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Faro
A walled old town beside the Ria Formosa lagoon, and the gateway to the Algarve's cliffs and coves.
Cacela Velha: a clifftop village over the lagoon
Photo: Marc Ryckaert · CC BY-SA 4.0
A tiny whitewashed village with an 18th-century fort and church on a low cliff above the eastern end of the Ria Formosa. At low tide you can wade across to a sandbar beach.
Direct flights to Faro from the UK
20 UK airports fly direct · hover or tap one
| From | Airlines | Months with flights | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | Ryanair | Oct, Mar to Sep | 1,420 mi |
| Belfast International | Ryanair · easyJet · Jet2 | All year | 1,222 mi |
| Birmingham | Ryanair · easyJet · Jet2 | All year | 1,109 mi |
| Bournemouth | Ryanair · Jet2 | Oct to Nov, Mar to Sep | 998 mi |
| Bristol | Ryanair · easyJet · Jet2 | All year | 1,026 mi |
| Cardiff | Ryanair | Oct, Mar to Sep | 1,019 mi |
| East Midlands | Ryanair · Jet2 | All year | 1,139 mi |
| Edinburgh | Ryanair · Jet2 | All year | 1,326 mi |
| Exeter | Ryanair | Oct, Mar to Sep | 974 mi |
| Gatwick | easyJet · Jet2 | All year | 1,049 mi |
| Glasgow | easyJet · Jet2 | All year | 1,313 mi |
| Leeds Bradford | Ryanair · Jet2 | All year | 1,203 mi |
| Liverpool | Ryanair · easyJet · Jet2 | All year | 1,154 mi |
| Luton | Ryanair · easyJet · Jet2 | All year | 1,092 mi |
| Manchester | Ryanair · easyJet · Jet2 | All year | 1,161 mi |
| Newcastle | Ryanair · easyJet · Jet2 | All year | 1,280 mi |
| Newquay | Ryanair | Oct, Mar to Sep | 939 mi |
| Norwich | Ryanair | Oct, Mar to Sep | 1,171 mi |
| Southampton | easyJet | Oct, Mar to Sep | 1,016 mi |
| Stansted | Ryanair · Jet2 | All year | 1,103 mi |
From the airlines' own timetables for October 2026 to September 2027. Pick an airport to see the exact days.
Weather in Faro by month
Average daytime highs. The warmest months are June, July, August.
| Month | Day | Night | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16° | 8° | 6 |
| February | 17° | 9° | 5 |
| March | 19° | 11° | 6 |
| April | 21° | 12° | 5 |
| May | 24° | 15° | 4 |
| June | 27° | 18° | 1 |
| July | 29° | 20° | 0 |
| August | 29° | 20° | 0 |
| September | 26° | 18° | 2 |
| October | 23° | 16° | 6 |
| November | 20° | 12° | 7 |
| December | 17° | 10° | 7 |
Long-term averages from the national weather service's station record, as compiled on Wikipedia (Faro, Portugal). A rainy day has at least 1mm of rain.
Before you go
- On a British passport you can visit visa-free for up to 90 days in any 180 across the Schengen area.
- Your passport must have been issued less than 10 years before you arrive, and expire at least 3 months after you plan to leave.
- The EU's Entry/Exit System is in use: on your first trip you'll be asked for fingerprints and a photo at the border. It's free, but allow extra time.
From the Foreign Office's Portugal travel advice, checked on 16 October 2026. Rules change, so check it before you travel.