 |
| 28 | 65 | 35 |
| 29 | 66 | 34 |
| 30 | 66 | 34 |
| 31 | 67 | 33 |
Chance of precipitation in May
Breckenridge gets around 3.2 in of rain over 9 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 29% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain chance (%) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| Rain chance (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 28 |
| 2 | 28 |
| 3 | 28 |
| 4 | 28 |
| 5 | 28 |
| 6 | 28 |
| 7 | 28 |
| 8 | 28 |
| 9 | 28 |
| 10 | 27 |
| 11 | 27 |
| 12 | 27 |
| 13 | 27 |
| 14 | 27 |
| 15 | 27 |
| 16 | 27 |
| 17 | 27 |
| 18 | 27 |
| 19 | 28 |
| 20 | 28 |
| 21 | 29 |
| 22 | 29 |
| 23 | 30 |
| 24 | 30 |
| 25 | 31 |
| 26 | 31 |
| 27 | 31 |
| 28 | 31 |
| 29 | 31 |
| 30 | 31 |
| 31 | 31 |
Humidity in May
Most of May feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 21% of them.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 56 | 55 | 53 | 50 | 47 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Comfortable (%) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Humid (%) | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 |
| Muggy (%) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
| Oppressive (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 56 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 0 |
| 2 | 55 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 0 |
| 3 | 53 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 0 |
| 4 | 50 | 16 | 24 | 10 | 0 |
| 5 | 47 | 16 | 25 | 11 | 0 |
| 6 | 45 | 16 | 27 | 11 | 0 |
| 7 | 43 | 16 | 28 | 12 | 0 |
| 8 | 41 | 16 | 30 | 13 | 0 |
| 9 | 39 | 16 | 31 | 13 | 0 |
| 10 | 38 | 16 | 32 | 14 | 0 |
| 11 | 36 | 16 | 33 | 14 | 0 |
| 12 | 35 | 16 | 34 | 15 | 0 |
| 13 | 33 | 16 | 35 | 16 | 1 |
| 14 | 32 | 16 | 35 | 16 | 1 |
| 15 | 31 | 16 | 36 | 17 | 1 |
| 16 | 29 | 16 | 36 | 18 | 1 |
| 17 | 28 | 16 | 37 | 19 | 1 |
| 18 | 26 | 15 | 37 | 20 | 1 |
| 19 | 25 | 15 | 38 | 21 | 1 |
| 20 | 23 | 15 | 38 | 22 | 1 |
| 21 | 22 | 15 | 38 | 24 | 2 |
| 22 | 20 | 15 | 39 | 25 | 2 |
| 23 | 18 | 15 | 39 | 26 | 2 |
| 24 | 17 | 15 | 40 | 27 | 2 |
| 25 | 15 | 14 | 40 | 29 | 2 |
| 26 | 13 | 14 | 40 | 30 | 2 |
| 27 | 12 | 14 | 41 | 31 | 2 |
| 28 | 11 | 13 | 41 | 32 | 2 |
| 29 | 10 | 13 | 41 | 34 | 3 |
| 30 | 9 | 13 | 41 | 35 | 3 |
| 31 | 8 | 13 | 40 | 36 | 3 |
Wind in May
Winds average 11 mph in May.
Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 mph on the calmest days to 11 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (mph) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 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 | 11 | light breeze |
| 2 | 11 | light breeze |
| 3 | 11 | light breeze |
| 4 | 11 | light breeze |
| 5 | 11 | light breeze |
| 6 | 11 | light breeze |
| 7 | 11 | light breeze |
| 8 | 11 | light breeze |
| 9 | 11 | light breeze |
| 10 | 11 | light breeze |
| 11 | 11 | light breeze |
| 12 | 11 | light breeze |
| 13 | 11 | light breeze |
| 14 | 11 | light breeze |
| 15 | 11 | light breeze |
| 16 | 11 | light breeze |
| 17 | 11 | light breeze |
| 18 | 11 | light breeze |
| 19 | 11 | light breeze |
| 20 | 11 | light breeze |
| 21 | 11 | light breeze |
| 22 | 11 | light breeze |
| 23 | 11 | light breeze |
| 24 | 11 | light breeze |
| 25 | 11 | light breeze |
| 26 | 11 | light breeze |
| 27 | 10 | light breeze |
| 28 | 10 | light breeze |
| 29 | 10 | light breeze |
| 30 | 10 | light breeze |
| 31 | 10 | light breeze |
Sunrise & sunset in May
Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of May to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Days grow by about 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:54 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 7:32 PM.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 5:54 | 5:53 | 5:52 | 5:52 | 5:51 | 5:50 | 5:49 | 5:48 | 5:47 | 5:46 | 5:45 | 5:44 | 5:44 | 5:43 | 5:42 | 5:41 | 5:41 | 5:40 | 5:39 | 5:39 | 5:38 | 5:38 | 5:37 | 5:37 | 5:36 | 5:36 | 5:35 | 5:35 | 5:34 | 5:34 | 5:34 |
| Sunset (PM) | 7:11 | 7:12 | 7:13 | 7:13 | 7:14 | 7:15 | 7:16 | 7:16 | 7:17 | 7:18 | 7:19 | 7:19 | 7:20 | 7:21 | 7:22 | 7:22 | 7:23 | 7:24 | 7:24 | 7:25 | 7:26 | 7:26 | 7:27 | 7:28 | 7:29 | 7:29 | 7:30 | 7:30 | 7:31 | 7:32 | 7:32 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13.3 | 5:54 | 7:11 |
| 2 | 13.3 | 5:53 | 7:12 |
| 3 | 13.3 | 5:52 | 7:13 |
| 4 | 13.4 | 5:52 | 7:13 |
| 5 | 13.4 | 5:51 | 7:14 |
| 6 | 13.4 | 5:50 | 7:15 |
| 7 | 13.4 | 5:49 | 7:16 |
| 8 | 13.5 | 5:48 | 7:16 |
| 9 | 13.5 | 5:47 | 7:17 |
| 10 | 13.5 | 5:46 | 7:18 |
| 11 | 13.6 | 5:45 | 7:19 |
| 12 | 13.6 | 5:44 | 7:19 |
| 13 | 13.6 | 5:44 | 7:20 |
| 14 | 13.6 | 5:43 | 7:21 |
| 15 | 13.7 | 5:42 | 7:22 |
| 16 | 13.7 | 5:41 | 7:22 |
| 17 | 13.7 | 5:41 | 7:23 |
| 18 | 13.7 | 5:40 | 7:24 |
| 19 | 13.7 | 5:39 | 7:24 |
| 20 | 13.8 | 5:39 | 7:25 |
| 21 | 13.8 | 5:38 | 7:26 |
| 22 | 13.8 | 5:38 | 7:26 |
| 23 | 13.8 | 5:37 | 7:27 |
| 24 | 13.9 | 5:37 | 7:28 |
| 25 | 13.9 | 5:36 | 7:29 |
| 26 | 13.9 | 5:36 | 7:29 |
| 27 | 13.9 | 5:35 | 7:30 |
| 28 | 13.9 | 5:35 | 7:30 |
| 29 | 13.9 | 5:34 | 7:31 |
| 30 | 14.0 | 5:34 | 7:32 |
| 31 | 14.0 | 5:34 | 7:32 |
Solar energy in May
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.34 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 — May's 6.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.
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| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 |
| 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 | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 2 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 3 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 4 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 5 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 6 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 7 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 8 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 9 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 10 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 11 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 12 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 13 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 14 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 15 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 16 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 17 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 18 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 19 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 20 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 21 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 22 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 23 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 24 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 25 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 26 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 27 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 28 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 29 | 6.6 | Intense |
| 30 | 6.6 | Intense |
| 31 | 6.6 | Intense |
Hazard calendar for Breckenridge
None of Breckenridge's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.
Breckenridge sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.
Is May a good time to visit Breckenridge?
Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
May is a reasonable time to visit Breckenridge for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for Breckenridge in May
From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In May, Breckenridge sees daytime highs around 85°F and nights near 64°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.
UV index in Breckenridge in May
Clear-sky midday UV in May 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).