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Home Aljezur farmhouses for sale Contact Control of the red palm weevil Algarve west coast climate Heating options The truth about coastal property What is natural park Costa Vicentina? Building and renovating in western Algarve Portugal land scams Fishing on the Vicentina coast Western Algarve agriculture  AFPOP Utilities in Portugal Schools in Aljezur  Solar home heating plans		Portugal Algarve west coast climate; The weather in this area is ideal for about 10 months a year. It rains a lot in January and February though. If you're within 5 Km of the coast, it will stay cool in summer. generally the west coast is 5-10 degrees cooler than the south coast on hot summer days. If you're closer than 2, it can be a bit foggy at times. the truth about coastal property Inland, it gets hot; very hot in midsummer, in the 40's, like the south coast. In winter, the weather is far milder than northern Europe, or even Northern Portugal. Sunny days will be up around 18 mostly, but if it's cloudy or raining the temperature will drop to  12-15°. Winter nights are usually around 10°, but can drop to zero or even below. Each time that happens, all the locals tell me it never happens. Most houses in southern Portugal are built without heating systems. There is a belief among the old people here that heated houses are bad for the health. see Heating options. You don't need as much heat as in the north, but you do need some. Summer nights are mostly comfortable in the coastal area [5 km], we wished we had air-conditioning one night, but other than that it was very comfortable. If you're inland, most northerners will want air-conditioning at least in the bedroom. The best weather forecast for the coastal areas in www.windguru.com Algarve west coast current weather and forecast Algarve South coast current weather and forecast Algarve mountain region current weather and forecast;