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Where to stay in the Faro region

This guide covers 3 destinations in the Faro region, a first-level administrative division of Portugal, with 268 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Loulé, Faro and Portimão. Across its destinations, March to June, September and October are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO).

Destinations in this guide
3
Places to stay
268
Comfortable in the most places
March to June, September and October
Main airport
FAOFaro - Gago Coutinho International Airport
Currency
EUReuro
Time zone
Europe/Lisbon

Destinations

Destinations in Faro region

Every destination in this guide in the Faro region, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.

DestinationPopulationPlaces to stayBest monthsNearest airport
Portimão59,845125March to OctoberPRM · 5 km
Loulé70,62298March to OctoberFAO · 15 km
Faro64,56045March to June and September to NovemberFAO · 3 km

Where to stay

Places to stay in Faro region

1 place to stay in the Faro region from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.

Place to stayWhereType
Occidental Faro
hotel
Farohotel

Where to stay

More hotels in Faro region

267 hotels in the Faro region recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.

HotelWhereTypeOpenedWebsite
Albergaria LidoPortimãobed and breakfast1940
Casa Grande de BurgauPortimãobed and breakfast1912
Hospital Termal das Caldas de MonchiquePortimãodestination spa
Solar com capela e lagar de azeite na Quinta da CruzPortimãohotel
Casa Salvador MateusPortimãoboutique hotel1900casa-mae.com
Hotel BalaiaLouléhotel
Vila Gale LagosPortimãohotel
3HB Clube Humbria - All InclusiveLouléhotel
3HB Golden BeachLouléhotel
Adelaide HotelFarohotel
AeromarFarohotel
Agua Hotels Alvor JardimPortimãohotel
Água Hotels RiversidePortimãohotel
Alfagar AparthotelLouléhotel
AlisiosLouléhotel
Almar Hotel ApartamentoLouléhotel
Alte HotelLouléhotel
Alto Mar InnPortimãohotel
Alvor House LagoonPortimãoguest house
Amendoeira Golf ResortPortimãohotel
Anantara Vilamoura Algarve ResortLouléhotel
AP Adriana Beach ResortLouléhotel
AP Eva SensesFarohotel
AP Oriental Beach - Adults FriendlyPortimãohotel
Apartamentos da BalaiaLouléhotel
Apartamentos Jardins da RochaPortimãohotel
Apartamentos PinhãoPortimãohotel
Apartamentos Santa TeresinhaPortimãohotel
Apartamentos Solar VeiguinhaPortimãohotel
Apartamentos Turisticos da Orada Marina de AlbufeiraLouléhotel

When to go

Best time to visit Faro region

From the climate of 3 destinations in the Faro region with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: March to June, September and October.

MonthComfortable destinationsTypical highTypical rainfall
January0 of 315 °C81 mm
February0 of 316 °C56 mm
March3 of 319 °C60 mm
April3 of 320 °C47 mm
May3 of 323 °C39 mm
June3 of 326 °C10 mm
July2 of 329 °C2 mm
August2 of 329 °C3 mm
September3 of 327 °C24 mm
October3 of 323 °C73 mm
November1 of 319 °C83 mm
December0 of 316 °C96 mm

Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).

Getting there

Airports serving Faro region

The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in the Faro region name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.

Good to know

Public holidays in Faro region, 2026

Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: OpenHolidays API (ODbL).

Nationwide in Portugal

1 Jan · New Year's Day3 Apr · Good Friday5 Apr · Easter Sunday25 Apr · Liberty Day1 May · Labor Day4 Jun · Corpus Christi10 Jun · Portugal Day15 Aug · Assumption Day5 Oct · Republic Day1 Nov · All Saints' Day1 Dec · Independence Day8 Dec · Immaculate Conception Day25 Dec · Christmas

Nearby

Regions near Faro region

Other regions of Portugal with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.

Portugal travel guide · All regions of Portugal

Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from the OpenHolidays API (ODbL); places to stay and guest scores from each operator's own public pages; further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.