Portugal - weather in February

In February, the last month of winter, the weather in Portugal is usually mild and rainy in the northwest, where the climate is subtropical oceanic, it is moderately cold in the northeast, where the climate is semi-continental, while it is mild and relatively rainy in the center-south, which has a Mediterranean climate.
In the mountains of the center-north, and in particular in the Serra da Estrela, there is instead a cold mountain climate.

On the coast, the average daily temperature is 10.5 °C (51 °F) in Porto, in the north, 12.5 °C (54.5 °F) in Lisbon, in the center-south, and 13 °C (55.5 °F) in Faro, on the southern coast (Algarve).

Precipitation is frequent and abundant in the northwest, where it fluctuates around 150 millimeters (6 inches) in the month, while it gradually decreases going south.
In the mountains, precipitation can occur in the form of snow. There is also a small area in the Serra da Estrela where it is possible to ski.

The wind blows often, and at times, especially in the north, it can be strong.

However, the Azores anticyclone can bring periods of good weather even in winter, more likely in the center-south.

In fact, in the south there is a good amount of sun, which in the Algarve shines for an average of 6 hours a day.

Portugal is quite sheltered from cold waves, however, when cold air arrives from the North Atlantic, and more rarely from Eastern Europe, there can be somewhat cold periods, during which it can snow in the inland areas of the northeast, at hill altitudes (see Bragança). In Lisbon and on the southern coast the temperature never drops below freezing, while it can drop to 0 °C (32 °F) or a little below in Porto and on the northern coast.

During the month, the length of the days gradually increases. In February, the average day in Portugal is 10 and a half hours long in the north and almost 11 hours in the south.

The following tables show the climate averages in the month of February in Portugal in a selection of locations.

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Monthly climate averages - February

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See also: Portugal, the weather in January - March
The climate of Portugal