The climate of Sintra (Portugal)
Sintra is located in the Costa Lisboa region in the vicinity of the
capital Lisbon. Sintra is one of the biggest tourist attractions in
Portugal. Several of the most beautiful buildings in Portugal can be
found here. The Quelez Palace with its baroque and rococo
architectural style was the residence of the Portuguese Royal Family.
The Palácio da Pena was built on the remains of a Hieronymite
monastery and has many different building styles. Especially the large
diversity in towers is very unique. The Sintra palace and Castelo dos
Mouros, a Moor castle, can also be found here. All of these buildings
are Unesco world heritage sites.
Just like large parts of Portugal Sintra has a warm maritime climate
influenced by the Atlantic Ocean. Because of this influence extremes
in weather are uncommon. Almost all precipitation falls during the
winter, summers are extremely dry. During the summer daytime
temperatures are just below 30 degrees on average.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Sintra
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
15
8
5
15
15
February
16
9
5
14
15
March
18
10
7
13
15
April
19
11
8
12
15
May
22
13
9
9
17
June
25
16
10
5
18
July
28
18
11
2
19
August
28
18
11
2
20
September
27
17
9
6
20
October
23
15
7
11
19
November
18
11
5
13
18
December
15
9
5
14
17
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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