Charneca de Caparica weather in May

In May, Charneca de Caparica sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 35 mm of rain across 4.7 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Charneca de Caparica's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Charneca de Caparica's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
6th warmest
Overnight low
15°
7th coldest
Rainfall
35 mm
4.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:30 AM – 7:36 PM
Cloud cover
39%
5th clearest
Wind
21 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Charneca de Caparica is human settlement in Portugal.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Charneca de Caparica reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C warmer than April and about 2°C cooler than June.

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Charneca de Caparica weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 12°709.19.64.5
Feb14° / 12°537.310.54.6
Mar15° / 13°517.411.75.1
Apr16° / 14°467.5135.5
May18° / 15°354.714.16.8
Jun19° / 17°71.414.68.0
Jul21° / 18°10.314.48.7
Aug21° / 19°30.613.58.7
Sep21° / 19°263.612.37.9
Oct19° / 17°738.6116.6
Nov17° / 15°829.59.95.6
Dec15° / 13°829.69.44.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26733
36733
46733
56931
66931
76931
86931
96931
107030
117030
127129
137129
147129
157228
167228
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Charneca de Caparica gets around 35 mm of rain over 4.7 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 15% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
120
220
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419
519
619
718
818
918
1017
1117
1217
1317
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1516
1616
1715
1815
1914
2014
2114
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2313
2412
2512
2612
2711
2811
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3010
319

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 47% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
167312
267312
366322
465332
563343
663343
762353
860364
959374
1058384
1156404
1254415
1353425
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29275617
30255718
31245719

Wind in May

Winds average 21 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
221breezy
321breezy
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521breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:46 AM to 5:20 AM, and sunset from 7:22 PM to 7:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:467:22
213.65:457:23
313.75:447:24
413.75:437:25
513.75:417:26
613.85:407:26
713.85:397:27
813.85:387:28
913.95:377:29
1013.95:367:30
1113.95:357:31
1214.05:347:32
1314.05:337:33
1414.05:327:34
1514.15:317:35
1614.15:307:36
1714.15:297:37
1814.25:287:38
1914.25:287:39
2014.25:277:39
2114.25:267:40
2214.35:257:41
2314.35:257:42
2414.35:247:43
2514.35:237:44
2614.45:237:44
2714.45:227:45
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2914.45:217:47
3014.55:207:48
3114.55:207:48

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.07 kWh/m² to a high of 7.64 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.93 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
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297.2Intense
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317.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Charneca de Caparica?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Charneca de Caparica for sightseeing.

What to pack for Charneca de Caparica in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Charneca de Caparica sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 15°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 5 days see rain.

sun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Charneca de Caparica in May

The nearest coast averages about 16°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 16 km away) is warmest in September at about 19°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

14°16°18°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb15Bracing
Mar15Bracing
Apr15Cool
May16Cool
Jun18Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep19Cool
Oct18Cool
Nov17Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Charneca de Caparica in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Charneca de Caparica peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 9Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Charneca de Caparica?

Charneca de Caparica sits at 38.6°N, 9.2°W, 78 m above sea level, in Portugal. The nearest listed city is Corroios, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Charneca de Caparica

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Charneca de Caparica.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Charneca de Caparica has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m around an average of 47 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 218 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 656 m.

The land around Charneca de Caparica is covered by artificial surfaces (39%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, water (47%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 16 km, and water (42%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
109 m
16 km
218 m
80 km
656 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Corroios 4.0 km · Caparica 5.0 km · Laranjeiro 5.0 km · Piedade 6.0 km · Amora 7.0 km · Almada 7.0 km · Arrentela 8.0 km · Belém 9.0 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
Catholic 68%not applicable 13%no religion 12%no response 2%

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 Charneca de Caparica (38.6203°, -9.1943°, elevation 78 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).