Climate averages 1991–2020
Faro weather
in October.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 5th warmest and the 10th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Faro: daytime highs average 21.4°C and nights cool to about 17.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 67 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 16 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Huelva (92 km away). In October its highs average 24.1°C, 2.6°C warmer than Faro, with 63 mm of rain.
Among the 12 cities listed in Portugal, Faro ranks 5th of 12 for the warmest October highs and 1st of 12 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 12 cities is 20.9°C; Faro is 0.6°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 3.4°C to 18.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 67 mm to 70 mm.
The annual picture
October 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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Huelva in OctoberSpain · 92 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 15.4°C · 63 mm rain
- Cadiz, Spain in OctoberSpain · 156 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 16.1°C · 84 mm rain
- Jerez de la Frontera in OctoberSpain · 164 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 15.0°C · 74 mm rain
- San Fernando, Spain in OctoberSpain · 165 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 16.4°C · 84 mm rain
- Chiclana de la Frontera in OctoberSpain · 172 kmHigh 22.9°C · Low 16.9°C · 84 mm rain
- Sevilla in OctoberSpain · 178 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 15.0°C · 66 mm rain
- Dos Hermanas in OctoberSpain · 180 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 14.6°C · 73 mm rain
- Setúbal in OctoberPortugal · 188 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 14.8°C · 70 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.