Urban Climate Index
Urban Climate Index for Loulé, Portugal, in September 2026: the heat across 11 parishes
Written by Eduardo Garcia · Co-founder / CEO / CTOPublished 19 October 2026
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The Urban Climate Index for Loulé, in the Algarve, ranks the 11 parishes of the municipality by their temperature in September 2026. Almancil leads this list, at a temperature of 39.2°C, and Ameixial closes it.
If you live here or are thinking of doing so, look at which parishes ran cooler or hotter this September, and where you would like to spend more time.
The same index, in 5 municipalities of the Sotavento area, is another reading. The municipality and the Sotavento area do not mix.
The cooler end of the ranking
Almancil leads this list, at a temperature of 39.2°C. Quarteira and Loulé (São Clemente) follow. The five best places are:
Five best places. Urban Climate Index, Loulé, Portugal, September 2026.
| Rank | Parish | Surface |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Almancil | 39.2°C |
| 2 | Quarteira | 39.4°C |
| 3 | Loulé (São Clemente) | 40.3°C |
| 4 | Querença | 40.9°C |
| 5 | Alte | 41.1°C |
The hotter end of the ranking
The hotter ground closes the list. Ameixial is last of 11, at a temperature of 43.1°C. Salir and Tôr enter the five worst places.
Five worst places. Urban Climate Index, Loulé, Portugal, September 2026.
| Rank | Parish | Surface |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Ameixial | 43.1°C |
| 10 | Salir | 42.0°C |
| 9 | Tôr | 41.8°C |
| 8 | Loulé (São Sebastião) | 41.6°C |
| 7 | Benafim | 41.5°C |
Why the ranking uses urban ground
The map is the whole municipality of Loulé: streets, parks, fields and woodland. The ranking of the 11 parishes uses urban ground: 375.7 km² of the 8,530.44 km² area of interest.
Parks inside the built place enter the ranking. The fields and woodland around it stay on the map.
Why the order follows the ground
No official weather station entered this reading with air, humidity or rain. September’s order follows the land surface temperature of each parish.
The September mean for the whole area of interest is 40.6°C. On 29 September the coolest observation reached 19.6°C and on 13 September the hottest reached 56.0°C. Both observations sit outside the ranked urban ground.
This map is Loulé in September, in the Algarve. Cooler ground sits on the coast; hotter ground sits inland, near Ameixial.
These figures are the September mean in Loulé: 40.6°C on the ground. On 29 September the coolest observation reached 19.6°C and on 13 September the hottest reached 56.0°C.
Boliqueime sits halfway down the list
Boliqueime sits in 6th place of 11, at a temperature of 41.4°C, about halfway down the list. Anyone looking for cooler ground this September looks toward Almancil, Quarteira and Loulé (São Clemente).
How September was built
This September gathers the usable satellite images after the cloud filter, from 31 August to 29 September 2026. Each parish enters with the urban ground of its territory.
Other cities and months are on our blog.
Conclusion
In September the cooler ground sits in Almancil and Quarteira, and the hotter ground in Ameixial. The mean for the whole area of interest is 40.6°C.
Almancil takes first place and Ameixial takes last place.
Knowing this, where would you like to spend more time next September in Loulé, in the Algarve?
Questions
What do I do with this ranking?
It ranks that September’s climate for people who live in Loulé or are thinking of doing so. Rent and schools stay out. The question is where you would like to spend more time next September.
What is the Urban Climate Index in this text?
The September 2026 reading for Loulé, in the Algarve: 11 parishes and land surface temperature. This entry shows the five best and the five worst; the full ranking downloads here.
Where is the full ranking?
The ranking of the 11 downloads in this text: place, parish and mean surface.
What is the 40.6°C on the cards?
The September mean for the Loulé area of interest, fields and woodland included. The parish ranking uses urban ground: 375.7 km² of those 8,530.44 km².
Why does the order follow the surface?
No official weather station entered this reading with air, humidity or rain. September’s order follows the land surface temperature of each parish.
Where does Boliqueime sit?
Boliqueime sits in 6th place of 11, at a temperature of 41.4°C, about halfway down the list.
Is this reading the Sotavento area?
These 11 parishes are the municipality of Loulé. The 5 municipalities of the Sotavento area are another reading.
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