Summers are reliably hot, dry and sunny but winters are mild and can be quite wet. Temperatures are comfortable in April, May, September and October. The sea can be a tad bracing in April and May . The summers can be almost unbearably hot, but onshore sea breezes keep the coastal resorts more comfortable. The mountains offer a pleasant temperature.
Winters are mild and damp.
The summers can be unbearably hot with coastal sea breezes offering relief from the baking heat. Winters are mild and damp. The Atlantic is cooler and much rougher than the Mediterranean. The further south you go the warmer it gets. The Algarve faces south and enjoys the best of the country's climate.