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Funchal vs Breckenridge
Comparing Funchal change · Breckenridge change
Funchal is the warmer of the two — about 19°C on the annual average; Breckenridge is the wetter, with 521 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Funchal and Breckenridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Funchal has much hotter summers
Funchal: Warm
Breckenridge: Mild
Winters
Funchal has far milder winters
Funchal: Mild
Breckenridge: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Breckenridge is much wetter
Funchal: Very dry
Breckenridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Funchal: Partly cloudy
Breckenridge: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Funchal is the warmer of the two — about 19°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Breckenridge is the wetter — about 521 mm 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 (°C) Funchal runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funchal | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 21 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -22 | -20 | -17 | -14 | -10 | -6 | -5 | -8 | -11 | -17 | -20 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funchal | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 |
| Breckenridge | -2 | -0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Difference | -22 | -20 | -17 | -14 | -10 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funchal | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 21 |
| Breckenridge | 21 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -5 | -8 | -11 | -17 | -20 | -23 |
Avg low (°C) Funchal runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funchal | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -30 | -29 | -26 | -24 | -20 | -18 | -16 | -18 | -21 | -25 | -29 | -31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funchal | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
| Breckenridge | -16 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -4 | 0 |
| Difference | -30 | -29 | -26 | -24 | -20 | -18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funchal | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
| Breckenridge | 4 | 3 | -1 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Difference | -16 | -18 | -21 | -25 | -29 | -31 |
Precipitation (mm) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funchal | 28 | 30 | 47 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 60 | — | 15 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +46 | +44 | +32 | — | +56 | +29 | +44 | +53 | +20 | -10 | — | +49 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funchal | 28 | 30 | 47 | — | 6 | 0 |
| Breckenridge | 75 | 73 | 79 | 92 | 62 | 29 |
| Difference | +46 | +44 | +32 | — | +56 | +29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funchal | 0 | 3 | 21 | 60 | — | 15 |
| Breckenridge | 45 | 56 | 41 | 51 | 65 | 64 |
| Difference | +44 | +53 | +20 | -10 | — | +49 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funchal | 61 | 60 | 59 | 56 | 53 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 44 | 52 | 58 | 60 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -3 | +4 | +5 | +13 | +13 | +1 | +9 | +16 | +4 | -2 | -3 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funchal | 61 | 60 | 59 | 56 | 53 | 49 |
| Breckenridge | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | -3 | +4 | +5 | +13 | +13 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funchal | 46 | 41 | 44 | 52 | 58 | 60 |
| Breckenridge | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +9 | +16 | +4 | -2 | -3 | -1 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funchal | 77 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 75 | 77 | 77 | 78 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +15 | +17 | +11 | — | -11 | -23 | -22 | -18 | -18 | -14 | — | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funchal | 77 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 78 |
| Breckenridge | 92 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 66 | 54 |
| Difference | +15 | +17 | +11 | — | -11 | -23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funchal | 79 | 78 | 75 | 77 | 77 | 78 |
| Breckenridge | 56 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -22 | -18 | -18 | -14 | — | +12 |
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. Funchal trends → · Breckenridge trends →
Methodology & sources
Funchal
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 16 years of daily observations at Funchal, a weather station, about 5 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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