Costa da Caparica (Caparica) weather by month
The best time to visit Costa da Caparica (Caparica) is June to August — 90/100 in July, 28°C and 1 rainy day. The best season is summer, June to August (89/100 on average).
The worst month is December at 63/100 — cool, a little rain, clean air. See December →
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
Planning the wider trip? Best time to visit Portugal →
Best season: June to August (89/100 on average) · worst December (63/100)
- Days
- 28°C
- Nights
- 19°C
- Wet days
- 1
- Sun
- 13 h
- Humidity
- 72%
- Daylight
- 15 h

Costa da Caparica, month by month
Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Costa da Caparica is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.
What's on in Costa da Caparica through the year
Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.
- March
- Easter week29 Mar – 5 AprHoliday
- May
- Nortada afternoons1 May – 30 SepSeason
- June
- Beach season15 Jun – 15 Sep (usually)Season
- Lisbon weekend crush15 Jun – 15 SepSeason
- September
- Autumn swell15 Sep – 31 MarSeason
- November
- Winter storms and erosion1 Nov – 15 MarHazard
- December
- Christmas and New Year24 Dec – 1 JanHoliday
Crowds in Costa da Caparica in July
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
Peak crowdsBeach season, Lisbon weekend crush, Summer holidays in Portugal(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Traveller notes on Costa da Caparica
What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.
Lisbon-area forum threads describe January as running around 15C in the day and 7-10C at night on average, with real variation depending on the day - a sunny stretch can reach the high teens C, while a grey, rainy one might barely clear 10C with nights near 5C. Posters recommended warm layers and sturdy, non-slip footwear, since wet cobblestones are a genuine hazard on rainy days around the wider Lisbon coast. Costa da Caparica, just across the river, follows this same general Atlantic winter pattern rather than anything milder or wetter.
Forum posters describe a steady, pleasant Atlantic breeze here that keeps July temperatures from feeling too intense, though it also means the ocean itself stays genuinely cold - posters describe water temperatures under 20C even at the height of summer, more suited to surfing (with a wetsuit) than casual swimming. A light jacket for evenings is standard advice despite the warm days. Posters flag a practical logistics point for anyone coming from Lisbon: bus traffic to and from Costa da Caparica gets genuinely heavy in summer, so a trip that normally takes around 30 minutes can run considerably longer during peak July-August crowds.
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