Sunshine Map

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
JanuaryFunchal18° / 64°FFunchal74
FebruaryFunchal18° / 64°FFunchal73
MarchFunchal18° / 64°FFunchal73
AprilFaro19° / 66°FFunchal83
MayFaro22° / 72°FFunchal92
JuneFaro26° / 79°FPortimão97
JulyVila Real31° / 88°FFaro98
AugustVila Real31° / 88°FFaro97
SeptemberVila Real27° / 81°FFaro94
OctoberFaro23° / 73°FVila Baleira89
NovemberFunchal21° / 70°FVila Baleira87
DecemberFunchal19° / 66°FFunchal79

Hottest year-round

#DestinationAvg day highSun h/yrBest month
1Faro21° / 70°F3,157July
2Funchal21° / 70°F2,835July
3Portimão20° / 68°F3,196July
4Lisbon19° / 66°F2,985July
5Porto19° / 66°F2,694July
6Ponta Delgada19° / 66°F2,421July
7Corvo19° / 66°F2,289July
8Santa Cruz das Flores19° / 66°F2,289July
9Santa Cruz da Graciosa19° / 66°F2,318July
10Horta19° / 66°F2,334July

For pure sunshine, Portimão records about 3,196 hours of sun a year — the full sunshine ranking is on the Portugal page.