Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours

The climate of Vila Real can be described as
transitional Mediterranean.
The city is located in northern Portugal, 85 km (53 mi) from the coast, and at an altitude of 450 meters (1,450 ft).
The
average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of 5.8 °C (42 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 21.6 °C (71 °F). The lowest record (of the 1971/2000 period) is -6.5 °C (20 °F), the highest is 39.8 °C (104 °F). Here are the average temperatures.
Vila Real - Average temperaturesMonth | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Min (°C) | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
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Max (°C) | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 19 | 14 | 10 |
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Min (°F) | 36 | 39 | 41 | 43 | 46 | 54 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 48 | 41 | 39 |
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Max (°F) | 50 | 54 | 57 | 61 | 68 | 77 | 84 | 84 | 79 | 66 | 57 | 50 |
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Precipitation amounts to 1,075 millimeters (42.3 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 175 mm (6.9 in) in the wettest (December). Here is the average precipitation.
Vila Real - Average precipitationMonth | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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Prec.(mm) | 145 | 160 | 85 | 80 | 65 | 55 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 115 | 110 | 175 | 1075 |
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Prec.(in) | 5.7 | 6.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 6.9 | 42.3 |
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Days | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 95 |
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On average, there are around 2,610
sunshine hours per year: therefore, the amount of sunshine is good. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.
Vila Real - SunshineMonth | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Hours | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
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Best Time
To visit Vila Real, you can choose the months of June and September. In July and August, the heat is generally bearable, but sometimes it can be intense.