Water temperature in Algarve in December

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Is it warm enough to swim in Algarve in December? Average water temperature in Algarve in December is 16.9°C and therefore is not suitable for comfortable swimming. The warmest sea in Algarve in December is 19.1°C, and the coldest is 14.5°C. To find out the sea temperature today and in the coming days, go to Current sea temperature in Algarve

Changes water temperature in Algarve in December 2024, 2023

To get an accurate forecast for the water temperature in Algarve for any chosen month, compare two years within a 10 year range using the chart below. In addition to the sea water temperature in Algarve, the selected years in the table also show the values of the maximum and minimum temperatures on each of the days of December.

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Day	2024	2023	Min	Max
1 December	18.7°C	16.9°C	14.7°C	19.1°C
2 December	18.8°C	16.5°C	14.6°C	19°C
3 December	18.9°C	16.6°C	14.6°C	18.9°C
4 December	18.8°C	16.7°C	14.5°C	18.8°C
5 December	18.8°C	17.2°C	14.6°C	18.9°C
6 December	18.9°C	17.3°C	14.6°C	18.9°C
7 December	18.6°C	18.1°C	14.8°C	18.6°C
8 December	18.5°C	18.3°C	14.7°C	18.5°C
9 December	18°C	17.3°C	15.2°C	18.2°C
10 December	17.8°C	17.8°C	15.3°C	18.2°C
11 December	18°C	17.7°C	14.9°C	18.1°C
12 December	17.8°C	17.9°C	15°C	18°C
13 December	18°C	17.5°C	15.2°C	18°C
14 December	17.8°C	17.3°C	15°C	18.2°C
15 December	17.9°C	17.3°C	15.2°C	18.1°C

Day	2024	2023	Min	Max
16 December	17.6°C	17.4°C	14.8°C	18.1°C
17 December	17.6°C	17.6°C	15°C	17.9°C
18 December	17.6°C	17.6°C	15.1°C	18.1°C
19 December	18°C	17.7°C	15.3°C	18.2°C
20 December	17.7°C	17.1°C	15.3°C	18°C
21 December	17.6°C	17.2°C	14.6°C	18°C
22 December	17.7°C	17.3°C	14.8°C	18°C
23 December	17.6°C	17.3°C	15°C	17.8°C
24 December	17.3°C	17.3°C	15.3°C	17.9°C
25 December	17.4°C	17.3°C	15°C	17.8°C
26 December	17.4°C	17.4°C	15.5°C	17.9°C
27 December	17.3°C	17.3°C	15°C	17.8°C
28 December	17.3°C	17.3°C	15.3°C	17.8°C
29 December	17.3°C	17.3°C	15.3°C	17.8°C
30 December	17.3°C	17.1°C	15.5°C	17.7°C
31 December	17.3°C	17.1°C	15.3°C	17.8°C

Average water temperature in Algarve in December over a decade

2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
17.9°C	17.6°C	17.6°C	16.8°C	15°C

2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
17.2°C	16°C	17.3°C	17.3°C	17.9°C

Algarve sea state in December

Chart comparing the height of waves in Algarve in December over the past years. The red line indicates the height of the waves when swimming in the sea is prohibited. To view the current sea conditions, click on the graph.

Algarve water temperature during other months:

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Temperature in neighboring cities

The nearest locations with the average water temperature in December. In addition, the maximum and minimum water temperatures for that month, recorded over the last decade, are shown

	Avr	Min	Max
Albufeira	16.9°C	14.5°C	19.1°C
Falesia Beach	16.8°C	14.3°C	19°C
Olhos de Agua	16.8°C	14.3°C	19°C
Evaristo	16.8°C	14.3°C	19°C
Vilamoura	16.8°C	14.3°C	19°C
Armacao de Pera	16.8°C	14.2°C	19°C
Praia dos Salgados	16.8°C	14.2°C	19°C
Praia da Gale	16.8°C	14.2°C	19°C
Quarteira	17°C	14.5°C	19.2°C
Almancil	17°C	14.5°C	19.2°C

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Our report for Algarve is compiled using satellite data together with in-situ observations to get the most reliable daily data of sea surface temperatures, surf forecasts, current temperatures and weather forecasts.

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