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Monthly climate in Monchique, Faro, Portugal

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Monchique features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa).Temperatures typically range between 10 °C (51 °F) and 24 °C (75 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -2 °C (29 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (110 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 380 mm (15.0 inches) and receives 54 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Monchique enjoys an average of 3927 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 Monchique, Faro, Portugal §

The warmest months in Monchique are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 24 °C (73 - 75 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 10 to 12 °C (51 - 55 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Monchique experiences 116 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 Monchique, 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
(70°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Mean maximum 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Average high 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Daily mean 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(54°F)
Average low 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(48°F)
Mean minimum 1°C
(34°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 3°C
(39°F)
Minimum -2°C
(29°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 0°C
(33°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Monchique, Faro, Portugal §

Monchique usually has the most precipitation in March, April and November, with an average of 9 rainy days and 64 mm (2.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Monchique are June, July and August. On average, 4 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Monchique, 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) 24 (0.9) 44 (1.7) 78 (3.1) 65 (2.5) 23 (0.9) 8 (0.3) 3 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 8 (0.3) 32 (1.2) 49 (1.9) 45 (1.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 3 5 9 11 4 3 1 0 1 4 7 6

Monthly sunshine hours in Monchique, Faro, Portugal §

The sunniest months in Monchique are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 32 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Monchique: 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 Monchique, 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 55m 10h 49m 11h 58m 13h 9m 14h 9m 14h 39m 14h 23m 13h 30m 12h 22m 11h 11m 10h 9m 9h 38m

Solar UV radiation in Monchique, Faro, Portugal §

Monchique 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 Monchique UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Monchique, 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