Peak tourist season is generally from middle June to September, excluding the Algarve where the only time it really quiets down is in the dead of winter. Carnaval and Easter are two holidays celebrated with gusto all over the country and are worth going out of your way for.
The Atlantic tempers the Mediterranean climate down south, where summer temperatures normally reach 30°C (86°F). The climate is temperate, and you will find enjoyable weather just about everywhere from April to October, and nearly year-round in the Algarve. Generally, the wettest season is from November to March: the soggiest regions are in the farthest north and in the Serra da Estrela mountain region in the country's centre.
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Weather Averages for Albufeira, Portugal:
Average Temperatures for Albufeira, Portugal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 54°f | 55°f | 57°f | 59°f | 63°f | 70°f | 75°f | 75°f | 72°f | 66°f | 59°f | 55°f |
| 12°c | 13°c | 14°c | 15°c | 17°c | 21°c | 24°c | 24°c | 22°c | 19°c | 15°c | 13°c |
Average High/Low Temperature for Albufeira, Portugal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 61°f | 63°f | 64°f | 68°f | 72°f | 77°f | 84°f | 84°f | 81°f | 73°f | 66°f | 63°f |
| 16°c | 17°c | 18°c | 20°c | 22°c | 25°c | 29°c | 29°c | 27°c | 23°c | 19°c | 17°c |
| 46°f | 46°f | 48°f | 50°f | 54°f | 61°f | 64°f | 64°f | 63°f | 57°f | 52°f | 48°f |
| 8°c | 8°c | 9°c | 10°c | 12°c | 16°c | 18°c | 18°c | 17°c | 14°c | 11°c | 9°c |
Average Sea Temperatures for Albufeira, Portugal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 14°f | 15°f | 15°f | 16°f | 17°f | 19°f | 21°f | 22°f | 21°f | 19°f | 17°f | 16°f |
Average Rainfall for Albufeira, Portugal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 78mm | 72mm | 39mm | 38mm | 21mm | 8mm | 1mm | 4mm | 14mm | 67mm | 86mm | 94mm |
Average Humidity for Albufeira, Portugal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 75% | 73% | 74% | 68% | 67% | 65% | 62% | 63% | 66% | 69% | 73% | 75% |
Average Daily Sunshine Hours for Albufeira, Portugal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 6 Hrs | 7 Hrs | 7.5 Hrs | 9 Hrs | 10 Hrs | 11.5 Hrs | 12 Hrs | 12 Hrs | 9.5 Hrs | 8 Hrs | 6.5 Hrs | 6 Hrs |
Weather Averages for Alvor, Portugal:
Average Temperatures for Alvor, Portugal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 54°f | 55°f | 57°f | 59°f | 63°f | 70°f | 75°f | 75°f | 72°f | 66°f | 59°f | 55°f |
| 12°c | 13°c | 14°c | 15°c | 17°c | 21°c | 24°c | 24°c | 22°c | 19°c | 15°c | 13°c |
Average High/Low Temperature for Alvor, Portugal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 61°f | 63°f | 64°f | 68°f | 72°f | 77°f | 84°f | 84°f | 81°f | 73°f | 66°f | 61°f |
| 16°c | 17°c | 18°c | 22°c | 22°c | 25°c | 29°c | 29°c | 27°c | 23°c | 19°c | 17°c |
| 46°f | 46°f | 48°f | 50°f | 51°f | 54°f | 64°f | 64°f | 63°f | 57°f | 52°f | 48°f |
| 8°c | 8°c | 9°c | 10°c | 12°c | 16°c | 18°c | 18°c | 17°c | 14°c | 11°c | 9°c |
Average Sea Temperatures for Alvor, Portugal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 57°f | 57°f | 61°f | 61°f | 63°f | 66°f | 68°f | 70°f | 70°f | 66°f | 63°f | 59°f |
| 14°c | 14°c | 16°c | 16°c | 17°c | 19°c | 20°c | 21°c | 21°c | 19°c | 17°c | 15°c |
