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Albufeira vs Breckenridge
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Albufeira is the warmer of the two — about 31°F on the annual average; Breckenridge is the wetter, with 11 in 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 31°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Breckenridge is the wetter — about 11 in 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 (°F) Albufeira runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albufeira | 62 | 63 | 66 | 69 | 74 | 80 | 85 | 84 | 79 | 74 | 67 | 63 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -33 | -31 | -27 | -24 | -20 | -16 | -15 | -18 | -19 | -26 | -30 | -35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albufeira | 62 | 63 | 66 | 69 | 74 | 80 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -33 | -31 | -27 | -24 | -20 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albufeira | 85 | 84 | 79 | 74 | 67 | 63 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -15 | -18 | -19 | -26 | -30 | -35 |
Avg low (°F) Albufeira runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albufeira | 47 | 48 | 51 | 54 | 59 | 64 | 67 | 68 | 65 | 60 | 53 | 49 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -43 | -43 | -41 | -37 | -34 | -31 | -29 | -31 | -34 | -38 | -42 | -46 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albufeira | 47 | 48 | 51 | 54 | 59 | 64 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -43 | -43 | -41 | -37 | -34 | -31 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albufeira | 67 | 68 | 65 | 60 | 53 | 49 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -29 | -31 | -34 | -38 | -42 | -46 |
Precipitation (in) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albufeira | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | +1 | +1.1 | +1.2 | +2 | +1.5 | +1 | +1.7 | +2.1 | +0.8 | -0.4 | -0.3 | -0.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albufeira | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | +1 | +1.1 | +1.2 | +2 | +1.5 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albufeira | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | +1.7 | +2.1 | +0.8 | -0.4 | -0.3 | -0.8 |
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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