Bragança in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Bragança sees average daytime highs around 9°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 287 mm of precipitation over about 28 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 9°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Bragança's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Bragança's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 9°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 2°C
- Precipitation
- 287 mm
- 28 wet days
- Avg wind
- 9 km/h
- Travel score
- 2.0
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Bragança in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 9°C.
A typical winter day in Bragança reaches about 9°C and drops to 2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Bragança
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 75 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.
Bragança weather by month
How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9° / 2° | 104 | 10.5 | 1.3 | 9.3 | 1.6 |
| Feb | 11° / 2° | 68 | 7.5 | 1.3 | 10.3 | 2.6 |
| Mar | 14° / 4° | 84 | 9.7 | 0.4 | 11.7 | 4.0 |
| Apr | 16° / 6° | 84 | 11.3 | 0.2 | 13.1 | 4.7 |
| May | 19° / 9° | 76 | 10.2 | 0 | 14.3 | 6.2 |
| Jun | 24° / 12° | 34 | 5.4 | 0 | 15 | 7.8 |
| Jul | 27° / 15° | 17 | 3.7 | 0 | 14.7 | 7.8 |
| Aug | 27° / 14° | 21 | 3.7 | 0 | 13.7 | 7.9 |
| Sep | 23° / 12° | 49 | 5.4 | 0 | 12.3 | 7.8 |
| Oct | 17° / 9° | 127 | 10.5 | 0 | 10.9 | 5.5 |
| Nov | 12° / 5° | 106 | 11.1 | 0.2 | 9.6 | 3.1 |
| Dec | 9° / 3° | 115 | 10.2 | 0.5 | 9 | 1.8 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Bragança gets around 287 mm of rain and snow over 28 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 9 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 min in early December to 10 h 54 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.1 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Bragança
In winter, Bragança overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
Bragança's rainy season runs October–May, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is winter a good time to visit Bragança?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bragança.
What to pack for Bragança in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Bragança sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 28 days see rain.
UV index in Bragança in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bragança peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Level | Low | Moderate | High | High | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | Low |
| Feb | 3 | Moderate |
| Mar | 5 | High |
| Apr | 7 | High |
| May | 7 | High |
| Jun | 9 | Very high |
| Jul | 9 | Very high |
| Aug | 9 | Very high |
| Sep | 6 | High |
| Oct | 5 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2 | Moderate |
| Dec | 2 | Low |
Air quality in Bragança in Winter
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Bragança is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (November, 6 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 7 |
| Level | Good | Good | Moderate | Good | Good | Good | Moderate | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | Good |
| Feb | 10 | Good |
| Mar | 12 | Moderate |
| Apr | 11 | Good |
| May | 8 | Good |
| Jun | 9 | Good |
| Jul | 19 | Moderate |
| Aug | 11 | Good |
| Sep | 11 | Good |
| Oct | 10 | Good |
| Nov | 6 | Good |
| Dec | 7 | Good |
Where is Bragança?
Bragança sits at 41.8°N, 6.8°W, 664 m above sea level, in Portugal. The nearest listed city is Chaves, 59 km away.
Topography around Bragança
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bragança.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Bragança has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 297 m around an average of 674 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 881 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,062 m.
The land around Bragança is covered by trees (31%), grassland (29%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.
Portugal travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 1
- Exercise Normal Precautions
- Power plugs
- Type C / E / F
- 230 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 60% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $32,082
- 2025
- Happiness
- 6.0 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 95%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 0.7
- per 100k, 2022
- Road deaths
- 8.2
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- High
- World Bank
- English
- Very high
- EF EPI 612
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bragança (41.8072°, -6.759°, elevation 664 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.