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Albufeira vs Breckenridge
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Albufeira is the warmer of the two — about 17°C on the annual average; Breckenridge is the wetter, with 277 mm more rain a year, and Albufeira the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Albufeira and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Albufeira has far hotter summers
Albufeira: Warm
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Albufeira has far milder winters
Albufeira: Cool
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Breckenridge is wetter
Albufeira: Fairly dry
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Albufeira is sunnier
Albufeira: Fairly sunny
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Albufeira is the warmer of the two — about 17°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Breckenridge is the wetter — about 277 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) Albufeira runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albufeira | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 17 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -18 | -17 | -15 | -14 | -11 | -9 | -8 | -10 | -11 | -14 | -17 | -19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albufeira | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 27 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -18 | -17 | -15 | -14 | -11 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albufeira | 29 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 17 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -8 | -10 | -11 | -14 | -17 | -19 |
Avg low (°C) Albufeira runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albufeira | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 10 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -24 | -24 | -23 | -21 | -19 | -17 | -16 | -17 | -19 | -21 | -23 | -26 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albufeira | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -24 | -24 | -23 | -21 | -19 | -17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albufeira | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 10 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -16 | -17 | -19 | -21 | -23 | -26 |
Precipitation (mm) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albufeira | 48 | 45 | 48 | 41 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 61 | 73 | 85 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +26 | +28 | +30 | +51 | +37 | +24 | +44 | +53 | +21 | -10 | -7 | -21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albufeira | 48 | 45 | 48 | 41 | 25 | 5 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | +26 | +28 | +30 | +51 | +37 | +24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albufeira | 1 | 3 | 21 | 61 | 73 | 85 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +44 | +53 | +21 | -10 | -7 | -21 |
Cloud cover (%) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albufeira | 51 | 47 | 49 | 53 | 46 | 30 | 18 | 20 | 34 | 46 | 48 | 52 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +7 | +17 | +16 | +16 | +20 | +20 | +37 | +37 | +14 | +5 | +7 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albufeira | 51 | 47 | 49 | 53 | 46 | 30 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | +7 | +17 | +16 | +16 | +20 | +20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albufeira | 18 | 20 | 34 | 46 | 48 | 52 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +37 | +37 | +14 | +5 | +7 | +7 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albufeira | 80 | 80 | 78 | 75 | 72 | 67 | 62 | 65 | 71 | 77 | 79 | 82 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +12 | +14 | +11 | +2 | -5 | -13 | -6 | -5 | -14 | -14 | -2 | +8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albufeira | 80 | 80 | 78 | 75 | 72 | 67 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +12 | +14 | +11 | +2 | -5 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albufeira | 62 | 65 | 71 | 77 | 79 | 82 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -6 | -5 | -14 | -14 | -2 | +8 |
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. Albufeira trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
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.
Breckenridge
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.
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