Average Rainfall for Alvor, Portugal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 80mm | 74mm | 41mm | 37mm | 22mm | 9mm | 1mm | 3mm | 15mm | 68mm | 88mm | 92mm |
Average Humidity for Alvor, Portugal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 75% | 74% | 73% | 69% | 67% | 65% | 62% | 63% | 66% | 69% | 73% | 75% |
Average Daily Sunshine Hours for Alvor, Portugal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 6 Hrs | 7 Hrs | 7 Hrs | 9 Hrs | 10 Hrs | 12 Hrs | 12 Hrs | 10 Hrs | 9 Hrs | 8 Hrs | 6 Hrs | 6 Hrs |
Weather Averages for Faro, Portugal:
Average Temperatures for Faro, Portugal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 54°f | 55°f | 57°f | 59°f | 63°f | 70°f | 75°f | 75°f | 72°f | 66°f | 59°f | 55°f |
| 12°c | 13°c | 14°c | 15°c | 17°c | 21°c | 24°c | 24°c | 22°c | 19°c | 15°c | 13°c |
Average High/Low Temperature for Faro, Portugal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 61°f | 63°f | 64°f | 68°f | 72°f | 77°f | 84°f | 84°f | 81°f | 73°f | 66°f | 63°f |
| 16°c | 17°c | 18°c | 20°c | 22°c | 25°c | 29°c | 29°c | 27°c | 23°c | 19°c | 17°c |
| 46°f | 46°f | 48°f | 50°f | 54°f | 61°f | 64°f | 64°f | 63°f | 57°f | 52°f | 48°f |
| 8°c | 8°c | 9°c | 10°c | 12°c | 16°c | 18°c | 18°c | 17°c | 14°c | 11°c | 9°c |
Average Rainfall for Faro, Portugal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 78mm | 72mm | 39mm | 38mm | 21mm | 8mm | 1mm | 4mm | 14mm | 67mm | 86mm | 94mm |
Weather Averages for Faro, Portugal:
Average Temperatures for Faro, Portugal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 50°f | 54°f | 57°f | 59°f | 64°f | 70°f | 72°f | 73°f | 72°f | 64°f | 57°f | 52°f |
| 10°c | 12°c | 14°c | 15°c | 18°c | 21°c | 22°c | 23°c | 22°c | 18°c | 14°c | 11°c |
Average High/Low Temperature for Faro, Portugal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 55°f | 59°f | 64°f | 66°f | 72°f | 79°f | 81°f | 82°f | 79°f | 72°f | 63°f | 57°f |
| 13°c | 15°c | 18°c | 19°c | 22°c | 26°c | 27°c | 28°c | 26°c | 22°c | 17°c | 14°c |
| 45°f | 46°f | 50°f | 52°f | 55°f | 61°f | 63°f | 64°f | 63°f | 57°f | 52°f | 46°f |
| 7°c | 8°c | 10°c | 11°c | 13°c | 16°c | 17°c | 18°c | 17°c | 14°c | 11°c | 8°c |
Weather Averages for Praia da Luz, Portugal:
Average Temperatures for Praia da Luz, Portugal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 45°f | 45°f | 52°f | 55°f | 64°f | 72°f | 75°f | 75°f | 70°f | 61°f | 52°f | 46°f |
| 7°c | 7°c | 11°c | 13°c | 18°c | 22°c | 24°c | 24°c | 21°c | 16°c | 11°c | 8°c |
Average High/Low Temperature for Praia da Luz, Portugal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 52°f | 52°f | 59°f | 63°f | 73°f | 81°f | 84°f | 84°f | 79°f | 70°f | 61°f | 54°f |
| 11°c | 11°c | 15°c | 17°c | 23°c | 27°c | 29°c | 29°c | 26°c | 21°c | 16°c | 12°c |
| 36°f | 36°f | 43°f | 48°f | 55°f | 63°f | 66°f | 64°f | 59°f | 52°f | 43°f | 37°f |
| 2°c | 2°c | 6°c | 9°c | 13°c | 17°c | 19°c | 18°c | 15°c | 11°c | 6°c | 3°c |
Weather Averages for Vilamoura, Portugal:
Average Temperatures for Vilamoura, Portugal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 54°f | 55°f | 57°f | 59°f | 63°f | 70°f | 75°f | 75°f | 72°f | 66°f | 59°f | 55°f |
