Best time to visit Lisbon & Central Portugal

The best time to visit Lisbon & Central Portugal is May, June and September, judged across 10 places; January is its weakest month.

in seasongoodnot its bestlow season

Updated September 2026 · Europe · 10 places, each judged for what it is · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Lisbon & Central Portugal month by month

MonthSeasonWhyBest places
Januarynot its bestoff-season shutdown · 15°C highs · best May–AugLisbon, Sintra, Évora
Februarygood16°C highsLisbon, Évora, Sintra
Marchgood17°C highs · 10 h sunLisbon, Sintra, Évora
Aprilgood19°C highs · 11 h sunLisbon, Évora, Sintra
Mayin season22°C highs · 12 h sunLisbon, Évora, Coimbra
Junein season4 wet days · 24°C highs · 13 h sunAveiro, Coimbra, Lisbon
Julygoodsea warm enough · barely a wet day · 27°C highsSintra, Costa da Caparica, Aveiro
Augustgoodsea warm enough · barely a wet day · 27°C highsSintra, Costa da Caparica, Nazaré
Septemberin seasonsea warm enough · 3 wet days · 25°C highsSintra, Coimbra, Aveiro
Octobergoodsea warm enough · 23°C highsÉvora, Lisbon, Sintra
Novembernot its bestoff-season shutdown · 10 wet days · best May–AugÉvora, Lisbon, Sintra
Decembernot its bestoff-season shutdown · 16°C highs · best May–AugLisbon, Sintra, Évora

In season: one of the region's three best months, and good in its own right. Low season: one of its three worst, and well below its best. The reasons compare each month with the region's own year and name the seasons on the ground — monsoon, autumn colour, hurricanes — where most of its places share them.

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Lisbon & Central Portugal — FAQ

When is the best time to visit Lisbon & Central Portugal?
May, June and September. In June: 4 wet days · 24°C highs · 13 h sun.
When is the low season in Lisbon & Central Portugal?
Lisbon & Central Portugal has no month that falls far below the rest of its year; January is the weakest (off-season shutdown · 15°C highs · best May–Aug).
Which months are in season in Lisbon & Central Portugal?
May, June and September — the months among its best that are also good in their own right.