Best time to visit Portugal

Portugal is represented here by Lisbon (38.7°, -9.1°). The NASA POWER daily series for 2001–2020 gives that city a Mediterranean pattern: dry summers and wetter winters, 541 mm of rain a year, and a 7.9°C swing between the coolest and warmest monthly averages.

Every city we list in Portugal falls in a Mediterranean pattern: dry summers and wetter winters.

Climate in Lisbon

Lisbon is hottest in August (average 20.7°C) and coolest in February (12.8°C). The wet season runs October–January.

Open the Lisbon page for the month-by-month table, the temperature–rainfall chart, and the scoring notes.

Best months by region

Lisbon: typical hottest-month average 20.7°C and about 541 mm of rain a year. Best-scoring months — Lisbon (June, July, and August).

Lisbon in Portugal

Lisbon sits at 38.73°, -9.15°. It is a Mediterranean pattern: dry summers and wetter winters. August is the warmest month at 20.7°C (high 23.3°C); February is the coolest at 12.8°C (low 10.9°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 7.9°C.

The wet season runs from October to January. The three highest-scoring months for a visit are June, July, and August. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 517,802. The wettest month is November (92 mm, 13 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is July (3 mm).