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🇵🇹 Weather in Albufeira in January

This is what the weather in Albufeira (Algarve, Portugal) was like in January in 2017–2026.

Key facts at a glance

Prevailing weather: Sunny

Avg. daytime high

15.7 °C

14.3 °C – 17.1 °C

Avg. night-time low

11.2 °C

10.1 °C – 13.4 °C

Avg. rain days in period

8.2

26 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm

Avg. precipitation in period

79.5 mm

2.2 mm – 233 mm

Avg. cloud cover

40 %

This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover shown instead.

Avg. sea temperature

–

Sea temperature unavailable for today (daily limit).

Extremes: Highest temperature 19.6 °C (31 Jan 2022) · Lowest temperature 5.4 °C (19 Jan 2017) · Avg. daily peak wind 26 km/h

Weather mix of all days

  • 123Sunny
  • 89Partly cloudy
  • 16Cloudy
  • 38Light rain
  • 44Rain

Summary

  • On average 15.7 °C during the day and 11.2 °C at night.
  • On average 8.2 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 79.5 mm of precipitation in total.
  • In 1 of 10 years there was not a single rain day.
  • Prevailing: Sunny.
  • Warmest year: 2024 (avg. 17.1 °C), coolest: 2021 (avg. 14.3 °C).
  • Wettest year: 2026 (233 mm), driest: 2022 (2.2 mm).
  • Extremes: 19.6 °C on 31 Jan 2022 and 5.4 °C on 19 Jan 2017.

Overall values from all 10 years. How is this calculated?

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Temperatures per year

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Precipitation & rain days

Year by year

  • 2026

    Rain
    Avg. max14.9°Avg. min11.5°
    Rain days
    21 Rain days
    Precipitation
    233 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    57 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 17.6 °C · Min 6.9 °C

  • 2025

    Rain
    Avg. max16.7°Avg. min12.9°
    Rain days
    15 Rain days
    Precipitation
    186 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    49 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 19.6 °C · Min 9.1 °C

  • 2024

    Partly cloudy
    Avg. max17.1°Avg. min13.4°
    Rain days
    8 Rain days
    Precipitation
    122 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    49 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 18.9 °C · Min 10.2 °C

  • 2023

    Sunny
    Avg. max15.9°Avg. min11.2°
    Rain days
    6 Rain days
    Precipitation
    25.9 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    29 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 19.1 °C · Min 7.6 °C

  • 2022

    Sunny
    Avg. max16.3°Avg. min11.6°
    Rain days
    0 Rain days
    Precipitation
    2.2 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    27 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 19.6 °C · Min 7.9 °C

  • 2021

    Partly cloudy
    Avg. max14.3°Avg. min10.2°
    Rain days
    9 Rain days
    Precipitation
    49.6 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    44 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 18.3 °C · Min 5.7 °C

  • 2020

    Partly cloudy
    Avg. max15.5°Avg. min10.9°
    Rain days
    8 Rain days
    Precipitation
    45.4 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    41 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 17.2 °C · Min 7.9 °C

  • 2019

    Sunny
    Avg. max15.6°Avg. min10.4°
    Rain days
    4 Rain days
    Precipitation
    25.0 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    33 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 17.8 °C · Min 7.5 °C

  • 2018

    Sunny
    Avg. max15.8°Avg. min10.1°
    Rain days
    6 Rain days
    Precipitation
    43.3 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    38 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 18.6 °C · Min 7.7 °C

  • 2017

    Sunny
    Avg. max14.8°Avg. min10.1°
    Rain days
    5 Rain days
    Precipitation
    62.7 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    35 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 17.5 °C · Min 5.4 °C

Frequently asked questions

How warm is it in Albufeira in January?
Daytime highs averaged 15.7 °C, night-time lows 11.2 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 19.6 °C (31 Jan 2022), the lowest 5.4 °C (19 Jan 2017).
How often does it rain in Albufeira in January?
On average there were 8.2 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 79.5 mm of precipitation in total. In 1 of 10 years there was no rain day at all.

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Data sources

Weather data
Data obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations) on a coarse grid of about 50 km. Values represent a large area and can differ from local conditions, especially on islands, coasts and in mountains. No sunshine duration.
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations)
Reanalysis values represent a grid cell (approx. 25–50 km) and may differ from local measurements on coasts, islands and in mountains.
Sea temperature
MUR SST data were provided by JPL under support by NASA MEaSUREs program; accessed via NOAA CoastWatch ERDDAP
Daily multi-scale ultra-high resolution (≈ 1 km) analysis of satellite measurements (infrared, microwave) and in-situ data. Represents the foundation temperature below the daily warm surface layer. (Satellite and in-situ analysis)
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