Best Time to Visit Lisbon

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On this page, you will find information about the climate and the best time to visit Lisbon. We created climate tables and charts for the location of Lisbon. These contain details about temperatures, precipitation and more.

Furthermore, we analyzed all climate data and provide a recommendation about which months are best to visit Lisbon for your holiday.

Climate Overview

Thermometer Symbol 8 °C to 28 °C
Waves Symbol 14 °C to 19 °C
Rainy Cloud Symbol 0.24.49 in (1 – 11 Days of Rain)
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Best Time to Visit Lisbon: Overview

JanuaryJan
TemperaturesTemp. up to 15 °C
Water max. 14 °C
FebruaryFeb
TemperaturesTemp. up to 16 °C
Water max. 14 °C
MarchMar
TemperaturesTemp. up to 18 °C
Water max. 14 °C
AprilApr
TemperaturesTemp. up to 19 °C
Water max. 15 °C
MayMay
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NovemberNov
TemperaturesTemp. up to 18 °C
Water max. 16 °C
DecemberDec
TemperaturesTemp. up to 15 °C
Water max. 15 °C

Climate Chart Lisbon

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Source of Data: German Weather Service (Offenbach) and Wikipedia

Climate Table Lisbon

In the following, you will find the climate table for Lisbon, containing information about Temperatures, Precipitation, Water Temperatures, and Hours of Sunshine.

Temperatures, Precipitation, Sunshine

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Day Temperature15°16°18°19°22°25°27°28°26°22°18°15°
Night Temperature10°11°13°16°17°18°17°15°11°
Water Temperature14°14°14°15°16°17°18°19°19°18°16°15°
Precipitation (inch)4.334.372.722.521.540.830.20.241.023.154.494.25
Rainy days1011875411591111
Hours of Sunshine557891011119755
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Temperatures
The annual average temperature is 16.9 °C.

For comparison: London 11 °C, NYC 12 °C, LA 17.9 °C

Warmest month: August (23 °C)
Coldest month: January (11.5 °C)

The maximum water temperature is 19 °C. Comfortable bathing is possible at water temperatures of about 21 °C.

Months with water temperature of at least 17 °C (Limited bathing is possible):
June, July, August, September, and October

Precipitation
Overall annual precipitation: 29.65 inch on 83 rainy days

For comparison: London 24.06 in, NYC 41.57 in, LA 12.01 in

There is no rainy season (months with more than 6.9 in of precipitation).

You cannot expect snow in any month.

Sunshine
As our climate table shows, July is the sunniest month with an average of 11 hours of sunshine per day. Over the year, there are 7.7 hours of sunshine per day on average. For comparison: London has 4.1, NYC has 7 and LA has 8.9 hours of sunshine per day on average.

Popular Activities



More information about the best things to do: Portugal | Lisbon

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Current Weather and Forecast

Current Weather in Lisbon (Station Prazeres)
few clouds     few clouds, 8 °C
Clouds: 20 %       Wind: 7 mph NO
Air Pressure: 1013 hPa       Humidity: 70 %
Last updated: 8th Feb 2023, 04:00 am
The next days …
8th Feb 20239th Feb 202310th Feb 202311th Feb 202312th Feb 202313th Feb 2023
light rain7 °C to 11 °Cfew clouds7 °C to 16 °Cscattered clouds8 °C to 14 °Cbroken clouds8 °C to 15 °Cmoderate rain9 °C to 15 °Clight rain10 °C to 16 °C
7 °C to 11 °C7 °C to 16 °C8 °C to 14 °C8 °C to 15 °C9 °C to 15 °C10 °C to 16 °C
Clouds: 96 %Clouds: 21 %Clouds: 29 %Clouds: 76 %Clouds: 100 %Clouds: 96 %
0.03 in of rainNo PrecipitationNo PrecipitationNo Precipitation0.49 in of rain0.05 in of rain
Weather information provided by OpenWeatherMap. (CC BY-SA)
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Portugal: Regions

Lisbon is part of the holiday destination Portugal. We analyzed the climate for additional regions, in order to provide you with information about the best time to visit and the expected holiday weather:

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