Last and first frost dates in Faro
Portugal
Faro had no frost in 2016–2025, so crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.
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| Last spring frost | none in ten years |
|---|---|
| First autumn frost | none in ten years |
Median of 2016–2025 for the 25 km grid cell of the city: the last day at or below 0 °C in spring and the first in autumn (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo). In a cold year a frost can come a week or two later — Greenly warns 48 hours ahead.
There is no frost season here: crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.
When the soil warms up in Faro
The day the top 7 cm of soil first averages each temperature over a week, median of 2016–2025 (ERA5 via Open-Meteo).
| Soil | Date |
|---|---|
| 5 °C | already in the first week of January |
| 10 °C | already in the first week of January |
| 15 °C | 15 February |
| 18 °C | 16 April |
Frost dates near Faro
Of the nearest cities on our list, the last spring frost ends earliest in Jerez de la Frontera (16 January) and latest in Beja (6 February).
| City | Distance | Last spring frost | First autumn frost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portimão | 56 km | — | — |
| Huelva | 92 km | — | — |
| Beja | 110 km | 6 February | 28 December |
| Cadiz | 156 km | — | — |
| Jerez de la Frontera | 163 km | 16 January | — |
Seeds, seedlings and markets in Faro
Within 15 km of Faro OpenStreetMap lists 3 garden centres, 2 plant nurseries, 9 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 27 October 2026). The nearest market to the city centre is Mercado, 8 km away.
- Mercado — market
Avenida 5 de Outubro, 8700-306 Olhão · Mon–Fri 07:00–14:00; Sat 06:30–15:00; Sun closed · 8 km - Mercado de Estoi — market
Mon–Fri 09:00–12:00, 14:00–17:00 · 9 km - Largo do Mercado — market
Sun[1] · 14 km
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Faro: weather for the next 7 days
Forecast by Open-Meteo. Nights at or below 0 °C are marked as frost.
Weather in Faro by month
Average weather in Faro over 2016–2025: the warmest month is August. Months that average 20 °C or more by day: May–October (23.3–29.6 °C). No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 9.5 °C. About 474 mm of rain falls in a year, on 60 days; March is the wettest month (87 mm) and August the driest (0 mm).
| Month | Day, °C | Night, °C | Rain, mm | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.3 | 9.5 | 46 | 6 |
| February | 17.1 | 10.3 | 50 | 6 |
| March | 18 | 11 | 87 | 10 |
| April | 19.9 | 12.8 | 46 | 8 |
| May | 23.3 | 15.4 | 32 | 4 |
| June | 26 | 17.9 | 7 | 2 |
| July | 29 | 20.1 | 1 | 0 |
| August | 29.6 | 20.9 | 0 | 0 |
| September | 26.6 | 18.9 | 13 | 2 |
| October | 23.7 | 16.8 | 68 | 7 |
| November | 19.4 | 13 | 61 | 8 |
| December | 17.1 | 10.9 | 63 | 7 |
Average of the daily highs and lows, rain per month and days with at least 1 mm (ERA5 via Open-Meteo, the same grid cell as the frost dates).