Portugal
Coimbra in January
In January, Coimbra averages a daytime high of 14 °C and a night-time low of 5 °C, with about 131 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Coimbra's most comfortable months, June, July and September.
- Average high
- 14 °C
- Average low
- 5 °C
- Rain in the month
- 131 mm
- Daylight on 15 Jan
- 9 h 40 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 69
When to go
How January compares with the rest of the year in Coimbra
January is tied for the coolest month in Coimbra by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 14 °C to 29 °C and the lows from 5 °C to 16 °C. By day, January is 1 °C cooler than December, and February is 1 °C warmer than January.
January brings 131 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 88 mm (1053 mm a year); it is the 4th wettest month.
On 15 January the sun is up for about 9 h 40 min, against 9 h 20 min at the shortest and 15 h at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14 °C | 5 °C | 131 mm | |
| February | 15 °C | 6 °C | 106 mm | |
| March | 18 °C | 8 °C | 93 mm | |
| April | 19 °C | 9 °C | 97 mm | |
| May | 22 °C | 12 °C | 86 mm | |
| June | 26 °C | 14 °C | 33 mm | Yes |
| July | 29 °C | 16 °C | 10 mm | Yes |
| August | 29 °C | 16 °C | 15 mm | |
| September | 26 °C | 15 °C | 55 mm | Yes |
| October | 22 °C | 12 °C | 147 mm | |
| November | 17 °C | 9 °C | 142 mm | |
| December | 14 °C | 7 °C | 138 mm |
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).
When to go
Is January a good time to visit Coimbra?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 14 °C is below 18 °C and about 131 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. The comfortable months in Coimbra are June, July and September; the nearest are September, before, and June, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Portugal in January
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Coimbra
This guide lists 69 places to stay in Coimbra, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 30; 1–3 km, 7; 10 km or more, 32.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from the OpenHolidays API (ODbL); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.