Peniche weather in October
In October, Peniche sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 84 mm of rain across 9.2 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.
Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in October, and the air most often feels comfortable.
Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Peniche's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Peniche's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 18°
- 4th warmest
- Overnight low
- 17°
- 8th coldest
- Rainfall
- 84 mm
- 9.2 wet days
- Daylight
- 10 h 54 min
- 6:54 AM – 5:51 PM
- Cloud cover
- 50%
- 7th clearest
- Wind
- 21 km/h
- 11th windiest
- Solar energy
- 3.55 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 6.3
- out of 10
Peniche is city seat of Peniche municipality.
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Temperature in October
Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month.
A typical October day in Peniche reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C cooler than September and about 2°C warmer than November.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Avg low (°C) | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | 18 |
| 2 | 19 | 18 |
| 3 | 19 | 17 |
| 4 | 19 | 17 |
| 5 | 19 | 17 |
| 6 | 19 | 17 |
| 7 | 19 | 17 |
| 8 | 19 | 17 |
| 9 | 19 | 17 |
| 10 | 19 | 17 |
| 11 | 19 | 17 |
| 12 | 19 | 17 |
| 13 | 19 | 17 |
| 14 | 19 | 17 |
| 15 | 19 | 17 |
| 16 | 18 | 17 |
| 17 | 18 | 17 |
| 18 | 18 | 17 |
| 19 | 18 | 17 |
| 20 | 18 | 17 |
| 21 | 18 | 17 |
| 22 | 18 | 16 |
| 23 | 18 | 16 |
| 24 | 18 | 16 |
| 25 | 18 | 16 |
| 26 | 18 | 16 |
| 27 | 18 | 16 |
| 28 | 18 | 16 |
| 29 | 18 | 16 |
| 30 | 18 | 16 |
| 31 | 18 | 16 |
Peniche weather by month
How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14° / 12° | 86 | 10.8 | 9.5 | 4.1 |
| Feb | 14° / 12° | 63 | 8.4 | 10.5 | 4.2 |
| Mar | 15° / 13° | 55 | 8.3 | 11.7 | 4.7 |
| Apr | 15° / 14° | 53 | 8.7 | 13 | 4.9 |
| May | 16° / 15° | 41 | 6.2 | 14.1 | 5.9 |
| Jun | 18° / 17° | 9 | 2.3 | 14.7 | 7.4 |
| Jul | 19° / 18° | 4 | 1 | 14.5 | 8.0 |
| Aug | 20° / 18° | 5 | 1.4 | 13.5 | 8.0 |
| Sep | 19° / 18° | 28 | 4.3 | 12.3 | 7.4 |
| Oct | 18° / 17° | 84 | 9.2 | 11 | 6.3 |
| Nov | 16° / 15° | 98 | 11.6 | 9.8 | 5.1 |
| Dec | 15° / 13° | 88 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 4.5 |
Cloud cover in October
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in October.
Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 67 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 50 |
| Cloudier (%) | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 50 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 67 | 33 |
| 2 | 66 | 34 |
| 3 | 66 | 34 |
| 4 | 66 | 34 |
| 5 | 65 | 35 |
| 6 | 65 | 35 |
| 7 | 64 | 36 |
| 8 | 64 | 36 |
| 9 | 64 | 36 |
| 10 | 63 | 37 |
| 11 | 63 | 37 |
| 12 | 62 | 38 |
| 13 | 61 | 39 |
| 14 | 61 | 39 |
| 15 | 60 | 40 |
| 16 | 59 | 41 |
| 17 | 58 | 42 |
| 18 | 57 | 43 |
| 19 | 57 | 43 |
| 20 | 56 | 44 |
| 21 | 56 | 44 |
| 22 | 55 | 45 |
| 23 | 54 | 46 |
| 24 | 54 | 46 |
| 25 | 52 | 48 |
| 26 | 51 | 49 |
| 27 | 51 | 49 |
| 28 | 50 | 50 |
| 29 | 49 | 51 |
| 30 | 49 | 51 |
| 31 | 50 | 50 |
Chance of precipitation in October
Peniche gets around 84 mm of rain over 9.2 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 30% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.
