Faro climate — normals and trends
Faro (Portugal) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.3 °C and it receives 498 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (22.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Faro averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 60 rainy days per year.
Faro has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.1 °C (on 25 July 2022) and the coldest 3.1 °C (on 3 February 1954).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
FaroFaro District
- coords
- 37.02°, -7.93°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.3°C
Average daily high
19.0°C
Average daily low
15.6°C
Annual rainfall
498mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
26.7km/h
Seasonal range
9.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
60 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
18.3 °C
Average feels-like low
13.2 °C
Average peak gust
37.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
49 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.27 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
33.1 °C
25 July 2022
Coldest day
3.1 °C
3 February 1954
Wettest day
80 mm
28 September 2008
Windiest day
82.6 km/h
15 February 1941
Strongest gust
132.5 km/h
23 December 2009
Hottest feels-like
35.2 °C
20 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-4.4 °C
11 February 1956
Snowiest day
0.8 cm
2 February 1954
Sunniest day
14.5 h
16 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 123 mm | +55 mm |
| Feb | 15.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 45 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 15.5 °C | -0.2 °C | 160 mm | +102 mm |
| Apr | 17.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 49 mm | +10 mm |
| May | 20.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 24 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 24.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 24.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 25.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 22.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -15 mm |
| Oct | 21.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 39 mm | -20 mm |
| Nov | 18.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 87 mm | +9 mm |
| Dec | 15.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 120 mm | +32 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Faro?
Faro has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.3 °C and it receives 498 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Faro?
The hottest day measured in Faro between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2022, reaching 33.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Faro?
The coldest day measured in Faro between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1954, at 3.1 °C.
Does it snow in Faro?
Almost never: Faro sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Faro warmed?
Yes: Faro warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Faro?
The wettest day measured in Faro between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 2008, with 80 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Faro?
The windiest day measured in Faro between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1941, with winds reaching 82.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Faro?
The warmest month in Faro is August (22.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Faro?
Faro receives on average 498 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 60 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Faro?
Faro gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Faro?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Faro between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1954, with 0.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Faro?
Yes: Faro has on average 49 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Faro?
In Faro, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.2 °C on 20 August 2023, and the lowest was -4.4 °C on 11 February 1956.
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