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Monthly climate in Alcantarilha, Faro, Portugal

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Alcantarilha features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa).Temperatures typically range between 10 °C (50 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -2 °C (28 °F) or can rise to as high as 44 °C (111 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 392 mm (15.5 inches) and receives 53 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Alcantarilha enjoys an average of 3927 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 37 minutes to 14 hours 40 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Alcantarilha, Faro, Portugal §

The warmest months in Alcantarilha are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 25 °C (74 - 77 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 10 to 12 °C (50 - 54 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Alcantarilha experiences 124 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 1 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Alcantarilha, Faro, Portugal.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 21°C
(69°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Mean maximum 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Average high 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(62°F)
Daily mean 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(54°F)
Average low 6°C
(42°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(47°F)
Mean minimum 0°C
(33°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 3°C
(38°F)
Minimum -2°C
(28°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Alcantarilha, Faro, Portugal §

Alcantarilha usually has the most precipitation in March, April and November, with an average of 9 rainy days and 67 mm (2.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Alcantarilha are June, July and August. On average, 4 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Alcantarilha, Faro, Portugal.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 23 (0.9) 46 (1.8) 80 (3.2) 70 (2.8) 25 (1.0) 8 (0.3) 3 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 11 (0.4) 32 (1.3) 51 (2.0) 44 (1.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 3 5 9 12 5 2 0 0 1 4 7 5

Monthly sunshine hours in Alcantarilha, Faro, Portugal §

The sunniest months in Alcantarilha are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 32 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Alcantarilha: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 37 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Alcantarilha, Faro, Portugal.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 201 247 308 359 409 411 425 397 351 322 249 243
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 54m 10h 48m 11h 58m 13h 10m 14h 10m 14h 40m 14h 24m 13h 31m 12h 22m 11h 11m 10h 9m 9h 37m

Solar UV radiation in Alcantarilha, Faro, Portugal §

Alcantarilha experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Alcantarilha UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Alcantarilha, Faro, Portugal.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 3 5 7 9 10 11 10 10 9 7 4 3