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| Rain chance (%) | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 |
| Rain chance (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 19 |
| 2 | 19 |
| 3 | 20 |
| 4 | 21 |
| 5 | 21 |
| 6 | 22 |
| 7 | 23 |
| 8 | 24 |
| 9 | 25 |
| 10 | 26 |
| 11 | 27 |
| 12 | 28 |
| 13 | 30 |
| 14 | 31 |
| 15 | 32 |
| 16 | 33 |
| 17 | 33 |
| 18 | 34 |
| 19 | 34 |
| 20 | 35 |
| 21 | 35 |
| 22 | 36 |
| 23 | 36 |
| 24 | 37 |
| 25 | 37 |
| 26 | 37 |
| 27 | 37 |
| 28 | 38 |
| 29 | 38 |
| 30 | 38 |
| 31 | 38 |
Humidity in October
Most of October feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
By dew point, October lands in the comfortable band about 38% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 39 |
| Comfortable (%) | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 |
| Humid (%) | 50 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
| Muggy (%) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 34 | 50 | 5 |
| 2 | 12 | 34 | 49 | 4 |
| 3 | 13 | 35 | 48 | 4 |
| 4 | 14 | 35 | 47 | 4 |
| 5 | 14 | 36 | 45 | 4 |
| 6 | 15 | 36 | 44 | 4 |
| 7 | 16 | 37 | 43 | 4 |
| 8 | 17 | 37 | 42 | 4 |
| 9 | 18 | 38 | 41 | 4 |
| 10 | 19 | 38 | 40 | 3 |
| 11 | 19 | 39 | 39 | 3 |
| 12 | 20 | 39 | 38 | 3 |
| 13 | 20 | 39 | 38 | 3 |
| 14 | 21 | 40 | 37 | 2 |
| 15 | 21 | 40 | 37 | 2 |
| 16 | 21 | 40 | 36 | 2 |
| 17 | 22 | 40 | 36 | 2 |
| 18 | 22 | 41 | 35 | 2 |
| 19 | 23 | 41 | 35 | 2 |
| 20 | 23 | 41 | 34 | 2 |
| 21 | 24 | 41 | 34 | 2 |
| 22 | 24 | 41 | 34 | 1 |
| 23 | 25 | 40 | 33 | 1 |
| 24 | 26 | 40 | 33 | 1 |
| 25 | 28 | 39 | 32 | 1 |
| 26 | 29 | 39 | 31 | 1 |
| 27 | 31 | 38 | 30 | 1 |
| 28 | 33 | 37 | 29 | 1 |
| 29 | 35 | 37 | 28 | 1 |
| 30 | 37 | 36 | 27 | 1 |
| 31 | 39 | 35 | 25 | 1 |
Wind in October
Winds average 21 km/h in October.
Across October, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.
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| Wind speed (km/h) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | breezy |
| 2 | 20 | breezy |
| 3 | 20 | breezy |
| 4 | 20 | breezy |
| 5 | 20 | breezy |
| 6 | 20 | breezy |
| 7 | 20 | breezy |
| 8 | 20 | breezy |
| 9 | 20 | breezy |
| 10 | 20 | breezy |
| 11 | 20 | breezy |
| 12 | 20 | breezy |
| 13 | 20 | breezy |
| 14 | 20 | breezy |
| 15 | 21 | breezy |
| 16 | 21 | breezy |
| 17 | 21 | breezy |
| 18 | 21 | breezy |
| 19 | 21 | breezy |
| 20 | 21 | breezy |
| 21 | 21 | breezy |
| 22 | 21 | breezy |
| 23 | 21 | breezy |
| 24 | 21 | breezy |
| 25 | 21 | breezy |
| 26 | 22 | breezy |
| 27 | 22 | breezy |
| 28 | 22 | breezy |
| 29 | 22 | breezy |
| 30 | 22 | breezy |
| 31 | 22 | breezy |
Sunrise & sunset in October
Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Days shrink by about 78 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:39 AM to 7:11 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 5:32 PM.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 11.6 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.3 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:39 | 6:40 | 6:41 | 6:42 | 6:43 | 6:44 | 6:45 | 6:46 | 6:47 | 6:48 | 6:49 | 6:50 | 6:51 | 6:52 | 6:53 | 6:54 | 6:55 | 6:56 | 6:57 | 6:58 | 7:00 | 7:01 | 7:02 | 7:03 | 7:04 | 7:05 | 7:06 | 7:07 | 7:08 | 7:09 | 7:11 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:14 | 6:13 | 6:11 | 6:09 | 6:08 | 6:06 | 6:05 | 6:03 | 6:02 | 6:00 | 5:58 | 5:57 | 5:55 | 5:54 | 5:52 | 5:51 | 5:50 | 5:48 | 5:47 | 5:45 | 5:44 | 5:43 | 5:41 | 5:40 | 5:39 | 5:37 | 5:36 | 5:35 | 5:34 | 5:33 | 5:32 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11.6 | 6:39 | 6:14 |
