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Albufeira, Portugal climate
Csa Hot-summer Mediterranean
Albufeira has a mildly seasonal mild-temperate climate (Hot-summer Mediterranean, Köppen Csa). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 29°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 8°C at night. Precipitation totals about 455 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — December alone averages 85 mm while July barely receives 1 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Albufeira climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 17 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 13 |
| Avg low (°C) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 10 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 48 | 45 | 48 | 41 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 61 | 73 | 85 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 27 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 22 |
| Avg low (°C) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 48 | 45 | 48 | 41 | 25 | 5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 17 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 13 |
| Avg low (°C) | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 10 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 1 | 3 | 21 | 61 | 73 | 85 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 51 | 47 | 49 | 53 | 46 | 30 | 18 | 20 | 34 | 46 | 48 | 52 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 80 | 80 | 78 | 75 | 72 | 67 | 62 | 65 | 71 | 77 | 79 | 82 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 51 | 47 | 49 | 53 | 46 | 30 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 80 | 80 | 78 | 75 | 72 | 67 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 18 | 20 | 34 | 46 | 48 | 52 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 62 | 65 | 71 | 77 | 79 | 82 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Faro, a weather station, about 27 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.