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We have now been in the Cadiz area for almost 4 weeks and are thinking about our next move.
It will either be west towards and into Portugal or east and the Mediterranean coastline between Almeria and Benidorm.
We had originally planned to go west however the weather around Cadiz for the last 3 weeks has given us second thoughts. There have been continuous high and gusty winds which has made getting out and about on 2 wheels difficult and tempered what we had planned to do in the area. This has been combined with lots of cloud and limited sun. Chatting to neighbours these continuous high winds for an extended period is unusual for the area.
Checking the weather the conditions along the Spanish Costa de Luz match those along the Portuguese Algarve. Whereas the weather along the south eastern Spanish coastline is, and always has been, more settled.
And entering Portugal the nights are longer as the sun sets earlier (clocks move to GMT) even when compared to eastern Spain. A minor point but a consideration.
So do we go to the Atlantic coastline Algarve and then work our way up the western coast to Lisbon, with what could be unsettled windy conditions?
Or do we head towards the south east corner of Spain where there could be more settled conditions and less wind?
The issue is of course nobody can predict future weather accurately and the wind may have blown itself out.
We have plenty of experience of weather in south east Spain but limited experience of weather along the Portuguese coastline in late February and March.
So the real question is, for those who have plenty of experience of weather in Portugal for the period described above, what would we typically expect?
Are there likely to be longish spells of high gusty winds and cloud, or does it tend to settle down with lighter winds and decent spells of sunshine?
It will either be west towards and into Portugal or east and the Mediterranean coastline between Almeria and Benidorm.
We had originally planned to go west however the weather around Cadiz for the last 3 weeks has given us second thoughts. There have been continuous high and gusty winds which has made getting out and about on 2 wheels difficult and tempered what we had planned to do in the area. This has been combined with lots of cloud and limited sun. Chatting to neighbours these continuous high winds for an extended period is unusual for the area.
Checking the weather the conditions along the Spanish Costa de Luz match those along the Portuguese Algarve. Whereas the weather along the south eastern Spanish coastline is, and always has been, more settled.
And entering Portugal the nights are longer as the sun sets earlier (clocks move to GMT) even when compared to eastern Spain. A minor point but a consideration.
So do we go to the Atlantic coastline Algarve and then work our way up the western coast to Lisbon, with what could be unsettled windy conditions?
Or do we head towards the south east corner of Spain where there could be more settled conditions and less wind?
The issue is of course nobody can predict future weather accurately and the wind may have blown itself out.
We have plenty of experience of weather in south east Spain but limited experience of weather along the Portuguese coastline in late February and March.
So the real question is, for those who have plenty of experience of weather in Portugal for the period described above, what would we typically expect?
Are there likely to be longish spells of high gusty winds and cloud, or does it tend to settle down with lighter winds and decent spells of sunshine?
