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Quito vs Albufeira
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Quito and Albufeira have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Quito is the wetter, with 2591 mm more rain a year, and Albufeira the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Quito and Albufeira, in everyday terms.
Summers
Albufeira has much hotter summers
Quito: Mild
Albufeira: Warm
Winters
Quito has much milder winters
Quito: Mild
Albufeira: Cool
Rain & snow
Quito is much wetter
Quito: Very wet
Albufeira: Fairly dry
Sky
Albufeira is far sunnier
Quito: Often grey
Albufeira: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Quito and Albufeira run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Quito is the wetter — about 2591 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Albufeira has the clearer skies — the higher line.
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) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Albufeira | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 17 |
| Difference | -5 | -5 | -3 | -2 | — | +3 | +5 | +4 | +2 | — | -3 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Albufeira | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 27 |
| Difference | -5 | -5 | -3 | -2 | — | +3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Albufeira | 29 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 17 |
| Difference | +5 | +4 | +2 | — | -3 | -5 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Albufeira | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 10 |
| Difference | -5 | -5 | -4 | -2 | +1 | +5 | +7 | +8 | +6 | +3 | -2 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Albufeira | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 |
| Difference | -5 | -5 | -4 | -2 | +1 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Albufeira | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 10 |
| Difference | +7 | +8 | +6 | +3 | -2 | -4 |
Precipitation (mm) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Albufeira | 48 | 45 | 48 | 41 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 61 | 73 | 85 |
| Difference | -246 | -236 | -286 | -288 | -244 | -161 | -125 | -126 | -199 | -225 | -230 | -224 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 294 | 281 | 334 | 329 | 270 | 166 |
| Albufeira | 48 | 45 | 48 | 41 | 25 | 5 |
| Difference | -246 | -236 | -286 | -288 | -244 | -161 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 126 | 129 | 219 | 286 | 303 | 309 |
| Albufeira | 1 | 3 | 21 | 61 | 73 | 85 |
| Difference | -125 | -126 | -199 | -225 | -230 | -224 |
Cloud cover (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Albufeira | 51 | 47 | 49 | 53 | 46 | 30 | 18 | 20 | 34 | 46 | 48 | 52 |
| Difference | -31 | -37 | -39 | -32 | -35 | -45 | -53 | -50 | -41 | -35 | -34 | -29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 81 | 84 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 75 |
| Albufeira | 51 | 47 | 49 | 53 | 46 | 30 |
| Difference | -31 | -37 | -39 | -32 | -35 | -45 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 72 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Albufeira | 18 | 20 | 34 | 46 | 48 | 52 |
| Difference | -53 | -50 | -41 | -35 | -34 | -29 |
Relative humidity (%) Quito runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Albufeira | 80 | 80 | 78 | 75 | 72 | 67 | 62 | 65 | 71 | 77 | 79 | 82 |
| Difference | -6 | -7 | -8 | -11 | -13 | -14 | -15 | -10 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 81 |
| Albufeira | 80 | 80 | 78 | 75 | 72 | 67 |
| Difference | -6 | -7 | -8 | -11 | -13 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quito | 78 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 84 |
| Albufeira | 62 | 65 | 71 | 77 | 79 | 82 |
| Difference | -15 | -10 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -3 |
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. Quito trends → · Albufeira trends →
Methodology & sources
Quito
Temperature & precipitation — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
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.
Albufeira
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Faro, a weather station, about 27 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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