Worst time to visit Sintra
Some months in Sintra are clearly tougher for travel — extreme heat, cold, drenching rain, or peak storm season. Here's what to skip.
Country
🇵🇹 Portugal
Region
Europe
Hottest
July 25°C
Coldest
January 8°C low
Wettest
January 12 rain days
Driest
July 1 rain days
Sintra doesn't have any clearly "bad" months
The climate stays reasonably comfortable year-round — no extreme heat, cold, rain, or storm season is recorded in our data. Worth visiting any time of year. The hottest month (July) peaks at 25°C / 77°F; the coldest (January) drops to 8°C overnight — nothing extreme either way.
Better times to go
Better months: March (18°C, 11 rain days) · April (18°C, 11 rain days) · May (20°C, 10 rain days) · June (23°C, 5 rain days) · July (25°C, 1 rain days) · August (25°C, 1 rain days) · September (24°C, 7 rain days) · October (21°C, 11 rain days)
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