Vila Real weather by month & the best time to visit
Portugal · small town · Mediterranean climate
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The best time to visit Vila Real is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 92/100), with August and June close behind. Vila Real averages about 2,697 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 16 mm of rain in July.
When is the best time to visit Vila Real?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Vila Real is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (6/100, 131 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Vila Real?
Vila Real gets a lot of sun: around 2,697 hours a year. 86 Sunshine Score points separate July (92) from January (6), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #8 of 19 destinations in Portugal for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,683 hours. The year's 980 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 2° / 36°F | 131 mm | 1 |
| February | 13 | 10° / 50°F | 1° / 34°F | 93 mm | 2 |
| March | 37 | 14° / 57°F | 3° / 37°F | 112 mm | 4 |
| April | 53 | 16° / 61°F | 6° / 43°F | 87 mm | 5 |
| May | 84 | 20° / 68°F | 8° / 46°F | 58 mm | 7 |
| June | 88 | 26° / 79°F | 12° / 54°F | 35 mm | 8 |
| July | 92 | 31° / 88°F | 14° / 57°F | 16 mm | 9 |
| August | 90 | 31° / 88°F | 14° / 57°F | 24 mm | 8 |
| September | 87 | 27° / 81°F | 12° / 54°F | 44 mm | 6 |
| October | 71 | 20° / 68°F | 8° / 46°F | 131 mm | 3 |
| November | 30 | 13° / 55°F | 4° / 39°F | 125 mm | 2 |
| December | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 2° / 36°F | 124 mm | 1 |
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Vila Real: questions and answers
What kind of destination is Vila Real?
Vila Real is a small town in Portugal at 553 m elevation with a Mediterranean climate.
How many hours of sunshine does Vila Real get a year?
Vila Real gets about 2,697 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around July.
When is the best time to visit Vila Real?
The sunniest time to visit Vila Real is July, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 92/100 (with August and June close behind). Expect daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F.
What is the least sunny month in Vila Real?
January is the least sunny month in Vila Real, scoring 6/100 with about 131 mm of rain.
How strong is the sun in Vila Real?
The typical midday UV index in Vila Real peaks around 9 (very high) in July, easing to about 1 (low) in January. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.
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