Torres Vedras weather in May

In May, Torres Vedras sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 48 mm of rain across 6.6 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-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 45% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Torres Vedras's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Torres Vedras's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
6th warmest
Overnight low
14°
7th coldest
Rainfall
48 mm
6.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:29 AM – 7:37 PM
Cloud cover
45%
5th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Torres Vedras is city seat of Torres Vedras municipality.

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

Temperature in May

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 May day in Torres Vedras reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 6°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, May runs about 2°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Torres Vedras weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 739.59.64.1
Feb15° / 557.710.54.6
Mar17° / 11°578.511.75.5
Apr18° / 12°578.9136.0
May20° / 14°486.614.17.0
Jun23° / 16°112.414.78.4
Jul24° / 17°30.814.59.2
Aug25° / 17°51.413.59.0
Sep24° / 17°304.612.38.2
Oct21° / 15°819.5116.6
Nov17° / 12°8810.59.95.4
Dec15° / 10°819.99.34.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
36040
46040
56139
66139
76139
86238
96139
106238
116238
126337
136436
146436
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Torres Vedras gets around 48 mm of rain over 6.6 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 21% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
126
226
325
425
525
625
725
825
925
1024
1124
1224
1324
1423
1523
1622
1722
1821
1921
2020
2120
2219
2318
2418
2517
2616
2715
2815
2914
3014
3113

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 66% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
181190
280200
379210
479210
578220
678220
776231
876231
975241
1075241
1174251
1273261
1371272
1470282
1569292
1668302
1766313
1865323
1965323
2063334
2162344
2259365
2358375
2456386
2555396
2654406
2752417
2851427
2950437
3049448
3147458

Wind in May

Winds average 17 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:46 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 7:23 PM to 7:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:467:23
213.75:447:24
313.75:437:25
413.75:427:26
513.85:417:27
613.85:407:28
713.85:397:29
813.95:377:30
913.95:367:31
1013.95:357:32
1114.05:347:33
1214.05:337:33
1314.05:327:34
1414.15:317:35
1514.15:307:36
1614.15:297:37
1714.25:287:38
1814.25:287:39
1914.25:277:40
2014.25:267:41
2114.35:257:42
2214.35:247:43
2314.35:247:43
2414.45:237:44
2514.45:227:45
2614.45:227:46
2714.45:217:47
2814.55:217:48
2914.55:207:48
3014.55:197:49
3114.55:197:50

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.96 kWh/m² to a high of 7.52 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.66 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.4Intense
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287.0Intense
297.0Intense
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317.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Torres Vedras?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Torres Vedras for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Torres Vedras in May

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

In May, Torres Vedras sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Torres Vedras in May

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

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

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

12°14°16°18°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Bracing
May16Cool
Jun17Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct18Cool
Nov17Cool
Dec15Cool

UV index in Torres Vedras in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Torres Vedras peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 14UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct5High
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Torres Vedras?

Torres Vedras sits at 39.1°N, 9.3°W, 41 m above sea level, in Portugal. The nearest listed city is Vila Franca de Xira, 28 km away.

Topography around Torres Vedras

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Torres Vedras has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 187 m around an average of 75 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 438 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 674 m.

The land around Torres Vedras is covered by grassland (53%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (47%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and water (39%), grassland (27%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
187 m
16 km
438 m
80 km
674 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Vila Franca de Xira 28 km · Vialonga 29 km · Loures 30 km · Póvoa de Santa Iria 31 km · Santa Iria da Azóia 31 km · Peniche 31 km · Ramada 33 km · São João da Talha 33 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 Torres Vedras (39.0911°, -9.2586°, elevation 41 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).