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Funchal vs Breckenridge
Comparing Funchal change · Breckenridge change
Funchal is the warmer of the two — about 35°F on the annual average; Breckenridge is the wetter, with 21 in 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 35°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Breckenridge is the wetter — about 21 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) Funchal runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funchal | 68 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 79 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 73 | 70 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -39 | -36 | -30 | -25 | -19 | -11 | -9 | -14 | -20 | -30 | -36 | -42 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funchal | 68 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 72 | 75 |
| Breckenridge | 29 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Difference | -39 | -36 | -30 | -25 | -19 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funchal | 79 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 73 | 70 |
| Breckenridge | 70 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Difference | -9 | -14 | -20 | -30 | -36 | -42 |
Avg low (°F) Funchal runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funchal | 58 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 65 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 63 | 60 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -55 | -53 | -48 | -43 | -36 | -32 | -30 | -32 | -38 | -45 | -52 | -57 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funchal | 58 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 65 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 33 |
| Difference | -55 | -53 | -48 | -43 | -36 | -32 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funchal | 68 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 63 | 60 |
| Breckenridge | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference | -30 | -32 | -38 | -45 | -52 | -57 |
Precipitation (in) Breckenridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funchal | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.9 | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 2.4 | — | 0.6 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | +1.8 | +1.7 | +1.2 | — | +2.2 | +1.1 | +1.7 | +2.1 | +0.8 | -0.4 | — | +1.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funchal | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.9 | — | 0.2 | 0 |
| Breckenridge | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | +1.8 | +1.7 | +1.2 | — | +2.2 | +1.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funchal | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 2.4 | — | 0.6 |
| Breckenridge | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Difference | +1.7 | +2.1 | +0.8 | -0.4 | — | +1.9 |
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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