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Monthly climate in Faro, Portugal

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Faro features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa).Temperatures typically range between 13 °C (56 °F) and 23 °C (73 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 5 °C (41 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (89 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 365 mm (14.4 inches) and receives 45 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Faro enjoys an average of 3931 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 38 minutes to 14 hours 39 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Faro, Portugal §

The warmest months in Faro are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 23 °C (72 - 73 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 13 to 14 °C (56 - 58 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Faro experiences 29 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in 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 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Mean maximum 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Average high 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Daily mean 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(58°F)
Average low 11°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Mean minimum 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Minimum 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(48°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Faro, Portugal §

Faro usually has the most precipitation in March, April and November, with an average of 8 rainy days and 61 mm (2.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Faro are June, July and August. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in 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) 27 (1.1) 46 (1.8) 74 (2.9) 54 (2.1) 16 (0.6) 4 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 11 (0.4) 28 (1.1) 56 (2.2) 47 (1.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 3 5 7 10 3 1 0 0 1 3 7 5

Monthly sunshine hours in Faro, Portugal §

The sunniest months in Faro are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 34 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Faro: January, November and December receive an average of 7 hours 33 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in 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 202 248 307 358 409 413 426 398 350 323 248 243
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 55m 10h 49m 11h 58m 13h 9m 14h 9m 14h 39m 14h 23m 13h 30m 12h 22m 11h 11m 10h 10m 9h 38m

Solar UV radiation in Faro, Portugal §

Faro 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 Faro UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for 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