Portalegre weather in October

In October, Portalegre sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 83 mm of rain across 8.8 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Portalegre's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Portalegre's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
6th warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Rainfall
83 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:46 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover
52%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Portalegre is human settlement in Portugal.

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical October day in Portalegre reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12514
22514
32514
42414
52414
62414
72413
82413
92313
102313
112313
122313
132213
142213
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311911

How October really feels in Portalegre

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October 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

October 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 October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 1st-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 October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26436
36337
46337
56238
66238
76139
86040
95941
105842
115644
125644
135446
145347
155248
165149
175050
184951
194852
204852
214852
224852
234852
244753
254654
264654
274654
284753
294753
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Portalegre gets around 83 mm of rain over 8.8 wet days in October, the wettest month. 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 34% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
121
221
321
422
522
622
723
823
924
1025
1126
1227
1328
1429
1530
1631
1732
1832
1933
2033
2134
2234
2334
2434
2534
2634
2734
2834
2934
3034
3134

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 70% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
167258
267258
368248
468248
568248
669247
769247
869247
970246
1070246
1170246
1270246
1370246
1469256
1569256
1669256
1769265
1869265
1969265
2069265
2169265
2269265
2369265
2470255
2570255
2671245
2771245
2873234
2974224
3075214
3176204

Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
110calm
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510calm
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910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
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3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of October to 10 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:31 AM to 7:03 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 5:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:316:07
211.66:326:05
311.56:336:03
411.56:346:02
511.46:356:00
611.46:365:58
711.36:375:57
811.36:385:55
911.26:395:54
1011.26:405:52
1111.26:415:51
1211.16:425:49
1311.16:435:48
1411.06:445:46
1511.06:455:45
1611.06:465:43
1710.96:475:42
1810.96:485:40
1910.86:495:39
2010.86:515:38
2110.76:525:36
2210.76:535:35
2310.76:545:34
2410.66:555:32
2510.66:565:31
2610.56:575:30
2710.56:585:29
2810.56:595:27
2910.47:005:26
3010.47:025:25
3110.47:035:24

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.52 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 — October's 3.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.1Bright
74.0Bright
84.0Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.3Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.2Moderate
213.2Moderate
223.1Moderate
233.1Moderate
243.0Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.0Moderate
272.9Moderate
282.9Moderate
292.9Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.8Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Portalegre?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Portalegre for sightseeing.

What to pack for Portalegre in October

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

In October, Portalegre sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Portalegre in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 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
October 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).