| 12°c | 13°c | 14°c | 15°c | 17°c | 21°c | 24°c | 24°c | 22°c | 19°c | 15°c | 13°c |
Average High/Low Temperature for Vilamoura, Portugal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 61°f | 63°f | 64°f | 68°f | 72°f | 77°f | 84°f | 84°f | 81°f | 73°f | 66°f | 63°f |
| 16°c | 17°c | 18°c | 20°c | 22°c | 25°c | 29°c | 29°c | 27°c | 23°c | 19°c | 17°c |
| 46°f | 46°f | 48°f | 50°f | 54°f | 61°f | 64°f | 64°f | 63°f | 57°f | 52°f | 48°f |
| 8°c | 8°c | 9°c | 10°c | 12°c | 16°c | 18°c | 18°c | 17°c | 14°c | 11°c | 9°c |
Average Rainfall for Vilamoura, Portugal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 78mm | 72mm | 39mm | 38mm | 21mm | 8mm | 1mm | 4mm | 14mm | 67mm | 86mm | 94mm |
Weather Averages for Algarve, Portugal:
Average Temperatures for Algarve, Portugal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 59°f | 61°f | 63°f | 68°f | 72°f | 77°f | 82°f | 82°f | 79°f | 72°f | 66°f | 61°f |
| 15°c | 16°c | 17°c | 20°c | 22°c | 25°c | 28°c | 28°c | 26°c | 22°c | 19°c 16°c |
Average High/Low Temperature for Algarve, Portugal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 59°f | 61°f | 64°f | 68°f | 72°f | 77°f | 82°f | 82°f | 79°f | 72°f | 66°f 61°f | |
| 15°c | 16°c | 18°c | 20°c | 22°c | 25°c | 28°c | 28°c | 26°c | 22°c | 19°c 16°c | |
| 48°f | 50°f | 52°f | 55°f | 57°f | 64°f | 68°f | 72°f | 70°f | 61°f | 55°f 50°f | |
| 9°c | 10°c | 11°c | 13°c | 14°c | 18°c | 20°c | 22°c | 21°c | 16°c | 13°c 10°c |
Average Sea Temperatures for Algarve, Portugal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 57°f | 57°f | 61°f | 61°f | 63°f | 66°f | 68°f | 70°f | 70°f | 66°f | 63°f 59°f | |
| 14°c | 14°c | 16°c | 16°c | 17°c | 19°c | 20°c | 21°c | 21°c | 19°c | 17°c 15°c |
Average Rainfall for Algarve, Portugal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 70mm | 70mm | 35mm | 31mm | 25mm | 5mm | 1mm | 1mm | 5mm | 51mm | 55mm 65mm |
Average Humidity for Algarve, Portugal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 75% | 73% | 74% | 68% | 67% | 65% | 62% | 63% | 66% | 69% | 73% 75% |
Average Daily Sunshine Hours for Algarve, Portugal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 6 Hrs | 7 Hrs | 7 Hrs | 9 Hrs | 10 Hrs | 12 Hrs | 12 Hrs | 10 Hrs | 9 Hrs | 8 Hrs | 6 Hrs 6 Hrs |
Average Snow/Fog Days for Algarve, Portugal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 0 Days | 0 Days | 0 Days | 0 Days | 0 Days | 0 Days | 0 Days | 0 Days | 0 Days | 0 Days | 0 Days 0 Days |
Weather Averages for Almancil, Portugal:
Average Temperatures for Almancil, Portugal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 52°f | 54°f | 57°f | 59°f | 64°f | 72°f | 73°f | 73°f | 70°f | 64°f | 59°f 54°f | |
| 11°c | 12°c | 14°c | 15°c | 18°c | 22°c | 23°c | 23°c | 21°c | 18°c | 15°c 12°c |
Average High/Low Temperature for Almancil, Portugal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 59°f | 61°f | 64°f | 66°f | 72°f | 79°f | 82°f | 81°f | 77°f | 72°f | 64°f 61°f | |
| 15°c | 16°c | 18°c | 19°c | 22°c | 26°c | 28°c | 27°c | 25°c | 22°c | 18°c 16°c | |
| 45°f | 46°f | 50°f | 52°f | 57°f | 63°f | 64°f | 66°f | 63°f | 57°f | 52°f 46°f | |
| 7°c | 8°c | 10°c | 11°c | 14°c | 17°c | 18°c | 19°c | 17°c | 14°c | 11°c 8°c |
