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Right now in Vilamoura: clear skies, 23°C, feels like 24°C.
Expect a mostly clear week in Vilamoura, with temperatures staying fairly steady between 20°C and 32°C.
Daytime highs this week are about 4°C above the September average of 27°C.
Sunrise: 07:10 · Sunset: 19:48 · Day length: 12h 38m
Sea water: 19.1°C, warming slightly to around 20°C over the coming days
Wave height: 0.6m (min 0.5m on 2026-09-11, max 1.3m on 2026-09-13)
Vilamoura water temperature for the next 7 days · Sea temperature along the whole coast
Vilamoura grew up around one of Europe's largest marinas, in the central Algarve between Quarteira and the red cliffs of Praia da Falésia. Facing south and out of reach of the northerly wind, it collects everything the Algarve is famous for: dry summers at 28–30 °C, a late-afternoon sea breeze and a sea that stays typically calm from early summer well into autumn.
Winter is among the mildest in continental Europe, with highs of 16–18 °C and enough sun to keep the golf courses busy all year round. Rain is concentrated between November and February and rarely lasts for days on end. The sea follows the rest of the central Algarve: fresh in June, it climbs to 18–19 °C by late August and September.
| Month | Min (°C) | Max (°C) | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.5 | 16.1 | 6.6 |
| February | 10.3 | 17.0 | 5.2 |
| March | 11.0 | 18.0 | 10.0 |
| April | 12.8 | 19.9 | 9.1 |
| May | 15.3 | 23.3 | 3.9 |
| June | 17.9 | 26.3 | 2.3 |
| July | 20.1 | 29.7 | 0.2 |
| August | 20.8 | 30.2 | 0.2 |
| September | 18.9 | 26.8 | 2.3 |
| October | 16.7 | 23.7 | 6.9 |
| November | 12.9 | 19.2 | 8.4 |
| December | 10.8 | 17.0 | 7.5 |
Going by Vilamoura's own averages, May is the most balanced month: highs near 23 °C and about 4 rainy days. The hottest month is August at 30 °C, and the wettest is March with 10 rainy days.
Averages for 2016–2025. A rainy day is one with at least 1 mm of precipitation.
From August to early October, with the water at 18–19 °C. September is usually the ideal month: the sea at its peak, the air still warm and less bustle around the marina and beaches.
Yes, it is a nearly unbroken stretch of sand running for several kilometres below the cliffs, shelving gently into a usually calm sea. On days with southerly or easterly wind the swell picks up, but those are the exception in summer.
Winter is precisely the golf high season. With highs of 16–18 °C, plenty of clear days and courses minutes from the marina, the Algarve winter is one of the few in Europe where you can play comfortably all year.