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Best time to visit Portugal

4 destinations · monthly climate normals, judged against the Warm preset (mean 14–24 °C57–75 °F, dry or showers) — pick another below

The best time to visit Portugal for warm weather is May to October, when every one of its destinations on Sun Season fits. Porto has a true monsoon season (December to February).

Verdicts come from WorldClim 2.1 monthly normals 1970–2000; see the method.

Portugal month by month

Pick the weather you like and every destination's months are judged against it.

Weather you like

mean 14–24 °C57–75 °F, dry or showers

For Warm weather, the best time is May to October, when every one of its destinations fit.

Open Portugal on the interactive map ↗ the same verdict for every place on Earth, any month

Destination	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Lisbon	CLD	CLD	GO	GO	GO	GO	GO	GO	GO	GO	RN	CLD
Algarve	CLD	CLD	CLD	GO	GO	GO	HOT	HOT	GO	GO	GO	CLD
Porto	CLD	CLD	CLD	CLD	GO	GO	GO	GO	GO	RN	CLD	CLD
Madeira	CLD	CLD	CLD	CLD	GO	GO	GO	GO	GO	GO	GO	RN

Destination

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Lisbon

CLD

Algarve

CLD

HOT

CLD

Porto

CLD

Madeira

CLD

GO fits · CLD too cold · HOT too hot · DRY too dry · RN too rainy · MSN monsoon

When to go to Portugal, by the weather you like

Looking for	Rule	Best months	Destinations that fit
Warm	mean 14–24 °C57–75 °F, dry or showers	May to October	4 of 4
Tropical	mean 24–33 °C75–91 °F, anything but the monsoon	July to August	1 of 4
Beach	mean 24–33 °C75–91 °F, dry or showers	July to August	1 of 4
Cool	mean 0–14 °C32–57 °F, anything but the monsoon	January to March	3 of 4
Snow	mean below 0 °C32 °F, any rain	no month	0 of 4

Destinations in Portugal

Lisbon March to October
Algarve April to June and September to November
Porto May to September
Madeira May to November