Algarve weather in January
Averages for 3 places in the Algarve in January, from 30 years of weather data.
Holiday weather in January
Poor
Best time to visit: June – September
Places in the Algarve in January
Sorted by holiday weather score. Each place links to its own page for January.
January compared
How the weather changes from December to February. Tap a month to open it.
| DecemberDec | JanuaryJan | FebruaryFeb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 23 | 26 | 30 |
| Day | 16° | 15° | 16° |
| Night | 11° | 10° | 10° |
| Sea | 17° | 16° | 15° |
| Sun | 6 h | 6 h | 7 h |
| Rain days | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Algarve in January: quick answers
Is it warm in the Algarve in January?
Not really, it is cool. Daytime highs average 15 °C (15–16 °C by place) and nights 10 °C.
Can you swim in the Algarve in January?
Hardly: the sea is only 16 °C.
Where is it warmest in the Algarve in January?
The warmest are Portimão (16 °C), Albufeira (15 °C) and Lagos (15 °C).
Does it rain much in the Algarve in January?
Now and then: 8 rainy days on average. Plus 6 hours of sunshine a day.
Is January a good time to visit the Algarve?
January scores 26 out of 100 (Poor). The best time to visit is June – September.
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Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)