Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours
The climate of Coimbra is
Mediterranean, with mild, relatively rainy winters and hot, sunny summers.
The city is located in central-northern Portugal, about 40 km (25 mi) from the coast.
The
average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of 9.6 °C (49 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 21.6 °C (71 °F). The lowest record (of the 1971/2000 period) is -4.9 °C (23 °F), the highest is 41.6 °C (107 °F). Here are the average temperatures.
Coimbra - Average temperatures| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Min (°C) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 |
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| Max (°C) | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 15 |
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| Min (°F) | 41 | 43 | 45 | 46 | 52 | 57 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 52 | 46 | 43 |
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| Max (°F) | 59 | 61 | 64 | 66 | 72 | 77 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 72 | 64 | 59 |
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amounts to 905 millimeters (35.6 inches) per year: so, it is at an intermediate level. It ranges from 15 mm (0.6 in) in the driest months (July, August) to 125 mm (4.9 in) in the wettest (December). Here is the average precipitation.
Coimbra - Average precipitation| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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| Prec.(mm) | 110 | 105 | 65 | 85 | 80 | 40 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 105 | 110 | 125 | 905 |
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| Prec.(in) | 4.3 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 35.6 |
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| Days | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 96 |
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On average, there are around 2,800
sunshine hours per year: therefore, the amount of sunshine is very good. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.
Coimbra - Sunshine| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Hours | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
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Best Time
The
best times to visit Coimbra 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.