Faro weather in August

In August, Faro sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 88% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Faro's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Faro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:53 AM – 7:19 PM
Cloud cover
13%
2nd clearest
Wind
17 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
7.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.5
out of 10

Faro is city seat of Faro municipality.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.8 µg/m³ · 2017

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Faro reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C warmer than September.

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Faro weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 12°557.29.74.9
Feb15° / 12°475.510.65.1
Mar16° / 13°536.511.75.7
Apr17° / 14°425.712.96.4
May19° / 16°244.5147.4
Jun22° / 18°50.914.58.9
Jul24° / 20°00.114.39.6
Aug25° / 20°20.313.49.5
Sep23° / 19°192.712.38.6
Oct20° / 17°676.6117.1
Nov18° / 15°707.3106.3
Dec16° / 13°907.79.55.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 88% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 5%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1964
2964
3964
4964
5964
6964
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Faro gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.3 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 19% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11275616
21265716
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42265418
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Wind in August

Winds average 17 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:40 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 7:35 PM to 6:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:407:35
213.95:417:34
313.95:427:33
413.85:437:32
513.85:447:31
613.85:447:30
713.75:457:29
813.75:467:28
913.75:477:27
1013.65:487:26
1113.65:497:25
1213.65:507:24
1313.55:507:22
1413.55:517:21
1513.55:527:20
1613.45:537:19
1713.45:547:17
1813.45:557:16
1913.35:557:15
2013.35:567:13
2113.25:577:12
2213.25:587:11
2313.25:597:09
2413.16:007:08
2513.16:017:07
2613.16:017:05
2713.06:027:04
2813.06:037:02
2912.96:047:01
3012.96:056:59
3112.96:066:58

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.33 kWh/m² to a high of 7.93 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 7.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.6Intense
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47.5Intense
57.5Intense
67.4Intense
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316.5Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Faro?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

9.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Faro for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Faro in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Faro sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 20°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Faro in August

The nearest coast averages about 22°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 17 km away) is warmest in August at about 22°C and coldest in February near 16°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 22 to Oct 25 — about 4.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

14°16°18°20°22°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan17Cool
Feb16Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr17Cool
May18Cool
Jun20Cool
Jul21Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep21Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Faro in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Faro peaks around July 14 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Faro in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Faro is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Faro's WHO annual average of 9.8 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1615 µg/m³Dec 128 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr12Good
May10Good
Jun8Good
Jul8Good
Aug10Good
Sep9Good
Oct10Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Faro?

Faro sits at 37.0°N, 7.9°W, 24 m above sea level, in Portugal. The nearest listed city is Olhão, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Faro

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Faro.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Faro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 408 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 894 m.

The land around Faro is covered by wetland (26%) within 3 km, water (49%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and water (40%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
50 m
16 km
408 m
80 km
894 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Olhão 8.0 km · Quelfes 10 km · Laranjeiro 12 km · Loulé 16 km · Quarteira 16 km · Tavira 28 km · Albufeira 30 km · Ayamonte 51 km

Portugal travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 60% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$32,082
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
95%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
8.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 612
Religion
Catholic 68%not applicable 13%no religion 12%no response 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Faro (37.0187°, -7.9272°, elevation 24 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).