Loulé in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Loulé sees average daytime highs around 15°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 168 mm of rain over about 21 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 15°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Loulé's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Loulé's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 15°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 7°C
- Rainfall
- 168 mm
- 21 wet days
- Avg wind
- 13 km/h
- Travel score
- 4.9
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Loulé in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 15°C.
A typical winter day in Loulé reaches about 15°C and drops to 7°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Loulé
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
winter sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Loulé weather by month
How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14° / 6° | 48 | 7.3 | 9.7 | 4.6 |
| Feb | 15° / 7° | 46 | 5.6 | 10.6 | 5.3 |
| Mar | 18° / 9° | 56 | 7.4 | 11.7 | 6.4 |
| Apr | 20° / 10° | 53 | 7.4 | 12.9 | 6.8 |
| May | 24° / 13° | 38 | 6.5 | 14 | 7.7 |
| Jun | 28° / 16° | 10 | 1.9 | 14.5 | 7.6 |
| Jul | 32° / 18° | 1 | 0.3 | 14.3 | 5.8 |
| Aug | 31° / 18° | 3 | 0.5 | 13.4 | 5.8 |
| Sep | 28° / 17° | 26 | 3.7 | 12.3 | 7.4 |
| Oct | 23° / 14° | 65 | 7.1 | 11 | 7.3 |
| Nov | 18° / 10° | 64 | 7.3 | 10 | 6.2 |
| Dec | 15° / 8° | 75 | 7.6 | 9.5 | 4.9 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Loulé gets around 168 mm of rain over 21 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 13 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min in early December to 11 h 06 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.8 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Loulé?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter is a reasonable time to visit Loulé for sightseeing.
What to pack for Loulé in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Loulé sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 21 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Loulé in Winter
The nearest coast averages about 16°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.
The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 21°C and coldest in February near 15°C.
It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 18 to Oct 2 — about 2.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
| Comfort | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Cool | Cool | Cool |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16 | Cool |
| Feb | 15 | Cool |
| Mar | 15 | Cool |
| Apr | 16 | Cool |
| May | 17 | Cool |
| Jun | 19 | Cool |
| Jul | 20 | Refreshing |
| Aug | 21 | Refreshing |
| Sep | 21 | Refreshing |
| Oct | 20 | Cool |
| Nov | 18 | Cool |
| Dec | 17 | Cool |
UV index in Loulé in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Loulé 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Very high | High | High | Moderate | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | Moderate |
| Feb | 3 | Moderate |
| Mar | 7 | High |
| Apr | 8 | Very high |
| May | 7 | Very high |
| Jun | 9 | Very high |
| Jul | 10 | Extreme |
| Aug | 9 | Very high |
| Sep | 7 | High |
| Oct | 5 | High |
| Nov | 3 | Moderate |
| Dec | 2 | Low |
Where is Loulé?
Loulé sits at 37.1°N, 8.0°W, 186 m above sea level, in Portugal. The nearest listed city is Quarteira, 10 km away.
Topography around Loulé
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Loulé.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Loulé has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 280 m around an average of 185 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 539 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 894 m.
The land around Loulé is covered by grassland (48%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, grassland (29%), trees (26%) and shrubs (25%) within 16 km, and water (35%) and grassland (33%) within 80 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
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 Loulé (37.1377°, -8.0197°, elevation 186 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.