Average Rainfall for Almancil, Portugal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 78mm | 72mm | 39mm | 38mm | 21mm | 8mm | 1mm | 4mm | 14mm | 67mm | 86mm 94mm |
Weather Averages for Balaia, Portugal:
Average Temperatures for Balaia, Portugal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 54°f | 55°f | 57°f | 59°f | 63°f | 70°f | 75°f | 75°f | 72°f | 66°f | 59°f 55°f | |
| 12°c | 13°c | 14°c | 15°c | 17°c | 21°c | 24°c | 24°c | 22°c | 19°c | 15°c 13°c |
Average High/Low Temperature for Balaia, Portugal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 61°f | 63°f | 64°f | 68°f | 72°f | 77°f | 84°f | 84°f | 81°f | 73°f | 66°f 63°f | |
| 16°c | 17°c | 18°c | 20°c | 22°c | 25°c | 29°c | 29°c | 27°c | 23°c | 19°c 17°c | |
| 46°f | 46°f | 48°f | 50°f | 54°f | 61°f | 64°f | 64°f | 63°f | 57°f | 52°f 48°f | |
| 8°c | 8°c | 9°c | 10°c | 12°c | 16°c | 18°c | 18°c | 17°c | 14°c | 11°c 9°c |
Average Rainfall for Balaia, Portugal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 78mm | 72mm | 39mm | 38mm | 21mm | 8mm | 1mm | 4mm | 14mm | 67mm | 86mm 94mm |
Weather Averages for Carvoeiro, Portugal:
Average Temperatures for Carvoeiro, Portugal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 54°f | 55°f | 57°f | 59°f | 63°f | 70°f | 75°f | 75°f | 72°f | 66°f | 59°f 55°f | |
| 12°c | 13°c | 14°c | 15°c | 17°c | 21°c | 24°c | 24°c | 22°c | 19°c | 15°c 13°c |
Average High/Low Temperature for Carvoeiro, Portugal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 61°f | 63°f | 64°f | 68°f | 72°f | 77°f | 84°f | 84°f | 81°f | 73°f | 66°f 63°f | |
| 16°c | 17°c | 18°c | 20°c | 22°c | 25°c | 29°c | 29°c | 27°c | 23°c | 19°c 17°c | |
| 46°f | 46°f | 48°f | 50°f | 54°f | 61°f | 64°f | 64°f | 63°f | 57°f | 52°f 48°f | |
| 8°c | 8°c | 9°c | 10°c | 12°c | 16°c | 18°c | 18°c | 17°c | 14°c | 11°c 9°c |
Average Rainfall for Carvoeiro, Portugal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 78mm | 72mm | 39mm | 38mm | 21mm | 8mm | 1mm | 4mm | 14mm | 67mm | 86mm 94mm |
Weather Averages for Lagos, Portugal:
Average High/Low Temperature for Lagos, Portugal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 15°c | 16°c | 18°c | 20°c | 22°c | 25°c | 28°c | 28°c | 26°c | 22°c | 19°c 16°c | |
| 6°c | 10°c | 11°c | 13°c | 14°c | 18°c | 20°c | 20°c | 19°c | 16°c | 13°c 10°c |
Average Rainfall for Lagos, Portugal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 9 Days | 7 Days | 10 Days | 6 Days | 4 Days | 1 Days | 0 Days | 0 Days | 2 Days | 6 Days | 8 Days 9 Days |
Average Daily Sunshine Hours for Lagos, Portugal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 6 Hrs | 7 Hrs | 7 Hrs | 9 Hrs | 10 Hrs | 12 Hrs | 12 Hrs | 12 Hrs | 9 Hrs | 8 Hrs | 6 Hrs 6 Hrs |
Weather Averages for Porto, Portugal:
Average Temperatures for Porto, Portugal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 50°f | 50°f | 55°f | 55°f | 59°f | 64°f | 66°f | 68°f | 64°f | 61°f | 54°f 50°f | |
| 10°c | 10°c | 13°c | 13°c | 15°c | 18°c | 19°c | 20°c | 18°c | 16°c | 12°c 10°c |
Average High/Low Temperature for Porto, Portugal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 55°f | 57°f | 63°f | 63°f | 66°f | 72°f | 73°f | 75°f | 72°f | 66°f | 61°f 55°f | |
| 13°c | 14°c | 17°c | 17°c | 19°c | 22°c | 23°c | 24°c | 22°c | 19°c | 16°c 13°c | |
