Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours
The climate of Castelo Branco is
Mediterranean, with mild, relatively rainy winters and hot, sunny summers.
The city is located in the central part of Portugal, in the east, near the border with Spain, at an altitude of 385 meters (1,250 ft). In summer, it can be very hot, and the temperature can reach 40 °C (104 °F).
The
average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of 7.9 °C (46 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 25 °C (77 °F). The lowest record (of the 1971/2000 period) is -3.9 °C (25 °F), the highest is 40.6 °C (105 °F). Here are the average temperatures.
Castelo Branco - Average temperatures| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Min (°C) | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 6 |
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| Max (°C) | 12 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 21 | 16 | 12 |
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| Min (°F) | 39 | 41 | 46 | 46 | 52 | 59 | 64 | 63 | 59 | 54 | 46 | 43 |
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| Max (°F) | 54 | 57 | 64 | 66 | 72 | 81 | 90 | 90 | 81 | 70 | 61 | 54 |
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amounts to 760 millimeters (29.9 inches) per year: so, it is at an intermediate level. It ranges from 10 mm (0.4 in) in the driest months (July, August) to 130 mm (5.1 in) in the wettest (December). Here is the average precipitation.
Castelo Branco - Average precipitation| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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| Prec.(mm) | 110 | 60 | 35 | 60 | 65 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 105 | 120 | 130 | 760 |
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| Prec.(in) | 4.3 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 29.9 |
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| Days | 8 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 70 |
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On average, there are around 2,890
sunshine hours per year: therefore, the amount of sunshine is very good. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.
Castelo Branco - Sunshine| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Hours | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
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Best Time
The
best times to visit Castelo Branco are spring and autumn, ie from mid-April to mid-June and from September to early October. In June, the weather is often nice, but it can sometimes be hot, especially in the second half of the month.