Best time to visit, weather and climate Algarve
Best time to visit Algarve, Portugal
The best time to visit the region Algarve in Portugal is from may until october, when you will have a pleasant or warm temperature and none till limited rainfall. The highest average temperature in Algarve is 27°C in july and the lowest is 15°C in january. The water temperature is between 17°C and 24°C. The weather and climate of Algarve is suitable for a sun holiday.
The average climate figure for Algarve is an 9,0. This is based on various factors, such as average temperatures, the chance of precipitation and weather experiences of others.
Algarve has the mediterranean climate prevailing. If you want to know what the average temperature is in Algarve or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find an overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.
Climate Algarve per month
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15°C | 15°C | 17°C | 18°C | 21°C | 24°C | 27°C | 27°C | 25°C | 22°C | 18°C | 16°C |
| 5 mm |
7 mm |
5 mm |
6 mm |
3 mm |
1 mm |
0 mm |
1 mm |
2 mm |
11 mm |
14 mm |
6 mm |
All climate data from Algarve
Climate data from: Faro
Climate Algarve
Climate Algarve
Algarve has the mediterranean climate prevailing. The summers are hot and dry, and the temperature is mild in the winter. The average annual temperature for Algarve is 0° degrees and there is about 0 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 0 days a year with an average humidity of 0% and an UV-index of 0.
| Day |
| Night |
| Water |
| Precip |
| Rain days |
| Dry days |
| Sun hours per day |
| Wind force in Bft |
| UV-index |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | 15°C | 15°C | 17°C | 18°C | 21°C | 24°C | 27°C | 27°C | 25°C | 22°C | 18°C | 16°C |
| Night | 11°C | 11°C | 12°C | 14°C | 16°C | 19°C | 20°C | 21°C | 20°C | 18°C | 15°C | 13°C |
| Water | 17°C | 17°C | 17°C | 19°C | 21°C | 22°C | 23°C | 24°C | 23°C | 22°C | 21°C | 18°C |
| Precip | 5 mm |
7 mm |
5 mm |
6 mm |
3 mm |
1 mm |
0 mm |
1 mm |
2 mm |
11 mm |
14 mm |
6 mm |
| Rain days |
5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| Dry days |
26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 27 |
| Sun hours per day |
6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Wind force in Bft |
3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| UV-index | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Climate data from: Faro
Weather Algarve january
On average, it is maximum 15° in january in Algarve and at least around 11° degrees. The sea temperature is around 17° degrees. In january there are 5 days of rainfall with a total of 5 mm and the it will be dry 26 days this month in Algarve.
Weather Algarve february
On average, it is maximum 15° in february in Algarve and at least around 11° degrees. The sea temperature is around 17° degrees. In february there are 3 days of rainfall with a total of 7 mm and the it will be dry 25 days this month in Algarve.
Weather Algarve march
On average, it is maximum 17° in march in Algarve and at least around 12° degrees. The sea temperature is around 17° degrees. In march there are 7 days of rainfall with a total of 5 mm and the it will be dry 24 days this month in Algarve.
Weather Algarve april
On average, it is maximum 18° in april in Algarve and at least around 14° degrees. The sea temperature is around 19° degrees. In april there are 5 days of rainfall with a total of 6 mm and the it will be dry 25 days this month in Algarve.
Weather Algarve may
On average, it is maximum 21° in may in Algarve and at least around 16° degrees. The sea temperature is around 21° degrees. In may there are 3 days of rainfall with a total of 3 mm and the it will be dry 28 days this month in Algarve.
Weather Algarve june
On average, it is maximum 24° in june in Algarve and at least around 19° degrees. The sea temperature is around 22° degrees. In june there are 1 day of rainfall with a total of 1 mm and the it will be dry 29 days this month in Algarve.
Weather Algarve july
On average, it is maximum 27° in july in Algarve and at least around 20° degrees. The sea temperature is around 23° degrees. In july there are 1 day of rainfall with a total of 0 mm and the it will be dry 30 days this month in Algarve.
Weather Algarve august
On average, it is maximum 27° in august in Algarve and at least around 21° degrees. The sea temperature is around 24° degrees. In august there are 1 day of rainfall with a total of 1 mm and the it will be dry 30 days this month in Algarve.
Weather Algarve september
On average, it is maximum 25° in september in Algarve and at least around 20° degrees. The sea temperature is around 23° degrees. In september there are 2 days of rainfall with a total of 2 mm and the it will be dry 28 days this month in Algarve.
