Algarve Climate & Temperature Highs and Lows

The Algarve temperature is one of the highest in Europe with plenty of sunshine even in winter. There is hardly any rainfall in the Algarve in the summer with what rain there is falling for the most part in the winter. The Algarve is the southernmost region of mainland Portugal. It has an area of 5,412 square kilometres with approximately 410,000 permanent inhabitants, and incorporates 16 municipalities.

In March and April the Albufeira climate is mild with temperature ranges of between 11 and 20 degrees celcius and in August and September temperatures are between 20 and 28 degrees celcius. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day in December and January and this increases peaking at 12 hours in July.

In the western Algarve temperatures are generally cooler in the day in summer and warmer in winter than in the eastern Algarve. At night the west is warmer in the winter than the eastern Algarve and in the summer cooler. This is caused by the moderating effect of the Atlantic ocean.

The Praia da Luz climate in November and December has temperatures between 8 and 19 degrees celcius where as in July and August average temperatures increse to between 17 and 29 degrees. Lagos is an ancient maritime town with more than 2,000 years of history. The name Lagos has a Celtic origin and is derived from the word Lacobriga.

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