Torres Vedras in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Torres Vedras sees average daytime highs around 14°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 210 mm of rain over about 27 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 14°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Torres Vedras's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Torres Vedras's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
14°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
9°C
Rainfall
210 mm
27 wet days
Avg wind
16 km/h
Travel score
4.4
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Torres Vedras in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 14°C.

A typical winter day in Torres Vedras reaches about 14°C and drops to 9°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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Torres Vedras weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

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 Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Torres Vedras gets around 210 mm of rain over 27 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 16 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 30 min in early December to 11 hours by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.5 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Torres Vedras?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Torres Vedras for sightseeing.

What to pack for Torres Vedras in Winter

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

In winter, Torres Vedras sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 27 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Torres Vedras in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 15°C across winter — 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 Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 2. 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
Winter 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.