Weather Algarve october
On average, it is maximum 22° in october in Algarve and at least around 18° degrees. The sea temperature is around 22° degrees. In october there are 5 days of rainfall with a total of 11 mm and the it will be dry 26 days this month in Algarve.
Weather Algarve november
On average, it is maximum 18° in november in Algarve and at least around 15° degrees. The sea temperature is around 21° degrees. In november there are 6 days of rainfall with a total of 14 mm and the it will be dry 24 days this month in Algarve.
Weather Algarve december
On average, it is maximum 16° in december in Algarve and at least around 13° degrees. The sea temperature is around 18° degrees. In december there are 4 days of rainfall with a total of 6 mm and the it will be dry 27 days this month in Algarve.
14 day weather forecast Algarve
The weather for Algarve in Portugal will be 15° till 21° degrees in the next 14 days with a couple of days chance of light rain showers till heavy rain.
Weather forecast this week
| Dag | Weer | Max | Min | Water | Precip | Change | Wind | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Th 4 Mar |
|
15°C | 12°C | 15°C | 6.7 mm | 85% | 6m/s | 2 |
Fr 5 Mar |
|
15°C | 12°C | 15°C | 21 mm | 95% | 5m/s | 3 |
Sa 6 Mar |
|
18°C | 11°C | 15°C | 0.2 mm | 15% | 3m/s | 4 |
Su 7 Mar |
|
19°C | 8°C | 15°C | 0.9 mm | 50% | 3m/s | 6 |
Mo 8 Mar |
|
17°C | 6°C | 15°C | 0 mm | 0% | 3m/s | 6 |
Tu 9 Mar |
|
19°C | 5°C | 15°C | 0 mm | 0% | 3m/s | 6 |
We 10 Mar |
|
21°C | 10°C | 15°C | 0 mm | 0% | 2m/s | 6 |
Weather forecast next week
| Dag | Weer | Max | Min | Water | Precip | Change | Wind | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Th 11 Mar |
|
21°C | 10°C | 15°C | 0 mm | 0% | 2m/s | 6 |
Fr 12 Mar |
|
20°C | 9°C | 15°C | 0 mm | 0% | 3m/s | 6 |
Sa 13 Mar |
|
16°C | 4°C | 15°C | 0 mm | 0% | 4m/s | 4 |
Su 14 Mar |
|
15°C | 4°C | 15°C | 0 mm | 0% | 3m/s | 1 |
Mo 15 Mar |
|
18°C | 6°C | 15°C | 0 mm | 0% | 3m/s | 1 |
Tu 16 Mar |
|
21°C | 8°C | 15°C | 0 mm | 0% | 2m/s | 1 |
We 17 Mar |
|
20°C | 9°C | 15°C | 0 mm | 0% | 2m/s | 0 |
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Flight tickets to Algarve
Algarve has 9 airports which you can fly to:
- Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport)
Lisbon - Portimão Airport
Portimão - Faro Airport
Faro - Bragança Airport
Bragança - Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport)
Viseu - Cascais Airport
Cascais - João Paulo II Airport
Ponta Delgada - Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport
Porto Carreiro - Vila Real Airport
Vila Real
If you want to fly to an island of Algarve you can go to:
- Madeira Airport
Madeira - Santa Maria Airport
Santa Maria - Flores Airport
Flores - Graciosa Airport
Graciosa - Horta Airport
Faial - Lajes Airport
Terceira - Porto Santo Airport
Porto Santo - São Jorge Airport
São Jorge - Pico Airport
Pico
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About Algarve
Algarve lies in Portugal . If you want to call Algarve you have to use +351 or 00351 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +3515012457809 or 003515012457809.
Algarve is in a straight line at 1.709 km distance from London. From London-Heathrow the flight time is about 2 hours40. If you are going to drive here by car, the car route from London is 2353 km and you are about 23 hours and 10 minutes on the road without stops and delay.
The coordinates of Algarve, Portugal are latitude: 37.2157522 en longitude: -8.1406283
The GPS coordinates are N 37° 12' 56.8800" en W 8° 8' 26.1600"
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Currency Algarve
In Algarve the Euro is used to pay.
Exchange rate Euro (EUR) 4 march 2021
1 Euro = 0,90 Pound sterling
100 Euro = 89,59 Pound sterling
1 Pound sterling = 1,12 Euro
100 Pound sterling = 111,62 Euro
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Time difference Algarve
In Algarve it is now 18:25 o’clock in the evening on thursday 4 march 2021. That is equal to the time in United Kingdom. The time zone of Algarve is Europe/Lisbon and the Greenwich time is UTC+00.
Vaccinations Algarve
No recommended vaccinations are required for Algarve.