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 →

Costa da Caparica🇵🇹 Portugal · Lisbon & Central Portugal · Beach90
  1. 64Jan
  2. 69Feb
  3. 73Mar
  4. 79Apr
  5. 83May
  6. 88Jun
  7. 90Jul
  8. 89Aug
  9. 87Sep
  10. 78Oct
  11. 66Nov
  12. 63Dec

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, Portugal
Photo: Radames Michel · Pexels

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.

MonthScoreTierHighRainSunCrowdsOn
Jan64C16°C8 d7 hPeak3
Feb69C18°C7 d8 hBusy2
Mar73B19°C10 d10 hPeak3
Apr79B20°C11 d11 hPeak1
May83A24°C5 d12 hShoulder1
Jun88A25°C3 d13 hPeak3
Jul90S28°C1 d13 hPeak3
Aug89A29°C0 d12 hPeak3
Sep87A27°C3 d11 hPeak4
Oct78B24°C8 d9 hShoulder1
Nov66C19°C10 d8 hQuiet2
Dec63C17°C8 d7 hPeak3

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

Everything on in Costa da Caparica through the year →

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)

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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.
LisbonCoastRegular · January · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
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.
Tripadvisor community · July · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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