The Algarve temperature is one of the highest in Europe with lots of sunshine throughout the year. The Algarve is a fairly dry place with virtually no rain in the summer months and about a week of rainy days during the winter months. 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.
The climate in Tavira in September and October is warm with temp ranges of between 14 and 27 degrees celcius and in March and April average temperatures are within the range of 9 and 19 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.
At Sagres the average temperature in January and Febuary ranges between 7 and 17 degrees celcius making the Sagres climate mild and in August and September it increases to between 17 and 29 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.
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