climigo

Algarve

When to go?

The best months are April–July, September–November. Avoid August (hot).

Climate zones

AlentejoSpainFaroFaroFaroAlbufeiraAlbufeiraAlbufeiraPortimãoPortimãoPortimãoTaviraTaviraTaviraOlhãoOlhãoOlhão

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 16°8°
February 17°8°
March 19°10°
April 21°11°
May 24°13°
June 28°16°
July 31°18°
August 31°19°
September 28°17°
October 24°15°
November 19°11°
December 17°9°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec7.6 · 15.7 °CJanuary: 7.6 · 15.7 °C8.0 · 16.7 °CFebruary: 8.0 · 16.7 °C9.5 · 18.7 °CMarch: 9.5 · 18.7 °C11.1 · 20.6 °CApril: 11.1 · 20.6 °C13.4 · 23.8 °CMay: 13.4 · 23.8 °C16.4 · 27.7 °CJune: 16.4 · 27.7 °C18.0 · 30.5 °CJuly: 18.0 · 30.5 °C18.5 · 30.8 °CAugust: 18.5 · 30.8 °C17.1 · 27.6 °CSeptember: 17.1 · 27.6 °C14.9 · 24.0 °COctober: 14.9 · 24.0 °C10.9 · 19.0 °CNovember: 10.9 · 19.0 °C8.8 · 16.5 °CDecember: 8.8 · 16.5 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 7.6 – 15.7 °C
Feb 8.0 – 16.7 °C
Mar 9.5 – 18.7 °C
Apr 11.1 – 20.6 °C
May 13.4 – 23.8 °C
Jun 16.4 – 27.7 °C
Jul 18.0 – 30.5 °C
Aug 18.5 – 30.8 °C
Sep 17.1 – 27.6 °C
Oct 14.9 – 24.0 °C
Nov 10.9 – 19.0 °C
Dec 8.8 – 16.5 °C

How much it rains

January 67 mm7 d
February 54 mm6 d
March 70 mm8 d
April 54 mm7 d
May 35 mm4 d
June 7 mm1 d
July 1 mm0 d
August 3 mm0 d
September 25 mm3 d
October 71 mm7 d
November 80 mm7 d
December 97 mm7 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec67 mm · 7 rain days · 10 mm a dayJanuary: 67 mm · 7 rain days · 10 mm a day54 mm · 6 rain days · 9 mm a dayFebruary: 54 mm · 6 rain days · 9 mm a day70 mm · 8 rain days · 9 mm a dayMarch: 70 mm · 8 rain days · 9 mm a day54 mm · 7 rain days · 8 mm a dayApril: 54 mm · 7 rain days · 8 mm a day35 mm · 4 rain days · 9 mm a dayMay: 35 mm · 4 rain days · 9 mm a day7 mm · 1 rain day · 7 mm a dayJune: 7 mm · 1 rain day · 7 mm a day1 mm · 0 rain daysJuly: 1 mm · 0 rain days3 mm · 0 rain daysAugust: 3 mm · 0 rain days25 mm · 3 rain days · 8 mm a daySeptember: 25 mm · 3 rain days · 8 mm a day71 mm · 7 rain days · 10 mm a dayOctober: 71 mm · 7 rain days · 10 mm a day80 mm · 7 rain days · 11 mm a dayNovember: 80 mm · 7 rain days · 11 mm a day97 mm · 7 rain days · 14 mm a dayDecember: 97 mm · 7 rain days · 14 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 67 mm7 d
Feb 54 mm6 d
Mar 70 mm8 d
Apr 54 mm7 d
May 35 mm4 d
Jun 7 mm1 d
Jul 1 mm0 d
Aug 3 mm0 d
Sep 25 mm3 d
Oct 71 mm7 d
Nov 80 mm7 d
Dec 97 mm7 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 9 h 54
February 10 h 51
March 11 h 56
April 13 h 08
May 14 h 09
June 14 h 41
July 14 h 28
August 13 h 36
September 12 h 27
October 11 h 17
November 10 h 12
December 9 h 38

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Cities