Faro
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Reaching Faro from London emits 50.9 kg CO₂e return by rail (23h 18m each way) against 434 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 26.9 °C in August and 13.4 °C in December.
When to go: Faro is warmest in August (26.9 °C), sunniest in July (13.5 h a day); coldest in December (13.4 °C). Month by month
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 1,979 km | 58.4 kg | 23h 42m | 498 kg | 6h 6m |
| Barcelona | 995 km | 29.4 kg | 11h 12m | 250 kg | 4h 48m |
| Berlin | 2,393 km | 70.6 kg | 29h | 602 kg | 6h 42m |
| Birmingham | 1,782 km | 64.0 kg | 26h | 448 kg | 5h 54m |
| Bristol | 1,659 km | 64.6 kg | 26h 18m | 417 kg | 5h 42m |
| Brussels | 1,820 km | 53.7 kg | 21h 48m | 458 kg | 5h 54m |
| Cardiff | 1,651 km | 67.9 kg | 26h 36m | 415 kg | 5h 42m |
| Copenhagen | 2,583 km | 76.2 kg | 34h 30m | 650 kg | 6h 54m |
| Dublin | 1,819 km | — | — | 457 kg | 5h 54m |
| Edinburgh | 2,135 km | 93.8 kg | 29h | 537 kg | 6h 18m |
| Frankfurt | 1,969 km | 58.1 kg | 24h | 495 kg | 6h 6m |
| Glasgow | 2,114 km | 95.5 kg | 29h 12m | 532 kg | 6h 18m |
| Leeds | 1,929 km | 72.7 kg | 26h 54m | 485 kg | 6h 6m |
| Lisbon | 218 km | 6.4 kg | 4h 30m | 54.8 kg | 3h 48m |
| Liverpool | 1,862 km | 73.9 kg | 26h 54m | 468 kg | 6h |
| London | 1,724 km | 50.9 kg | 23h 18m | 434 kg | 5h 48m |
| Madrid | 526 km | 15.5 kg | 7h 36m | 132 kg | 4h 12m |
| Manchester | 1,882 km | 71.9 kg | 26h 48m | 474 kg | 6h |
| Milan | 1,706 km | 50.4 kg | 24h 30m | 429 kg | 5h 48m |
| Munich | 2,010 km | 59.3 kg | 26h 6m | 506 kg | 6h 12m |
| Newcastle | 2,053 km | 82.9 kg | 27h 30m | 516 kg | 6h 12m |
| Nottingham | 1,848 km | 65.0 kg | 26h 24m | 465 kg | 6h |
| Oslo | 2,871 km | 84.7 kg | 43h 30m | 722 kg | 7h 18m |
| Paris | 1,556 km | 45.9 kg | 18h 54m | 391 kg | 5h 36m |
| Prague | 2,299 km | 67.8 kg | 32h 54m | 578 kg | 6h 36m |
| Rome | 1,831 km | 54.0 kg | 28h 24m | 461 kg | 5h 54m |
| Sheffield | 1,887 km | 69.2 kg | 26h 42m | 475 kg | 6h |
| Southampton | 1,628 km | 59.8 kg | 26h | 410 kg | 5h 42m |
| Stockholm | 3,100 km | 91.5 kg | 40h 54m | 780 kg | 7h 36m |
| Vienna | 2,330 km | 68.8 kg | 31h 12m | 586 kg | 6h 36m |
| Warsaw | 2,816 km | 83.1 kg | 36h 30m | 708 kg | 7h 18m |
| Zurich | 1,773 km | 52.3 kg | 24h 6m | 446 kg | 5h 54m |
The year in Faro
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 13.5 | 13.9 | 15.2 | 18.2 | 19.9 | 22.7 | 25.6 | 26.9 | 22.1 | 20.2 | 16.8 | 13.4 |
| Sun h/day | 8.3 | 8.9 | 9.6 | 12.2 | 12.6 | 13.1 | 13.5 | 12.8 | 10.9 | 9.1 | 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Rain mm/day | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 0.8 |
| Sea °C | 17.9 | 17.0 | 16.6 | 17.6 | 18.0 | 20.3 | 20.8 | 21.4 | 20.8 | 21.0 | 19.5 | 18.7 |
When to go
Faro is warmest in August at 26.9 °C but brightest in July, averaging 13.5 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is December at 13.4 °C.
Three months worth booking
The same year of measurements, decided rather than tabulated. Each opens the map below on dates in that month.
Staying there
A hotel room in Portugal emits about 19 kg CO₂e per night under UK Government 2026 factors — a country average per occupied room, not this or any particular hotel. 7 nights in one room adds roughly 133 kg — about 20.8× the carbon of one person getting there by rail from Lisbon. Two sharing the room halve that share each; the journey does not halve.
How busy it gets
Algarve records 46.6 overnight stays per resident a year (22,941,654 nights in 2025). That is heavy tourist pressure — among the densest in Europe.
Eurostat, nights spent at tourist accommodation by NUTS 3 region, against resident population. Shown for context only — it plays no part in which destinations appear or in what order. Eurostat does not cover the United Kingdom after 2016, nor North Africa or the Levant at all, so this figure is absent for roughly a third of the destinations here.
Where to stay in Faro
Places to stay in Faro, Portugal, on a live map. Prices and availability come from Stay22 and its booking partners.
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Distances are great-circle. Rail assumes international rail at 0.01135 kg CO₂e per passenger-km with a 1.3× track detour allowance; flights use 0.12576 kg per passenger-km including radiative forcing. Journey times are modelled, not timetabled. Full method.