The Algarve weather in December has been a mix of warm, sunny days; cold, windy days and some very wet days! The countryside is lush and green and the wild flowers are already putting on a show!

Date	shade/sun°C	comments	Date	shade/sun°C	comments	Date	shade/sun°C	comments
1st	16	sunshine & showers	12th	18	overcast all day but warm..still 17°C at 10pm!	23rd	14	showery and quite chilly
2nd	18	rainy & windy	13th	20 / 25	lovely day - blue skies, sunny & hot!	24th	12	mostly cloudy and rather chilly!
3rd	12 / 18	lots of sun but really cold wind	14th	19 / 28	another glorious day!	25th	17	warmer but showery - heavy at times
4th	14	rain & windy	15th	15 / 23	another lovely day but cooler	26th	17	some clouds, some sun
5th	17	warm but wet!	16th	14 / 20	cold but sunny all day	27th	16	cloudy but dry all day - showers in the evening
6th	19	warm but hazy, few showers	17th	12	very cold and cloudy	28th	17	overcast but dry
7th	18 / 20	lovely blue skies but day started with thunder & lightning!	18th	17 / 23	heavy rain early morning, then sunny day with just a few clouds	29th	17	overcast and showery
8th	16	cloudy day with thunder & lightning & heavy rain at times	19th	17 / 23	dry and mostly sunny	30th	17 / 21	heavy rain at start of the day then lots of sunshine with just a few showers.
9th	18 / 24	rain overnight but lovely sunny day & warm!	20th	16	rain!	31st	19 / 23	Mostly dry and sunny, just a couple of light showers. Really warm evening and a lovely clear night for the fireworks!
10th	19 / 24	some clouds, some wind, but warm!	21st	17	rain! heavy at times
11th	18 / 23	some sun, some cloud, some wind!	22nd	17 / 23	thunder & lightning overnight, lovely sunny morning, cloudy afternoon

Ferragudo in the December sunshine on the 3rd	The setting sun reflecting in the clouds on December 7th.	Praia da Luz on December 13th - a glorious day - perfect for lunch at the beach restaurant!	Alvor river front at 4.30pm (about an hour before the sun finally set) on December 14th

updated 1st January 2011