Lisbon weather by month & the best time to visit
🇵🇹 Portugal · major city break · Mediterranean climate
The best time to visit Lisbon is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 96/100), with August and June close behind. Lisbon averages about 2,985 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 4 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,985
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 96/100
- Rain / year
- 576 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 20°C / 68°F
- Population
- 2.8M
- Elevation
- 108 m
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When is the best time to visit Lisbon?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Lisbon is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (42/100, 73 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Lisbon?
Lisbon gets a lot of sun: around 2,985 hours a year. 54 Sunshine Score points separate July (96) from January (42), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #3 of 19 destinations in Portugal for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,683 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around November, carries about 42% of the annual 576 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42 | 14° / 57°F | 9° / 48°F | 73 mm | 2 | 15° / 59°F |
| February | 43 | 14° / 57°F | 8° / 46°F | 53 mm | 3 | 16° / 61°F |
| March | 57 | 16° / 61°F | 10° / 50°F | 63 mm | 5 | 15° / 59°F |
| April | 65 | 17° / 63°F | 11° / 52°F | 58 mm | 6 | 17° / 63°F |
| May | 90 | 20° / 68°F | 13° / 55°F | 34 mm | 8 | 18° / 64°F |
| June | 94 | 22° / 72°F | 15° / 59°F | 13 mm | 8 | 19° / 66°F |
| July | 96 | 23° / 73°F | 16° / 61°F | 4 mm | 9 | 20° / 68°F |
| August | 95 | 24° / 75°F | 16° / 61°F | 8 mm | 8 | 20° / 68°F |
| September | 92 | 23° / 73°F | 16° / 61°F | 26 mm | 6 | 18° / 64°F |
| October | 81 | 21° / 70°F | 14° / 57°F | 84 mm | 4 | 19° / 66°F |
| November | 60 | 17° / 63°F | 11° / 52°F | 93 mm | 2 | 18° / 64°F |
| December | 42 | 14° / 57°F | 9° / 48°F | 67 mm | 2 | 16° / 61°F |
Sea temperature in Lisbon by month
The sea off Lisbon is warmest in July at around 20°C / 68°F, and coolest in January at 15°C / 59°F. It never reaches comfortable swimming temperatures (21°C+). Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Faro Portugal · 221 km · best in Jul · 3,157 h sun/yr
- Porto Portugal · 277 km · best in Jul · 2,694 h sun/yr
- Seville Spain · 322 km · best in May · 3,167 h sun/yr
- Jerez de la Frontera Spain · 353 km · best in Jun · 3,263 h sun/yr
- Vigo Spain · 386 km · best in Jul · 2,384 h sun/yr
- Tangier Morocco · 443 km · best in Jun · 3,005 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Cascais Portugal · 20 km · 2,985 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Portimão Portugal · 188 km · 3,196 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Badajoz Spain · 201 km · 3,143 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Viseu Portugal · 241 km · 2,860 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Lisbon compares month by month: Lisbon vs Porto · Lisbon vs Seville · Lisbon vs Faro · all comparisons
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