| 43°f | 41°f | 46°f | 48°f | 52°f | 55°f | 57°f | 59°f | 57°f | 54°f | 46°f 43°f | |
| 6°c | 5°c | 8°c | 9°c | 11°c | 13°c | 14°c | 15°c | 14°c | 12°c | 8°c 6°c |
Weather Averages for Tavira, Portugal:
Average Temperatures for Tavira, Portugal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 54°f | 55°f | 57°f | 59°f | 63°f | 70°f | 75°f | 75°f | 72°f | 66°f | 59°f 55°f | |
| 12°c | 13°c | 14°c | 15°c | 17°c | 21°c | 24°c | 24°c | 22°c | 19°c | 15°c 13°c |
Average High/Low Temperature for Tavira, Portugal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 61°f | 63°f | 64°f | 68°f | 72°f | 77°f | 84°f | 84°f | 81°f | 73°f | 66°f 63°f | |
| 16°c | 17°c | 18°c | 20°c | 22°c | 25°c | 29°c | 29°c | 27°c | 23°c | 19°c 17°c | |
| 46°f | 46°f | 48°f | 50°f | 54°f | 61°f | 64°f | 64°f | 63°f | 57°f | 52°f 48°f | |
| 8°c | 8°c | 9°c | 10°c | 12°c | 16°c | 18°c | 18°c | 17°c | 14°c | 11°c 9°c |
Average Rainfall for Tavira, Portugal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 78mm | 72mm | 39mm | 38mm | 21mm | 8mm | 1mm | 4mm | 14mm | 67mm | 86mm 94mm |
Weather Averages for Villamoura, Portugal:
Average Temperatures for Villamoura, Portugal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 54°f | 55°f | 57°f | 59°f | 63°f | 70°f | 75°f | 75°f | 72°f | 66°f | 59°f 55°f | |
| 12°c | 13°c | 14°c | 15°c | 17°c | 21°c | 24°c | 24°c | 22°c | 19°c | 15°c 13°c |
Average High/Low Temperature for Villamoura, Portugal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 61°f | 63°f | 64°f | 68°f | 72°f | 77°f | 84°f | 84°f | 81°f | 73°f | 66°f 63°f | |
| 16°c | 17°c | 18°c | 20°c | 22°c | 25°c | 29°c | 29°c | 27°c | 23°c | 19°c 17°c | |
| 46°f | 46°f | 48°f | 50°f | 54°f | 61°f | 64°f | 64°f | 63°f | 57°f | 52°f 48°f | |
| 8°c | 8°c | 9°c | 10°c | 12°c | 16°c | 18°c | 18°c | 17°c | 14°c | 11°c 9°c |
Average Rainfall for Villamoura, Portugal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 78mm | 72mm | 39mm | 38mm | 21mm | 8mm | 1mm | 4mm | 14mm | 67mm | 86mm 94mm |
HOLIDAYS
January - New Year's Day
February - Carnival
March - Good Friday
March - Easter Day
April - Liberty day
May - Labour Day
May - Corpus Christi
June - National Day/Camoes and Portugal Day
August - Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary1
October - Republic Day
November - All Saints Day
December - Independence Restoration Day, Youth Day
December - Immaculate Conception
December - Christmas Eve - banks
December - Christmas Day
1 Not listed by the Banco de Portugal
Local Festas
Portugal has a remarkable number of festivals and local holidays, including the Holy Week Festival (Braga, Easter), which features colourful processions; the Festas de São João (Oporto, 24 June), when everyone dances through the streets amicably hitting each other over the head with leeks and the Feira de São Martinho (Golegã, November), which showcases all manner of horses, riding contests and bullfights. The following are known dates:-
May Municipal holiday (Ponta Delgada)
June Regional holiday (Azores)
June Saint Anthony's Day (Lisbon)
June Municipal holiday (Oporto)
July Regional holiday (Madeira)
August Municipal holiday (Funchal)
December Boxing Day (Madeira)
Weekend - Saturday, Sunday
