Portalegre weather in July

In July, Portalegre sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1.2 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Portalegre's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Portalegre's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
1st warmest
Overnight low
17°
11th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
1.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
5:20 AM – 7:51 PM
Cloud cover
16%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
7.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Portalegre is human settlement in Portugal.

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical July day in Portalegre reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 4°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13016
23016
33116
43116
53116
63117
73117
83117
93117
103217
113217
123217
133217
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303318
313318

How July really feels in Portalegre

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 19 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
19
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Portalegre weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 12th-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 July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 8%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18713
28713
38713
48713
58812
68812
78911
88911
98911
109010
11919
12919
13928
14928
15928
16928
17946
18946
19946
20946
21946
22955
23946
24946
25946
26946
27946
28937
29937
30937
31928

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Portalegre gets around 4 mm of rain over 1.2 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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Rain chance (%)
15
25
35
45
55
64
74
84
94
104
114
124
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144
154
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174
184
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264
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284
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304
314

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 61% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
169283
269283
369283
468293
568293
669292
768302
868302
967312
1067312
1166322
1264333
1363343
1462353
1561363
1660373
1759383
1859383
1958393
2057403
2156404
2256404
2355414
2455414
2554415
2653425
2753425
2854415
2954415
3055405
3154406

Wind in July

Winds average 11 km/h in July.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

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 5:11 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 7:55 PM to 7:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.75:117:55
214.75:117:55
314.75:127:55
414.75:127:55
514.75:137:55
614.75:137:54
714.75:147:54
814.75:157:54
914.65:157:54
1014.65:167:53
1114.65:167:53
1214.65:177:53
1314.65:187:52
1414.65:187:52
1514.55:197:51
1614.55:207:51
1714.55:217:50
1814.55:217:50
1914.45:227:49
2014.45:237:48
2114.45:247:48
2214.45:257:47
2314.35:257:46
2414.35:267:45
2514.35:277:45
2614.35:287:44
2714.25:297:43
2814.25:307:42
2914.25:317:41
3014.15:317:40
3114.15:327:39

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.79 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

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 — July's 7.79 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.8Intense
27.8Intense
37.8Intense
47.8Intense
57.8Intense
67.8Intense
77.8Intense
87.8Intense
97.8Intense
107.8Intense
117.9Intense
127.9Intense
137.9Intense
147.9Intense
157.8Intense
167.8Intense
177.8Intense
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217.8Intense
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247.7Intense
257.7Intense
267.7Intense
277.6Intense
287.6Intense
297.6Intense
307.5Intense
317.5Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Portalegre?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Portalegre for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Portalegre in July

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

In July, Portalegre sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Portalegre 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 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
July 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).