Porto vs Santiago de Compostela: which is sunnier?
🇵🇹 Portugal vs 🇪🇸 Spain · 185 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Porto is the sunnier overall: about 2,694 hours of sunshine a year to Santiago de Compostela's 2,387. Porto has the higher Sunshine Score in 11 of 12 months; the other 1 is within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Porto | Santiago de Compostela | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,694 | 2,387 |
| Sunniest month | July (92/100) | July (87/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 38/100 | 19/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 91/100 | 86/100 |
| Rain / year | 1,010 mm | 1,115 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 8 (very high) | 8 (very high) |
Porto vs Santiago de Compostela month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porto | Santiago de Compostela | Porto | Santiago de Compostela | Porto | Santiago de Compostela | |
| January | 29 | 11 | 13° | 10° | 138 | 142 |
| February | 39 | 19 | 14° | 11° | 97 | 99 |
| March | 43 | 36 | 15° | 14° | 112 | 116 |
| April | 59 | 51 | 17° | 16° | 91 | 92 |
| May | 77 | 73 | 19° | 19° | 60 | 70 |
| June | 89 | 84 | 22° | 23° | 32 | 49 |
| July | 92 | 87 | 24° | 26° | 13 | 31 |
| August | 91 | 86 | 25° | 27° | 22 | 38 |
| September | 86 | 85 | 24° | 25° | 49 | 42 |
| October | 70 | 61 | 20° | 19° | 137 | 145 |
| November | 46 | 27 | 16° | 13° | 137 | 150 |
| December | 36 | 17 | 14° | 11° | 122 | 141 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Porto · Feb Porto · Mar Porto · Apr Porto · May Porto · Jun Porto · Jul Porto · Aug Porto · Sep even · Oct Porto · Nov Porto · Dec Porto.
When to pick which
- November–February: Porto (average score 38/100 vs 19). Porto is the warmer, around 14°C daytime highs vs 11°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Porto (average score 60/100 vs 53). Daytime highs are similar (17°C vs 16°C).
- June–August: Porto (average score 91/100 vs 86). Daytime highs are similar (24°C vs 25°C).
- September–October: Porto (average score 78/100 vs 73). Daytime highs are similar (22°C vs 22°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Porto weather by month · Santiago de Compostela weather by month · Best time to visit Portugal · Best time to visit Spain.
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