Portugal
Coimbra travel guide
Coimbra is a city in Portugal, home to about 141,000 people.
- Best months
- June, July and September
- Nearest airport
- VSE73 km · Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport)
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Lisbon
- Language
- Portuguese
When to go
The best time to visit Coimbra
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Coimbra are June, July and September. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; October is the wettest, with about 147 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Coimbra: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE), about 73 km from the city centre in a straight line; Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO, 117 km) and Vila Real Airport (VRL, 132 km) are also within reach.
VSE · Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport)
OPO · Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport
VRL · Vila Real Airport
Questions
Coimbra: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Coimbra?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Coimbra are June, July and September. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; October is the wettest, with about 147 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Coimbra?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE), about 73 km from the city centre in a straight line; Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO, 117 km) and Vila Real Airport (VRL, 132 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Coimbra?
euro (EUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Coimbra
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.