Portalegre weather in November

In November, Portalegre sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 79 mm of rain across 8.9 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of November to 9 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Portalegre's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Portalegre's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
7:21 AM – 5:09 PM
Cloud cover
54%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
2.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Portalegre is human settlement in Portugal.

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

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical November day in Portalegre reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 6°C cooler than October and about 3°C warmer than December.

10°15°20°25°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11911
21911
31810
41810
51810
61810
71810
8179
9179
10179
11179
12179
13169
14168
15168
16168
17168
18168
19168
20158
21158
22157
23157
24157
25157
26147
27147
28147
29147
30147

How November really feels in Portalegre

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November 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

November 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 November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-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 November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24753
34753
44852
54852
64951
75050
85050
95050
105050
115149
125149
135149
145248
155248
165248
175149
185149
195050
205149
215050
225050
235050
245050
254951
264951
274951
284951
294753
304753

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Portalegre gets around 79 mm of rain over 8.9 wet days in November. 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 33% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
133
233
332
432
532
631
731
830
929
1029
1128
1228
1328
1427
1527
1627
1728
1828
1928
2028
2129
2229
2329
2429
2529
2629
2729
2829
2928
3028

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the dry band about 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
178193
280173
381163
482153
584142
685132
786122
887112
988102
109091
119181
129181
139271
149361
159361
169361
179451
189451
199451
209451
219541
229640
239640
249730
259730
269730
279730
289730
299730
309730

Wind in November

Winds average 11 km/h in November.

Across November, 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.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min at the start of November to 9 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:04 AM to 7:35 AM, and sunset from 5:23 PM to 5:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.37:045:23
210.37:055:22
310.27:065:21
410.27:075:20
510.27:085:19
610.17:095:18
710.17:115:17
810.17:125:16
910.07:135:15
1010.07:145:14
1110.07:155:13
129.97:165:12
139.97:175:11
149.97:195:11
159.87:205:10
169.87:215:09
179.87:225:09
189.77:235:08
199.77:245:07
209.77:255:07
219.77:265:06
229.67:275:06
239.67:285:05
249.67:295:05
259.67:305:04
269.57:315:04
279.57:325:04
289.57:335:03
299.57:345:03
309.57:355:03

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 2.41 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 — November's 2.41 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

0123151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.8Moderate
22.7Moderate
32.7Moderate
42.7Moderate
52.7Moderate
62.6Moderate
72.6Moderate
82.6Moderate
92.6Moderate
102.6Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.4Moderate
172.4Moderate
182.4Moderate
192.4Moderate
202.3Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.3Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.2Moderate
252.2Moderate
262.2Moderate
272.2Moderate
282.1Moderate
292.1Moderate
302.1Moderate
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Portalegre?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Portalegre for sightseeing.

What to pack for Portalegre in November

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

In November, Portalegre sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Portalegre in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 2. 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
November 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).