Peniche weather in May

In May, Peniche sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 41 mm of rain across 6.2 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 16°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 Peniche's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Peniche's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
6th warmest
Overnight low
15°
7th coldest
Rainfall
41 mm
6.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:29 AM – 7:38 PM
Cloud cover
43%
5th clearest
Wind
23 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Peniche is city seat of Peniche municipality.

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 16°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical May day in Peniche reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C warmer than April and about 2°C cooler than June.

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Peniche 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°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 May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36634
46634
56634
66535
76535
86634
96535
106535
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317129

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Peniche gets around 41 mm of rain over 6.2 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 20% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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523
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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 49% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
168311
267321
367321
465332
565332
664342
764342
862353
961363
1059383
1158393
1256404
1355414
1453434
1551445
1650455
1748466
1846486
1944497
2043508
2141518
2239529
23375310
24365311
25345412
26335413
27325414
28315415
29305416
30295417
31285418

Wind in May

Winds average 23 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 22 km/h on the calmest days to 23 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
123breezy
223breezy
323breezy
423breezy
523breezy
623breezy
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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 5:19 AM, and sunset from 7:24 PM to 7:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:467:24
213.75:447:25
313.75:437:26
413.75:427:27
513.85:417:28
613.85:407:29
713.95:387:30
813.95:377:31
913.95:367:32
1014.05:357:33
1114.05:347:34
1214.05:337:35
1314.15:327:35
1414.15:317:36
1514.15:307:37
1614.25:297:38
1714.25:287:39
1814.25:277:40
1914.25:277:41
2014.35:267:42
2114.35:257:43
2214.35:247:44
2314.45:237:45
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2514.45:227:46
2614.45:217:47
2714.55:217:48
2814.55:207:49
2914.55:207:50
3014.55:197:50
3114.55:197:51

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.71 kWh/m².

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 — May's 6.71 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Peniche

In seasonPeak

None of Peniche's seasonal hazards are active in May. 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 May a good time to visit Peniche?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Peniche for sightseeing.

What to pack for Peniche in May

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

In May, Peniche sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 15°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and a windbreaker. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layera windbreaker

Sea temperature near Peniche 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 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 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 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 9Dec 20UV 2
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
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May 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).