Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours
The climate of Portalegre 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 600 meters (2,000 ft).
In winter, there is often fog during periods of high pressure. In summer, despite the altitude, it can sometimes be very hot. In August 2017, 40 °C (104 °F) were reached.
The
average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of 8.6 °C (47 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 23.6 °C (74 °F). The lowest record (of the 1971/2000 period) is -4.5 °C (24 °F), the highest is 40.4 °C (105 °F). Here are the average temperatures.
Portalegre - Average temperatures| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Min (°C) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 7 |
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| Max (°C) | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 12 |
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| Min (°F) | 43 | 43 | 46 | 46 | 52 | 57 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 54 | 48 | 45 |
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| Max (°F) | 52 | 55 | 59 | 61 | 68 | 77 | 86 | 86 | 79 | 68 | 59 | 54 |
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amounts to 850 millimeters (33.5 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 135 mm (5.3 in) in the wettest (December). Here is the average precipitation.
Portalegre - Average precipitation| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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| Prec.(mm) | 110 | 95 | 65 | 80 | 70 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 100 | 115 | 135 | 850 |
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| Prec.(in) | 4.3 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 33.5 |
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| Days | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 84 |
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On average, there are around 2,920
sunshine hours per year: therefore, the amount of sunshine is very good. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.
Portalegre - 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 | 6 | 5 |
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Best Time
The
best times to visit Portalegre 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.