Climate averages 1991–2020
Faro weather
in February.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 11th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a mild month in Faro: daytime highs average 15.5°C and nights cool to about 11.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 47 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes February a moderately wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 48 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Huelva (92 km away). In February its highs average 16.9°C, 1.4°C warmer than Faro, with 39 mm of rain.
Among the 12 cities listed in Portugal, Faro ranks 3rd of 12 for the warmest February highs and 1st of 12 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 12 cities is 14.5°C; Faro is 1.0°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 1.5°C to 17.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 47 mm to 53 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Faro climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15.0°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 55 | 7.2 | 9.910 h |
| February, selected | 15.5°C11.0°C | 11.0°C | 47 | 5.6 | 10.811 h |
| March | 17.0°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 53 | 6.4 | 11.912 h |
| April | 18.3°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 42 | 5.6 | 13.113 h |
| May | 20.7°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 24 | 4.5 | 14.114 h |
| June | 23.8°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 4.9 | 0.9 | 14.715 h |
| July | 26.3°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 14.414 h |
| August | 26.4°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 2.0 | 0.3 | 13.614 h |
| September | 24.3°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 19 | 2.7 | 12.512 h |
| October | 21.4°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 67 | 6.6 | 11.311 h |
| November | 18.1°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 70 | 7.3 | 10.210 h |
| December | 15.9°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 90 | 7.7 | 9.710 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
February in nearby cities
- Huelva in FebruarySpain · 92 kmHigh 16.9°C · Low 7.8°C · 39 mm rain
- Cadiz, Spain in FebruarySpain · 156 kmHigh 16.7°C · Low 8.8°C · 64 mm rain
- Jerez de la Frontera in FebruarySpain · 164 kmHigh 16.9°C · Low 7.3°C · 53 mm rain
- San Fernando, Spain in FebruarySpain · 165 kmHigh 16.4°C · Low 9.3°C · 64 mm rain
- Chiclana de la Frontera in FebruarySpain · 172 kmHigh 16.1°C · Low 10.0°C · 64 mm rain
- Sevilla in FebruarySpain · 178 kmHigh 17.2°C · Low 7.0°C · 45 mm rain
- Dos Hermanas in FebruarySpain · 180 kmHigh 17.0°C · Low 6.7°C · 51 mm rain
- Setúbal in FebruaryPortugal · 188 kmHigh 15.6°C · Low 8.4°C · 48 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Faro) is explained once on the Faro year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.