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Portimão in January
In January, Portimão averages a daytime high of 16 °C and a night-time low of 9 °C, with about 84 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Portimão's most comfortable months, March to October.
- Average high
- 16 °C
- Average low
- 9 °C
- Rain in the month
- 84 mm
- Daylight on 15 Jan
- 9 h 50 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 125
When to go
How January compares with the rest of the year in Portimão
January is tied for the coolest month in Portimão by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 16 °C to 27 °C and the lows from 9 °C to 18 °C. By day, January is 1 °C cooler than December, and February is 1 °C warmer than January.
January brings 84 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 49 mm (593 mm a year); it is the 3rd wettest month.
On 15 January the sun is up for about 9 h 50 min, against 9 h 40 min at the shortest and 14 h 40 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16 °C | 9 °C | 84 mm | |
| February | 16 °C | 9 °C | 60 mm | |
| March | 18 °C | 11 °C | 62 mm | Yes |
| April | 19 °C | 12 °C | 49 mm | Yes |
| May | 22 °C | 14 °C | 39 mm | Yes |
| June | 25 °C | 16 °C | 10 mm | Yes |
| July | 27 °C | 18 °C | 2 mm | Yes |
| August | 27 °C | 18 °C | 3 mm | Yes |
| September | 26 °C | 18 °C | 24 mm | Yes |
| October | 22 °C | 15 °C | 76 mm | Yes |
| November | 19 °C | 12 °C | 89 mm | |
| December | 17 °C | 11 °C | 98 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 Portimão?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 16 °C is below 18 °C and about 84 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. The comfortable months in Portimão are March to October; the nearest are October, before, and March, 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 Portimão
This guide lists 125 places to stay in Portimão, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 11; 1–3 km, 17; 3–10 km, 19; 10 km or more, 78.
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.