Home › Compare › Albufeira vs Santa Fe
Albufeira vs Santa Fe
Comparing Albufeira change · Santa Fe change
Albufeira is the warmer of the two — about 13°F on the annual average; Albufeira is the wetter, with 7 in more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Albufeira and Santa Fe, in everyday terms.
Summers
Santa Fe has hotter summers
Albufeira: Warm
Santa Fe: Hot
Winters
Albufeira has far milder winters
Albufeira: Cool
Santa Fe: Very cold
Rain & snow
Albufeira is wetter
Albufeira: Fairly dry
Santa Fe: Fairly dry
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Albufeira: Fairly sunny
Santa Fe: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Albufeira is the warmer of the two — about 13°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Albufeira is the wetter — about 7 in more across the year.
Clear skies
The two cities see a similar amount of sun.
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) Varies through 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 |
| Santa Fe | 44 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 76 | 87 | 89 | 86 | 80 | 68 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | -17 | -13 | -7 | -3 | +2 | +7 | +4 | +2 | — | -7 | -14 | -19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albufeira | 62 | 63 | 66 | 69 | 74 | 80 |
| Santa Fe | 44 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 76 | 87 |
| Difference | -17 | -13 | -7 | -3 | +2 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albufeira | 85 | 84 | 79 | 74 | 67 | 63 |
| Santa Fe | 89 | 86 | 80 | 68 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | +4 | +2 | — | -7 | -14 | -19 |
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 |
| Santa Fe | 20 | 23 | 28 | 34 | 43 | 52 | 58 | 56 | 49 | 38 | 27 | 20 |
| Difference | -27 | -25 | -23 | -20 | -15 | -11 | -9 | -11 | -16 | -22 | -26 | -30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albufeira | 47 | 48 | 51 | 54 | 59 | 64 |
| Santa Fe | 20 | 23 | 28 | 34 | 43 | 52 |
| Difference | -27 | -25 | -23 | -20 | -15 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albufeira | 67 | 68 | 65 | 60 | 53 | 49 |
| Santa Fe | 58 | 56 | 49 | 38 | 27 | 20 |
| Difference | -9 | -11 | -16 | -22 | -26 | -30 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through 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 |
| Santa Fe | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| Difference | -1.5 | -1.4 | -1.2 | -1.1 | -0.4 | +0.4 | +1.8 | +1.9 | +0.5 | -1.2 | -2.2 | -2.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albufeira | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Santa Fe | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Difference | -1.5 | -1.4 | -1.2 | -1.1 | -0.4 | +0.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albufeira | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
| Santa Fe | 1.8 | 2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| Difference | +1.8 | +1.9 | +0.5 | -1.2 | -2.2 | -2.8 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through 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 |
| Santa Fe | 45 | 48 | 45 | 45 | 42 | 37 | 53 | 51 | 37 | 34 | 36 | 45 |
| Difference | -6 | +1 | -4 | -8 | -4 | +7 | +35 | +30 | +3 | -12 | -12 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albufeira | 51 | 47 | 49 | 53 | 46 | 30 |
| Santa Fe | 45 | 48 | 45 | 45 | 42 | 37 |
| Difference | -6 | +1 | -4 | -8 | -4 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albufeira | 18 | 20 | 34 | 46 | 48 | 52 |
| Santa Fe | 53 | 51 | 37 | 34 | 36 | 45 |
| Difference | +35 | +30 | +3 | -12 | -12 | -7 |
Relative humidity (%) Albufeira runs higher most of 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 |
| Santa Fe | 62 | 56 | 47 | 40 | 35 | 32 | 45 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 53 | 61 |
| Difference | -18 | -24 | -31 | -36 | -37 | -35 | -17 | -15 | -23 | -29 | -26 | -20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albufeira | 80 | 80 | 78 | 75 | 72 | 67 |
| Santa Fe | 62 | 56 | 47 | 40 | 35 | 32 |
| Difference | -18 | -24 | -31 | -36 | -37 | -35 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albufeira | 62 | 65 | 71 | 77 | 79 | 82 |
| Santa Fe | 45 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 53 | 61 |
| Difference | -17 | -15 | -23 | -29 | -26 | -20 |
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 → · Santa Fe 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.
Santa Fe
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Santa FE CO Muni AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00023049), about 17 km from the city centre.
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.
← change Albufeira · change Santa Fe → · Albufeira page · Santa Fe page