Portugal in May
May is Portugal's 5th-best month (rank 5 of 12): its 19 destinations average 86/100, led by Lisbon at 95 — 23°C and 5 rainy days — while Albufeira is warmer at 27°C and scores 85.
#5 of 12 months for Portugal · 19 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
🇵🇹 Portugal, month by month
86/100 in MayWhere in Portugal in May
Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means May is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.
What's on in Portugal in May
- Jacaranda bloom · Lisbon · 15 May – 20 Jun (usually)
- Cork stripping · Évora · 15 May – 31 Aug (usually)
- Whales and dolphins offshore · Funchal · 1 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)
- Festa da Flor · Funchal · 30 Apr – 31 May
- Queima das Fitas · Porto and 1 more place · 1–12 May (usually)
- Dolphins offshore · Lagos · 1 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)
- Whale and dolphin season · Ponta Delgada · 15 Mar – 15 Oct (usually)
- Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres · Ponta Delgada · 8–14 May