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The
coast offers a full range of water sports, excellent swimming and
glorious sands for soaking up the sunshine. Meanwhile, the country side offers a luxurious world of green rolling hills whose
slopes are often given over to the cultivation of orange orchards,
fig and almond trees.
Algarvian summers are very dry and very long – it is rare to see any rain at all between
mid-June and September. There are about 12 hours of sunshine per day and temperatures
average 28-30º. The winters are comparable to a mild northern European spring with
around 6 hours of sunshine per day and mid-day temperatures averaging about 16º.
Whilst Portugal is unique in that it is the only European country to come within both the
Atlantic and Mediterranean climatic zones, it is undoubtedly the Atlantic influence that
is stronger. Because of this, summer days are rarely stiffling and sticky, in spite of the
high temperatures. |
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