Quarteira, Loulé Municipality — Population, elevation and map

About Quarteira

Quarteira is a municipality. Location: Loulé Municipality, Faro District. Population: 24,420. Elevation: 32 m. The best months to visit are April–June, October. The nearest airport is Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (14 km). Nearby sights include Estádio Algarve and Castelo de Loulé.

Photos of Quarteira

Roman ruins of Cerro da Vila Beechgrove · CC BY 3.0

Climate of Quarteira

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–June, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 20° · Night 11° · Rain 79 mm

Hottest month: July (day 30°)
Coldest month: January (night 7°)
Wettest month: December (110 mm)
Driest month: July (2 mm)

16° 7°

17° 8°

19° 9°

20° 11°

23° 13°

27° 16°

30° 18°

27° 17°

23° 14°

20° 11°

17° 9°

Jan

78

Feb

60

Mar

43

Apr

45

May

28

Jun

11

Jul

2

Aug

4

Sep

17

Oct

61

Nov

79

Dec

110

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Quarteira
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	16°	17°	19°	20°	23°	27°	30°	30°	27°	23°	20°	17°
Average low (°C)	7°	8°	9°	11°	13°	16°	18°	18°	17°	14°	11°	9°
Precipitation (mm)	78	60	43	45	28	11	2	4	17	61	79	110

Other places to visit in this season: April May June October

How to get to Quarteira

The nearest airport is Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO), 14 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Huelva, 105 km to the east.

Airports

Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO) Faro 14 kmsoutheast
Portimão Airport (PRM) Portimão 43 kmwest
Jerez Airport (XRY) Jerez de la Frontera 186 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Huelva Population: 144.3K 105 kmeast
Cadiz Population: 117K 173 kmeast
Setúbal Population: 118.2K 174 kmnorthwest
Jerez de la Frontera Population: 212.9K 181 kmeast
Seville Population: 686.7K 192 kmeast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Quarteira

Within 100 km: 75 historic and cultural sites, 38 natural sites, 57 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km12 places

Cerro da Vegueira Mountain 16 kmN
Praia do Evaristo Beach 18 kmW
Roman ruins of Cerro da Vila Historic site 2 kmW
Castelo de Loulé Historic site 9 kmNE

25–60 km27 places

Serra do Espinhaço de Cão Mountain 60 kmW
Praia da Marinha Beach 27 kmW
Cabo Carvoeiro Natural site 30 kmW
Castelo de Lagos Historic site 50 kmW

60–100 km131 places

Tablao Flamenco Felahmengu II Attraction 90 kmE
Casa Hermandad De La Bella Museum 82 kmE
Taller de Bordados en Oro Daniel Prieto Museum 82 kmE
Playa El Rompido Beach 88 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Quarteira

3 places

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Heritage & sights1

Roman ruins of Cerro da Vila · Historic site

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Estádio Algarve Landmark, Almancil
12 km E
Castelo de Loulé Historic site, Loulé (São Sebastião)
9.4 km NE
Cathedral of Faro Attraction, União das freguesias de Faro (Sé e São Pedro)
17 km SE
Praia dos Aveiros Beach, Albufeira e Olhos de Água
11 km W
Estádio de São Luís Landmark, União das freguesias de Faro (Sé e São Pedro)
17 km SE
Igreja do Carmo Attraction, União das freguesias de Faro (Sé e São Pedro)
17 km SE
Praia dos Alemães Beach, Faro District
12 km W
Estádio José Arcanjo Landmark, Olhão
24 km E