Algarve weather by month
Algarve is warmest in August (32°C average high) and coolest in January (16°C). For warm, mostly dry weather, go May to September.
Warmest month
August
32°C
Coolest month
January
16°C
Wettest month
March
11 rainy days
Flight from London
2½h
direct, estimated
Algarve temperature by month
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When to go to Algarve
What is the best month to visit Algarve for sun?
For warm, mostly dry days, go May to September, going by our 10-year averages.
What is the hottest month in Algarve?
August averages 32°C. January is the coolest at 16°C.
When does it rain most in Algarve?
March, with about 11 wet days.
When is the sea warm enough to swim in Algarve?
The sea never averages 21°C. It peaks at 19°C.
How we measured this
Daily averages from 2016 to 2025, from the Open-Meteo historical weather archive (ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis); sea temperatures are 2023 to 2025 averages from the Open-Meteo marine archive. A rainy day has at least 1 mm of rain.
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