Portalegre weather in April

In April, Portalegre sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 59 mm of rain across 8.7 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Portalegre's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Portalegre's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Rainfall
59 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:59 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
55%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Portalegre is human settlement in Portugal.

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical April day in Portalegre reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1189
2189
3199
4199
5199
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10199
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How April really feels in Portalegre

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Portalegre weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 6699.53.6
Feb14° / 547.310.54.5
Mar17° / 61811.76.0
Apr19° / 598.7136.4
May23° / 12°517.614.17.3
Jun28° / 15°142.714.77.2
Jul32° / 17°41.214.55.4
Aug32° / 17°71.813.55.3
Sep28° / 16°335.212.37.1
Oct22° / 13°838.8116.9
Nov16° / 798.99.85.3
Dec13° / 788.89.33.8

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34852
44852
54951
64951
75149
85149
95149
105149
115149
125149
135248
145149
155050
165050
175050
184852
194852
204852
214753
224753
234654
244654
254654
264654
274951
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304951

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Portalegre gets around 59 mm of rain over 8.7 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 29% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
130
230
330
430
530
630
729
829
929
1029
1129
1229
1329
1429
1529
1630
1730
1830
1929
2029
2129
2229
2328
2428
2527
2627
2727
2826
2926
3026

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4982
5982
6982
7982
8982
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14982
15982
16982
17991
18982
19982
20982
21982
22982
23982
24973
25973
26973
27964
28964
29955
30955

Wind in April

Winds average 11 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:23 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 7:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:236:46
212.46:216:47
312.56:206:48
412.56:186:49
512.66:166:50
612.66:156:51
712.66:136:52
812.76:126:53
912.76:106:54
1012.86:086:55
1112.86:076:56
1212.96:056:57
1312.96:046:58
1412.96:026:59
1513.06:017:00
1613.05:597:01
1713.15:587:02
1813.15:567:03
1913.25:557:04
2013.25:537:05
2113.25:527:06
2213.35:507:07
2313.35:497:08
2413.45:477:09
2513.45:467:10
2613.45:457:11
2713.55:437:12
2813.55:427:13
2913.65:417:14
3013.65:397:15

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.91 kWh/m² to a high of 7.79 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
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165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.6Bright
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205.7Bright
215.7Bright
225.8Bright
235.8Bright
245.8Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Portalegre?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Portalegre for sightseeing.

What to pack for Portalegre in April

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

In April, Portalegre sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Portalegre in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Portalegre peaks around July 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 17UV 9Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Portalegre?

Portalegre sits at 39.3°N, 7.4°W, 460 m above sea level, in Portugal. The nearest listed city is Castelo Branco, 59 km away.

Topography around Portalegre

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Portalegre has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 416 m around an average of 491 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 822 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,062 m.

The land around Portalegre is covered by trees (47%) and grassland (40%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
416 m
16 km
822 m
80 km
1,062 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Castelo Branco 59 km · Badajoz 61 km · Montijo 82 km · Évora 91 km · Tomar 91 km · Entroncamento 91 km · Cáceres 93 km · Torres Novas 98 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 Portalegre (39.2938°, -7.4312°, elevation 460 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. 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).