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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.

Last spring frostnone in ten years
First autumn frostnone 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).

SoilDate
5 °Calready in the first week of January
10 °Calready in the first week of January
15 °C15 February
18 °C16 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).

CityDistanceLast spring frostFirst autumn frost
Portimão56 km——
Huelva92 km——
Beja110 km6 February28 December
Cadiz156 km——
Jerez de la Frontera163 km16 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.

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).

MonthDay, °CNight, °CRain, mmRainy days
January16.39.5466
February17.110.3506
March18118710
April19.912.8468
May23.315.4324
June2617.972
July2920.110
August29.620.900
September26.618.9132
October23.716.8687
November19.413618
December17.110.9637

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).