Portugal
Porto in May
In May, Porto averages a daytime high of 21 °C and a night-time low of 12 °C, with about 94 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Porto's most comfortable months, June to September.
- Average high
- 21 °C
- Average low
- 12 °C
- Rain in the month
- 94 mm
- Daylight on 15 May
- 14 h 30 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 203
When to go
How May compares with the rest of the year in Porto
May is tied for the 5th warmest month in Porto by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 14 °C to 26 °C and the lows from 6 °C to 16 °C. By day, May is 2 °C warmer than April, and June is 4 °C warmer than May.
May brings 94 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 108 mm (1295 mm a year); it is the 8th wettest month.
On 15 May the sun is up for about 14 h 30 min, against 9 h 10 min at the shortest and 15 h 10 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14 °C | 6 °C | 165 mm | |
| February | 15 °C | 6 °C | 122 mm | |
| March | 18 °C | 8 °C | 125 mm | |
| April | 19 °C | 9 °C | 117 mm | |
| May | 21 °C | 12 °C | 94 mm | |
| June | 25 °C | 14 °C | 42 mm | Yes |
| July | 26 °C | 16 °C | 16 mm | Yes |
| August | 26 °C | 16 °C | 27 mm | Yes |
| September | 24 °C | 14 °C | 70 mm | Yes |
| October | 21 °C | 12 °C | 182 mm | |
| November | 17 °C | 8 °C | 159 mm | |
| December | 15 °C | 7 °C | 177 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 May a good time to visit Porto?
Not by the measure used here: about 94 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. The comfortable months in Porto are June to 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 May
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
When to go
Destinations near Porto that are comfortable in May
Within 300 km, nearest first, by the same measure.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Porto
This guide lists 203 places to stay in Porto: 4 chain properties with their details and own websites, and 199 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 134; 1–3 km, 58; 3–10 km, 11.
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.