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Algarve (Faro) weather in August

Is it warm? Yes. August in Algarve (Faro) is hot: afternoons average 29°C and nights 21°C. Most days (80%) peak between 25°C and 33°C.

Hot · average high

29°C

25°C or more on about nine in ten days; 20°C or more on almost every day.

  • Average low21°overnight
  • Sea19°average, 2023–2025
  • Rainy days01 mm in the month
  • SkyMostly clear12% cloud · 85% clear days

How warm it really gets

Every August afternoon from 2011–2025: 465 days. Most (80%) peaked between 25° and 33°.

Number of August days by daily high, 2011–2025.

August, year by year

The average August high in each year. The warmest, 2023, averaged 33°C; the coolest, 2015, 26°C.

Average August high by year: 2011: 26.4°C, 2012: 26.8°C, 2013: 27.4°C, 2014: 26.6°C, 2015: 26.1°C, 2016: 28.2°C, 2017: 29.9°C, 2018: 30.2°C, 2019: 29°C, 2020: 29.9°C, 2021: 28.6°C, 2022: 27.3°C, 2023: 32.6°C, 2024: 30.6°C, 2025: 30.1°C.

Compared with home

Average August highs. Rain is rare: less than one wet day in a typical month.

  • Algarve (Faro)29°
  • London22°
  • Manchester19°
  • Dublin19°
  • Cork19°
  • Belfast18°
  • Glasgow18°

Other months

Algarve (Faro) all year · Where else is hot in August

Warmer in August, not much further

Flying times are estimates from Dublin; Algarve (Faro) is about 2h 45m.

  • Hot in Aug

    31°C average high

    avg high · 23° at night

    25°C+ on almost every day

    Mallorca

    Balearic Islands, Spain

    Sea
    28°
    Rain
    2 days
    Sky
    Mostly clear
    From Dublin
    ≈ 2h 30m
  • Hot in Aug

    31°C average high

    avg high · 22° at night

    25°C+ on almost every day

    Valencia

    Spain

    Sea
    29°
    Rain
    2 days
    Sky
    Some cloud
    From Dublin
    ≈ 2h 30m
  • Hot in Aug

    31°C average high

    avg high · 24° at night

    25°C+ on almost every day

    Ibiza

    Balearic Islands, Spain

    Sea
    28°
    Rain
    1 day
    Sky
    Mostly clear
    From Dublin
    ≈ 2h 30m

Air: ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2011–2025. Sea: Copernicus Marine analysis via Open-Meteo, 2023–2025. Rainy day = 2 mm or more. Clear day = average cloud cover of 30% or less. These are averages of past weather, not a forecast. Methodology