Monte Estoril weather in January

In January, Monte Estoril sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 81 mm of rain across 10.2 wet days and about 9.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 18 min at the start of January to 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Monte Estoril's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Monte Estoril's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
11th warmest
Overnight low
12°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
81 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 36 min
8:00 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover
53%
11th clearest
Wind
24 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Monte Estoril is locality in Portugal.

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month.

A typical January day in Monte Estoril reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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71412
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Monte Estoril weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 12°8110.29.64.3
Feb14° / 12°608.210.54.3
Mar15° / 13°568.111.74.7
Apr15° / 14°507.8135.1
May17° / 15°405.414.16.1
Jun18° / 17°81.814.77.5
Jul19° / 18°20.614.48.2
Aug19° / 18°40.813.58.2
Sep19° / 18°273.812.37.5
Oct19° / 17°809116.3
Nov17° / 15°9510.69.95.3
Dec15° / 13°8910.69.34.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
45149
55248
65149
75149
85149
95248
105248
115347
125347
135347
145347
155347
165446
175446
185545
195545
205545
215545
225644
235743
245743
255743
265743
275842
285842
295842
305842
315743

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Monte Estoril gets around 81 mm of rain over 10.2 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 33% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
437
537
636
736
836
935
1035
1134
1234
1333
1433
1532
1632
1731
1831
1931
2030
2130
2230
2330
2430
2530
2630
2730
2830
2930
3030
3130

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
18317
28317
38317
48317
58416
68515
78515
88614
98713
108812
118911
128911
139010
14919
15919
16928
17928
18937
19937
20937
21937
22937
23937
24937
25937
26937
27937
28937
29937
30928
31928

Wind in January

Winds average 24 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 23 km/h on the calmest days to 24 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
124breezy
224breezy
324breezy
424breezy
524breezy
624breezy
723breezy
823breezy
923breezy
1023breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 min at the start of January to 10 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:01 AM to 7:52 AM, and sunset from 5:21 PM to 5:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.38:015:21
29.38:015:22
39.48:015:22
49.48:015:23
59.48:015:24
69.48:015:25
79.48:015:26
89.48:015:27
99.48:015:27
109.58:015:28
119.58:015:29
129.58:015:30
139.58:015:31
149.58:005:32
159.68:005:33
169.68:005:34
179.67:595:35
189.67:595:36
199.67:595:37
209.77:585:38
219.77:585:39
229.77:575:40
239.77:575:41
249.87:565:42
259.87:565:44
269.87:555:45
279.97:555:46
289.97:545:47
299.97:535:48
309.97:525:49
3110.07:525:50

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.01 kWh/m² to a high of 7.51 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.3 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Moderate
22.0Moderate
32.0Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.1Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.1Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.2Moderate
122.2Moderate
132.2Moderate
142.2Moderate
152.3Moderate
162.3Moderate
172.3Moderate
182.4Moderate
192.4Moderate
202.4Moderate
212.4Moderate
222.5Moderate
232.5Moderate
242.5Moderate
252.5Moderate
262.6Moderate
272.6Moderate
282.6Moderate
292.7Moderate
302.7Moderate
312.7Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Monte Estoril

In seasonPeak

In January, Monte Estoril sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Monte Estoril's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Monte Estoril?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Monte Estoril for sightseeing.

What to pack for Monte Estoril in January

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

In January, Monte Estoril sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Monte Estoril in January

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore 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 Monte Estoril in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Monte Estoril 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 9 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 Monte Estoril?

Monte Estoril sits at 38.7°N, 9.4°W, 43 m above sea level, in Portugal. The nearest listed city is Estoril, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Monte Estoril

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Monte Estoril.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Monte Estoril has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m around an average of 44 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 513 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 656 m.

The land around Monte Estoril is covered by artificial surfaces (39%), water (30%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, water (58%) within 16 km, and water (49%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
152 m
16 km
513 m
80 km
656 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Estoril 1.0 km · Cascais 2.0 km · Alcabideche 3.0 km · Parede 5.0 km · São Domingos de Rana 6.0 km · Carcavelos 7.0 km · Oeiras 8.0 km · Rio de Mouro 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 Monte Estoril (38.7064°, -9.406°, elevation 43 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).