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Weather in the Algarve |
Summer weather
in the Algarve is characterized by unbroken sunshine, high
temperatures, cooled by wind from the Atlantic. July & August are the
hottest but June has just as many hours of sunshine, almost no rain, and is
slightly less hot. September is also hot, has just 2 days of rain per month on
average but has lower sunshine hours, mainly because the shorter daylight hours
in September.
Spring & Autumn weather
Note that (in the tables below) the Algarve weather for May
& October is better than English summer weather - similar daily
temperatures but a lot more hours of sunshine, less rain & fewer wet days.
Similarly, Algarve weather in March & November are comparable to those in
the U.K. in June & September. Bear in mind that the data below shows averages.
It is possible to have a fortnight of unbroken sun, but also possible to have a
few days of cloud/rain.
Winter weather
The Algarve winter is a lot warmer relatively than the Algarve
summer is! e.g. January Algarve average maximum daily temperature is no less
than 9 'C higher than London whilst in July it is just 6 'C higher. Averages
are deceptive however & mask a very large variation winter to winter.
Rainfall in the Algarve has a different pattern to that in the
UK. When it rains - it rains! The Algarve does not tend to get the long
miserable days that characterize wet weather in the UK. Downpours are heavy
when they occur, but are over more quickly & happen a lot less often!
Surprisingly winter rainfall in the Algarve is higher than in London, but the
number of wet days are greatly less.
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ALGARVE
(FARO) |
LONDON |
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Ave sun hrs per day |
Ave daily min temp 'C |
Ave daily max temp 'C |
Highest recorded temp
'C |
Lowest recorded temp 'C |
Ave mnthly rainfall mm |
Number of wet days
(>.25mm) |
|
Ave sun hrs per day |
Ave daily min temp 'C |
Ave daily max temp 'C |
Highest recorded temp
'C |
Lowest recorded temp 'C |
Ave mnthly rainfall mm |
Number of wet days
(>.25mm) |
|
|
Jan |
6 |
9 |
15 |
24 |
-1 |
70 |
9 |
Jan |
1 |
2 |
6 |
14 |
-10 |
54 |
15 |
Jan |
|
Feb |
7 |
10 |
16 |
23 |
-1 |
52 |
7 |
Feb |
2 |
2 |
7 |
16 |
-9 |
40 |
13 |
Feb |
|
Mar |
7 |
11 |
18 |
26 |
2 |
72 |
10 |
Mar |
4 |
3 |
10 |
21 |
-8 |
37 |
11 |
Mar |
|
Apr |
9 |
13 |
20 |
32 |
5 |
31 |
6 |
Apr |
5 |
6 |
13 |
26 |
-2 |
37 |
12 |
Apr |
|
May |
10 |
14 |
22 |
33 |
7 |
21 |
4 |
May |
6 |
8 |
17 |
30 |
-1 |
46 |
12 |
May |
|
Jun |
12 |
18 |
25 |
35 |
10 |
5 |
1 |
Jun |
7 |
12 |
20 |
33 |
5 |
45 |
11 |
Jun |
|
Jul |
12 |
20 |
28 |
41 |
12 |
1 |
0 |
Jul |
6 |
14 |
22 |
34 |
7 |
57 |
12 |
Jul |
|
Aug |
12 |
20 |
28 |
37 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
Aug |
6 |
13 |
21 |
33 |
6 |
59 |
11 |
Aug |
|
Sep |
9 |
19 |
26 |
34 |
10 |
17 |
2 |
Sep |
5 |
11 |
19 |
30 |
3 |
49 |
13 |
Sep |
|
Oct |
8 |
16 |
22 |
32 |
8 |
51 |
6 |
Oct |
3 |
8 |
14 |
26 |
-4 |
57 |
13 |
Oct |
|
Nov |
6 |
13 |
19 |
28 |
5 |
65 |
6 |
Nov |
2 |
5 |
10 |
19 |
-5 |
64 |
15 |
Nov |
|
Dec |
6 |
10 |
16 |
22 |
1 |
67 |
9 |
Dec |
1 |
4 |
7 |
15 |
-7 |
48 |
15 |
Dec |
To compare the differences in weather between the Algarve &
the U.K., look at the table below. It shows the figures in the above tables
subtracted from each other to give comparisons between UK & Algarve weather
e.g. there are, on average 5 hrs per day more sun in January in the Algarve
than in London.
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DIFFERENCE
- LONDON & ALGARVE |
EDINBURGH |
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Ave sun hrs per day |
Ave daily min temp 'C |
Ave daily max temp 'C |
Highest recorded temp
'C |
Lowest recorded temp 'C |
Ave mnthly rainfall mm |
Number of wet days
(>.25mm) |
|
Ave sun hrs per day |
Ave daily min temp 'C |
Ave daily max temp 'C |
Highest recorded temp
'C |
Lowest recorded temp 'C |
Ave mnthly rainfall mm |
Number of wet days
(>.25mm) |
|
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Jan |
5 |
7 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
16 |
-6 |
Jan |
2 |
1 |
6 |
14 |
-8 |
57 |
17 |
Jan |
|
Feb |
5 |
8 |
9 |
7 |
8 |
12 |
-6 |
Feb |
3 |
1 |
6 |
14 |
-9 |
39 |
15 |
Feb |
|
Mar |
3 |
8 |
8 |
5 |
10 |
35 |
-1 |
Mar |
4 |
2 |
8 |
20 |
-6 |
39 |
15 |
Mar |
|
Apr |
4 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
-6 |
-6 |
Apr |
5 |
4 |
11 |
22 |
-4 |
39 |
14 |
Apr |
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May |
4 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
8 |
-25 |
-8 |
May |
6 |
6 |
14 |
24 |
-1 |
54 |
14 |
May |
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Jun |
5 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
-40 |
-10 |
Jun |
6 |
9 |
17 |
28 |
3 |
47 |
15 |
Jun |
|
Jul |
6 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
5 |
-56 |
-12 |
Jul |
5 |
11 |
18 |
28 |
6 |
83 |
17 |
Jul |
|
Aug |
6 |
7 |
7 |
4 |
7 |
-32 |
-11 |
Aug |
4 |
11 |
18 |
28 |
4 |
77 |
16 |
Aug |
|
Sep |
4 |
8 |
7 |
4 |
7 |
-32 |
-11 |
Sep |
4 |
9 |
16 |
25 |
1 |
57 |
16 |
Sep |
|
Oct |
5 |
8 |
8 |
6 |
12 |
-6 |
-7 |
Oct |
3 |
7 |
12 |
20 |
-2 |
65 |
17 |
Oct |
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Nov |
4 |
8 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
1 |
-9 |
Nov |
2 |
4 |
9 |
19 |
-4 |
62 |
17 |
Nov |
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Dec |
5 |
6 |
9 |
7 |
8 |
19 |
-6 |
Dec |
1 |
2 |
7 |
14 |
-7 |
57 |
18 |
Dec |