| 2 | 11.5 | 6:40 | 6:13 |
| 3 | 11.5 | 6:41 | 6:11 |
| 4 | 11.5 | 6:42 | 6:09 |
| 5 | 11.4 | 6:43 | 6:08 |
| 6 | 11.4 | 6:44 | 6:06 |
| 7 | 11.3 | 6:45 | 6:05 |
| 8 | 11.3 | 6:46 | 6:03 |
| 9 | 11.2 | 6:47 | 6:02 |
| 10 | 11.2 | 6:48 | 6:00 |
| 11 | 11.2 | 6:49 | 5:58 |
| 12 | 11.1 | 6:50 | 5:57 |
| 13 | 11.1 | 6:51 | 5:55 |
| 14 | 11.0 | 6:52 | 5:54 |
| 15 | 11.0 | 6:53 | 5:52 |
| 16 | 10.9 | 6:54 | 5:51 |
| 17 | 10.9 | 6:55 | 5:50 |
| 18 | 10.9 | 6:56 | 5:48 |
| 19 | 10.8 | 6:57 | 5:47 |
| 20 | 10.8 | 6:58 | 5:45 |
| 21 | 10.7 | 7:00 | 5:44 |
| 22 | 10.7 | 7:01 | 5:43 |
| 23 | 10.7 | 7:02 | 5:41 |
| 24 | 10.6 | 7:03 | 5:40 |
| 25 | 10.6 | 7:04 | 5:39 |
| 26 | 10.5 | 7:05 | 5:37 |
| 27 | 10.5 | 7:06 | 5:36 |
| 28 | 10.5 | 7:07 | 5:35 |
| 29 | 10.4 | 7:08 | 5:34 |
| 30 | 10.4 | 7:09 | 5:33 |
| 31 | 10.3 | 7:11 | 5:32 |
Solar energy in October
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.55 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 — October's 3.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.4 | Bright |
| 2 | 4.3 | Bright |
| 3 | 4.3 | Bright |
| 4 | 4.2 | Bright |
| 5 | 4.2 | Bright |
| 6 | 4.1 | Bright |
| 7 | 4.0 | Bright |
| 8 | 4.0 | Moderate |
| 9 | 3.9 | Moderate |
| 10 | 3.9 | Moderate |
| 11 | 3.8 | Moderate |
| 12 | 3.8 | Moderate |
| 13 | 3.7 | Moderate |
| 14 | 3.6 | Moderate |
| 15 | 3.6 | Moderate |
| 16 | 3.5 | Moderate |
| 17 | 3.4 | Moderate |
| 18 | 3.4 | Moderate |
| 19 | 3.3 | Moderate |
| 20 | 3.3 | Moderate |
| 21 | 3.2 | Moderate |
| 22 | 3.2 | Moderate |
| 23 | 3.1 | Moderate |
| 24 | 3.1 | Moderate |
| 25 | 3.0 | Moderate |
| 26 | 3.0 | Moderate |
| 27 | 3.0 | Moderate |
| 28 | 2.9 | Moderate |
| 29 | 2.9 | Moderate |
| 30 | 2.9 | Moderate |
| 31 | 2.8 | Moderate |
Hazard calendar for Peniche
In October, Peniche sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
Peniche's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is October a good time to visit Peniche?
Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
October is a reasonable time to visit Peniche for sightseeing.
What to pack for Peniche in October
From October's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In October, Peniche sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: rain gear and a windbreaker. About 9 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Peniche in October
The nearest coast averages about 18°C in October — 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
| Comfort | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | Bracing |
| Feb | 14 | Bracing |
| Mar | 14 | Bracing |
| Apr | 15 | Bracing |
| May | 16 | Cool |
| Jun | 18 | Cool |
| Jul | 18 | Cool |
| Aug | 19 | Cool |
| Sep | 19 | Cool |
| Oct | 18 | Cool |
| Nov | 17 | Cool |
| Dec | 15 | Cool |
UV index in Peniche in October
Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 5 — 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Level | Low | Moderate | High | Very high | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | High | Moderate | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | Low |
| Feb | 3 | Moderate |
| Mar | 6 | High |
| Apr | 8 | Very high |
| May | 7 | High |
| Jun | 9 | Very high |
| Jul | 9 | Very high |
| Aug | 8 | Very high |
| Sep | 6 | High |
| Oct | 5 | High |
| Nov | 2 | Moderate |
| Dec | 2 | Low |
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.
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 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).