Quarteira weather in July

In July, Quarteira sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 93% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 30 min at the start of July to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Quarteira's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Quarteira's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
20°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:29 AM – 7:47 PM
Cloud cover
9%
1st clearest
Wind
18 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
7.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.6
out of 10

Quarteira is city in Loulé municipality, Portugal.

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical July day in Quarteira reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 5°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, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Quarteira weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-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 July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 93% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 2%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1973
2973
3973
4973
5973
6973
7973
8973
9973
10973
11973
12973
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14982
15982
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27982
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30982
31964

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Quarteira gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the humid band about 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 8% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1549433
2548443
3547453
4545463
5544484
6542494
7541504
8439525
9437545
10435565
11434566
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311275715

Wind in July

Winds average 18 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
719light breeze
818light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of July to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:20 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 7:51 PM to 7:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.55:207:51
214.55:217:51
314.55:217:51
414.55:227:51
514.55:227:51
614.55:237:51
714.55:237:51
814.45:247:50
914.45:247:50
1014.45:257:50
1114.45:257:49
1214.45:267:49
1314.45:277:49
1414.45:277:48
1514.35:287:48
1614.35:297:47
1714.35:297:47
1814.35:307:46
1914.35:317:46
2014.25:317:45
2114.25:327:45
2214.25:337:44
2314.25:347:43
2414.15:347:43
2514.15:357:42
2614.15:367:41
2714.15:377:40
2814.05:387:40
2914.05:387:39
3014.05:397:38
3113.95:407:37

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.93 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

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 — July's 7.93 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.0Intense
28.0Intense
38.0Intense
48.0Intense
58.0Intense
68.0Intense
78.0Intense
88.0Intense
98.0Intense
108.0Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Quarteira?

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

9.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Quarteira in July

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

In July, Quarteira sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 20°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Quarteira in July

The nearest coast averages about 20°C in July — 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.

14°16°18°20°22°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar15Cool
Apr16Cool
May17Cool
Jun19Cool
Jul20Refreshing
Aug21Refreshing
Sep21Refreshing
Oct20Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Quarteira in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Quarteira 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
Location & terrain

Where is Quarteira?

Quarteira sits at 37.1°N, 8.1°W, 23 m above sea level, in Portugal. The nearest listed city is Loulé, 10 km away.

Topography around Quarteira

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Quarteira has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 371 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 894 m.

The land around Quarteira is covered by water (41%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, water (43%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and water (39%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
371 m
80 km
894 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: Loulé 10 km · Albufeira 13 km · Faro 16 km · Olhão 23 km · Quelfes 25 km · Laranjeiro 26 km · Portimão 40 km · Tavira 41 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 Quarteira (37.0695°, -8.1006°, elevation 23 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).