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Algarve (Faro) weather in March

Is it warm? Not really. March in Algarve (Faro) is cool: afternoons average 18°C and nights 11°C. Most days (80%) peak between 15°C and 21°C.

Cool · average high

18°C

25°C or more on almost no days; 20°C or more on about one in ten days.

  • Average low11°overnight
  • Sea16°average, 2023–2025
  • Rainy days883 mm in the month
  • SkySome cloud45% cloud · 37% clear days

How warm it really gets

Every March afternoon from 2011–2025: 465 days. Most (80%) peaked between 15° and 21°.

Number of March days by daily high, 2011–2025.

March, year by year

The average March high in each year. The warmest, 2023, averaged 20°C; the coolest, 2013, 16°C.

Average March high by year: 2011: 16.1°C, 2012: 17.2°C, 2013: 15.5°C, 2014: 16.8°C, 2015: 17.8°C, 2016: 16.3°C, 2017: 18.2°C, 2018: 16.4°C, 2019: 19.1°C, 2020: 18.6°C, 2021: 18.9°C, 2022: 17.4°C, 2023: 19.5°C, 2024: 18.3°C, 2025: 17.4°C.

Compared with home

Average March highs. Expect rain on about 8 days (83 mm in a typical month).

  • Algarve (Faro)18°
  • London11°
  • Cork10°
  • Dublin10°
  • Manchester10°
  • Belfast9°
  • Glasgow9°

Other months

Algarve (Faro) all year · Where else is hot in March

Warmer in March, not much further

Flying times are estimates from Dublin; Algarve (Faro) is about 2h 45m.

  • Mild in Mar

    20°C average high

    avg high · 9° at night

    25°C+ on 1 in 10 days

    Seville

    Spain

    Sea
    Inland
    Rain
    9 days
    Sky
    Often cloudy
    From Dublin
    ≈ 2h 45m
  • Mild in Mar

    23°C average high

    avg high · 8° at night

    25°C+ on 3 in 10 days

    Marrakech

    Morocco

    Sea
    Inland
    Rain
    5 days
    Sky
    Some cloud
    From Dublin
    ≈ 3h 30m
  • Cool in Mar

    19°C average high

    avg high · 14° at night

    25°C+ on rarely

    Madeira

    Portugal

    Sea
    19°
    Rain
    9 days
    Sky
    Often cloudy
    From Dublin
    ≈ 3h 30m

Air: ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2011–2025. Sea: Copernicus Marine analysis via Open-Meteo, 2023–2025. Rainy day = 2 mm or more. Clear day = average cloud cover of 30% or less. These are averages of past weather, not a forecast. Methodology