The Climate in the Algarve is one of the hottest and most sunny in mainland Europe with over 3000 hours of sunshine per year. Rainfall is fairly low and falls mainly in the winter months. In the summer rainfall is extremely rare. The Algarve is among the most popular tourist destinations in Portugal, its population more than doubles in the peak holiday season thanks to a high influx of visitors.

 

In April and May the Faro climate is warm with a mean temperature range of between 13 and 22 degrees celcius and in July and August temperatures are between 20 and 28 degrees celcius. Rainfall peaks at 72mms in March with the dry season setting in in June with little rainfall falling untill September.

 

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. In the western Algarve temperatures are generally cooler in the day in summer and warmer in winter than in the eastern Algarve.

 

The average climate in Sagres in May and June has a temperature range of between 12 and 25 degrees celcius and in October and November it decreases to between 11 and 23 degrees. The Costa Vicentina ends in the small town of Sagres, where, under the guidance of Prince Henry, the epic Portuguese maritime discoveries had begun 500 years earlier.