Italy vs Portugal

Modern wooden suite with horizontal slat cladding perched on rocky hillside overlooking sea, surrounded by Mediterranean vegetation and blue flowers.

Resort pool with loungers and umbrellas flanked by white buildings, ocean and coastline visible beyond.

Italy and Portugal, side by side: live travel advisories, our resort catalog's real guest data, and each destination's honest weather picture. Everything you need to break the tie.

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By the numbers

Italy compared with Portugal
Italy	Measure	Portugal
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
13	Resorts in our catalog	15
★ 4.4	Average guest rating	★ 4.4 (better)
$61–$518/night pp	Nightly rates	$65–$333/night pp
0 of 13	Adults-only resorts	0 of 15
No hurricane season	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season
October–December	Rainy season	November–March
June and September; July–August is hot, busy, and priced accordingly	Sweet spot	June–September (the ocean stays refreshingly cool all year)
Italian (English common in tourist areas)	Language	Portuguese (English widely spoken in the Algarve)
Euro (EUR) – cards widely accepted	Currency	Euro (EUR) – cards widely accepted
230V, Type C/F/L plugs (US devices need an adapter)	Power	230V, Type C/F plugs (US devices need an adapter)
On the right	Driving	On the right
Palermo (PMO) or Catania (CTA)	Main airport	Faro (FAO)
~9–11h from the US East Coast (usually one stop)	Flight time	~7–9h from the US East Coast (often one stop)

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country.

On the map

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Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Italy and Portugal
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Italy · high °F	59	60	63	68	75	83	88	88	82	74	66	60
Portugal · high °F	61	62	65	68	72	79	84	84	80	74	67	62
Italy · rain (in)	2.8	2.4	1.9	1.7	0.9	0.4	0.2	0.5	1.6	3.9	3.7	3.3
Portugal · rain (in)	3.1	2.6	1.6	1.5	0.8	0.2	0.1	0.2	1.1	2.6	3.3	3.9

Approximate climate normals for Sicily and Algarve: planning guidance, not a forecast. Deeper gold = hotter; deeper teal = wetter.

Where you'd actually stay

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