Praia da Vitória weather by month & the best time to visit
🇵🇹 Portugal · beach resort · Mediterranean climate
The best time to visit Praia da Vitória is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 89/100), with August and September close behind. Praia da Vitória averages about 2,308 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 19 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,308
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 89/100
- Rain / year
- 716 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 25°C / 77°F
- Population
- 6k
- Elevation
- 50 m
When is the best time to visit Praia da Vitória?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Praia da Vitória is July, then August and September. The dullest month is February (46/100, 73 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Praia da Vitória?
Praia da Vitória gets a moderate 2,308 hours of sunshine a year. July (89/100) is noticeably better than February (46). It ranks #17 of 19 destinations in Portugal for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,683 hours. The year's 716 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 | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52 | 16° / 61°F | 15° / 59°F | 78 mm | 2 | 17° / 63°F |
| February | 46 | 15° / 59°F | 14° / 57°F | 73 mm | 3 | 17° / 63°F |
| March | 46 | 15° / 59°F | 14° / 57°F | 71 mm | 4 | 17° / 63°F |
| April | 55 | 16° / 61°F | 14° / 57°F | 55 mm | 6 | 17° / 63°F |
| May | 62 | 17° / 63°F | 16° / 61°F | 51 mm | 7 | 19° / 66°F |
| June | 79 | 19° / 66°F | 18° / 64°F | 34 mm | 8 | 21° / 70°F |
| July | 89 | 22° / 72°F | 20° / 68°F | 19 mm | 8 | 23° / 73°F |
| August | 88 | 23° / 73°F | 22° / 72°F | 23 mm | 8 | 25° / 77°F |
| September | 82 | 22° / 72°F | 21° / 70°F | 58 mm | 6 | 24° / 75°F |
| October | 79 | 20° / 68°F | 19° / 66°F | 75 mm | 4 | 22° / 72°F |
| November | 66 | 18° / 64°F | 17° / 63°F | 71 mm | 2 | 20° / 68°F |
| December | 54 | 17° / 63°F | 15° / 59°F | 108 mm | 2 | 19° / 66°F |
Sea temperature in Praia da Vitória by month
The sea off Praia da Vitória is warmest in August at around 25°C / 77°F, and coolest in January at 17°C / 63°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 5 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Ponta Delgada Portugal · 166 km · best in Jul · 2,421 h sun/yr
- Funchal Portugal · 1,148 km · best in Jul · 2,835 h sun/yr
- La Palma Spain · 1,418 km · best in Jun · 3,075 h sun/yr
- Tenerife Spain · 1,538 km · best in Jun · 2,933 h sun/yr
- Lisbon Portugal · 1,554 km · best in Jul · 2,985 h sun/yr
- Porto Portugal · 1,589 km · best in Jul · 2,694 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Santa Cruz da Graciosa Portugal · 89 km · 2,318 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Velas Portugal · 95 km · 2,335 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Pico Portugal · 120 km · 2,334 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Horta Portugal · 144 km · 2,334 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Vila do Porto Portugal · 261 km · 2,586 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Praia da Vitória compares month by month: Praia da Vitória vs Funchal · Praia da Vitória vs La Palma · Praia da Vitória vs Ponta Delgada · all comparisons
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