Hello, this is Denise

The Algarve is as cold as California, sometimes in winter it's even colder.

You want a warm place all year round? Go to Cabo Verde.

You won't be disappointed.

California has some surprisingly cold coastal towns.  As Mark Twain once wrote.  And some of course that are  warmer in the winter than anywhere in continental Portugal.  It isn't that these areas get terribly cold, it's just that they're surprisingly rarely really warm.  And windy.

The problem with southern Europe is not just that we have a cold wet part of the year, it's that people have been here for millennia living with it.  California is mostly settled very recently, by populations used to much colder winters, so cold outside or not, the residences will be as warm as you like.

Our neighbor (sort of - owns the field next door), would rather spend winters in Switzerland, where he worked as a bus driver.  It's obviously colder, but it isn't as damp.

Mexico might be worth looking into.

Hello everyone,

@chefdeedee123, Welcome to Expat.com 😀

Your thread is now on the Algarve forum.

Feel free to read our Living in Portugal guide for expats as well.

Cheers,

Cheryl

Expat.com team

@Denise,

Hi and Welcome.

Why don't you consider the hypothesis of the Portuguese island of Madeira?

It has a temperate climate all year round.

https://www.portugal.net/en/madeira/madeira-weather/

https://www.madeira-web.com/en/weather.html

Houses and flats in Madeira:

You can apply the filter in your search

https://www.idealista.pt/en/comprar-casas/madeira-ilha/

Renting

https://www.idealista.pt/en/arrendar-ca … eira-ilha/

Regards