Portimão weather in April

In April, Portimão sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 49 mm of rain across 7.5 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Portimão's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Portimão's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
7th warmest
Overnight low
11°
6th coldest
Rainfall
49 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:06 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
50%
10th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Portimão is city seat of Portimão municipality.

Air quality
Moderate
PM10 31.5 µg/m³ · 2019

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 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical April day in Portimão reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C warmer than March and about 3°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11910
21910
31910
41910
51910
62010
72010
82011
92011
102011
112011
122011
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Portimão 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
Jan15° / 5079.75.0
Feb16° / 476.110.65.5
Mar18° / 567.711.76.5
Apr20° / 11°497.512.96.8
May23° / 13°356147.8
Jun27° / 16°71.614.58.1
Jul30° / 17°10.414.36.8
Aug30° / 18°30.613.46.6
Sep27° / 17°223.612.37.6
Oct23° / 14°667.8117.3
Nov18° / 10°627.7106.4
Dec16° / 758.19.55.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35842
45842
55842
66040
76040
86040
96040
106040
116040
126040
135941
145941
155941
165743
175743
185644
195644
205644
215545
225545
235545
245545
255545
265545
275644
285644
295743
305743

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Portimão gets around 49 mm of rain over 7.5 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 25% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
125
225
325
425
525
625
725
825
925
1025
1125
1226
1326
1426
1526
1627
1727
1827
1926
2026
2126
2226
2325
2425
2524
2624
2723
2823
2923
3022

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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19370
29370
39370
49370
59370
69370
79370
89280
99280
109280
119190
129190
139190
149190
159190
1690100
1790100
1890100
1990100
2089110
2189110
2288120
2388120
2488120
2588120
2686131
2786131
2885141
2985141
3084151

Wind in April

Winds average 14 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:28 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 7:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:286:49
212.46:276:50
312.46:256:51
412.56:246:52
512.56:226:53
612.66:216:54
712.66:196:55
812.66:186:56
912.76:166:57
1012.76:156:58
1112.86:136:58
1212.86:126:59
1312.86:107:00
1412.96:097:01
1512.96:077:02
1613.06:067:03
1713.06:047:04
1813.06:037:05
1913.16:027:06
2013.16:007:07
2113.15:597:07
2213.25:587:08
2313.25:567:09
2413.35:557:10
2513.35:547:11
2613.35:527:12
2713.45:517:13
2813.45:507:14
2913.45:497:15
3013.55:477:16

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.26 kWh/m² to a high of 7.89 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 6.08 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
126.0Bright
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.4Intense
266.4Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Portimão?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Portimão for sightseeing.

What to pack for Portimão in April

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

In April, Portimão sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Portimão in April

The nearest coast averages about 16°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in September at about 20°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

14°16°18°20°22°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar15Cool
Apr16Cool
May17Cool
Jun19Cool
Jul19Cool
Aug20Cool
Sep20Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Portimão in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Portimão peaks around July 14 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Portimão?

Portimão sits at 37.1°N, 8.5°W, 13 m above sea level, in Portugal. The nearest listed city is Lagos, 13 km away.

Topography around Portimão

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Portimão has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 309 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 894 m.

The land around Portimão is covered by grassland (33%), artificial surfaces (33%) and water (20%) within 3 km, water (36%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and water (48%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
309 m
80 km
894 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
April weather nearby: Lagos 13 km · Porto de Mós 14 km · Albufeira 26 km · Quarteira 40 km · Loulé 46 km · Faro 56 km · Olhão 63 km · Quelfes 64 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 Portimão (37.1386°, -8.5378°, elevation 13 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).