☀ Sunshine Atlas

The hottest place in Portugal, month by month

19 Portugal destinations compared from long-term climate normals — the hottest and the sunniest place for every month of the year. Browse them all on the Portugal country page.

The hottest & sunniest place in Portugal, every month

MonthHottest placeDay highSunniest placeScore
JanuaryFunchal15° / 59°FPortimão51
FebruaryLisbon16° / 61°FLisbon57
MarchLisbon17° / 63°FLisbon63
AprilLisbon19° / 66°FLisbon78
MayFaro21° / 70°FFaro91
JuneVila Real26° / 79°FFaro96
JulyVila Real31° / 88°FFaro97
AugustVila Real31° / 88°FFaro96
SeptemberVila Real27° / 81°FFaro93
OctoberLisbon22° / 72°FVila Baleira85
NovemberFunchal18° / 64°FVila Baleira70
DecemberFunchal16° / 61°FLisbon56

Hottest year-round

#DestinationAvg day highSun h/yrBest month
1Faro20° / 68°F3,044July
2Lisbon20° / 68°F2,806July
3Portimão19° / 66°F3,019July
4Vila Real19° / 66°F2,321July
5Viseu19° / 66°F2,409July
6Funchal18° / 64°F2,146July
7Porto18° / 64°F2,468July
8Praia da Vitória18° / 64°F1,752July
9Cascais18° / 64°F2,672July
10Vila do Porto18° / 64°F1,840July

For pure sunshine, Faro records about 3,044 hours of sun a year — the full sunshine ranking is on the Portugal page.