The climate of Porto (Portugal)
Porto is situated on the banks of the Douro River. The city was built
on the hillside of seven hills and is also known as the City of
Bridges. The most famous bridges are the Maria Pia Bridge and the Dom
Luis I Bridge. Porto is world famous for its fortified wine. This wine
has been produced here since the 17th century. Several Port houses can
still be found in the old city center. Most of these port houses offer
a port wine tasting for a small fee. The entire old center of Porto is
a Unesco world heritage site and is also known as the Ribeira.
Porto has a warm maritime climate with influences of a Mediterranean
climate. summers may be very warm. During several heat waves
temperatures above 40 degrees have been recorded. Humidity figures are
always low here causing even the warmest days to still feel pleasant.
Winters are fairly wet with longer periods of rain. The wind from the
Atlantic Ocean has a cooling effect.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Porto
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
14
5
4
18
16
February
14
6
5
17
15
March
16
7
6
15
16
April
18
8
7
13
16
May
20
11
9
13
17
June
23
13
9
9
19
July
25
15
10
6
20
August
25
15
10
6
21
September
24
14
8
9
21
October
21
12
6
14
20
November
17
8
5
15
18
December
14
6
4
16
17
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
The information at this site was carefully composed from climate data collected by meteorological services, meteorological offices, climate experts and other sources. “More climate info” is based on statistics, climate data and personal experience. No rights can be derived from this site. Weather has no memory and gives no guaranties. Nothing is as changeable and unpredictable as the weather. The authors of this site feel in no way responsible for any damages caused by misinterpretation or other circumstances that may influence your holiday or trip to a certain destination. We provide information, it’s up to the reader to use it to it’s benefit.
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
