Peniche weather in July

In July, Peniche sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 42 min at the start of July to 14 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Peniche's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Peniche's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
18°
11th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
5:28 AM – 7:59 PM
Cloud cover
27%
1st clearest
Wind
24 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Peniche is city seat of Peniche municipality.

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month.

A typical July day in Peniche reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Peniche weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 12°8610.89.54.1
Feb14° / 12°638.410.54.2
Mar15° / 13°558.311.74.7
Apr15° / 14°538.7134.9
May16° / 15°416.214.15.9
Jun18° / 17°92.314.77.4
Jul19° / 18°4114.58.0
Aug20° / 18°51.413.58.0
Sep19° / 18°284.312.37.4
Oct18° / 17°849.2116.3
Nov16° / 15°9811.69.85.1
Dec15° / 13°8810.89.34.5

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Peniche gets around 4 mm of rain over 1 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 4% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the humid band about 70% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1540532
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Wind in July

Winds average 24 km/h in July.

Across July, 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
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Sunrise & sunset in July

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Daylight runs from about 14 h 42 min at the start of July to 14 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:19 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 8:03 PM to 7:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.75:198:03
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514.75:218:03
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714.75:228:02
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1514.55:277:59
1614.55:287:59
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1814.55:297:58
1914.55:307:57
2014.45:317:56
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.39 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.94 kWh/m² to a high of 7.39 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 7.39 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Peniche

In seasonPeak

None of Peniche's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Peniche'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 July a good time to visit Peniche?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Peniche for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Peniche in July

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

In July, Peniche sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 18°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker.

sun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Peniche in July

The nearest coast averages about 18°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

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

12°14°16°18°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Bracing
May16Cool
Jun18Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep19Cool
Oct18Cool
Nov17Cool
Dec15Cool

UV index in Peniche in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Peniche peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct5High
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Peniche?

Peniche sits at 39.4°N, 9.4°W, 17 m above sea level, in Portugal. The nearest listed city is Caldas da Rainha, 22 km away.

Topography around Peniche

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Peniche has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 204 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 673 m.

The land around Peniche is covered by water (70%) within 3 km, water (73%) within 16 km, and water (40%), trees (24%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
204 m
80 km
673 m
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July weather nearby: Caldas da Rainha 22 km · Torres Vedras 31 km · Alcobaça 41 km · Azambuja 54 km · Vila Franca de Xira 56 km · Marinha Grande 58 km · Monsanto 59 km · Vialonga 60 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 Peniche (39.3558°, -9.3811°, elevation 17 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).