Climate of Rio Douro

Rio Douro has a mediterranean climate. The summers are warm and dry, and the temperature is cold in the winter. The average annual temperature for Rio Douro is 36° degrees and there is about 248 inch of rain in a year. It is dry for 219 days a year with an average humidity of 76% and an UV-index of 4.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 11°C and 28°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 3°C and 13°C
Rain: it rains 125 days and there is a total of approximately 630 mm rainfall
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 2832 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between 11°C and 28°C
Warmest month:	28°C in August
Coldest month:	11°C in January
Night temperature:	between 3°C and 13°C
Dry days:	240 days
Days with rain:	125 days
Days with snow:	0 days
Total rain sum:	630 mm
Hours of sunshine:	2832 hours

Climate of Rio Douro
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of Rio Douro
The best travel time for Rio Douro
Climate of Rio Douro by month
Experiences with the weather of Rio Douro

Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Rio Douro.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Rio Douro.

Climate table of Rio Douro

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Rio Douro. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Rio Douro might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°F)	51	52	58	62	68	75	81	83	78	68	56	52
Night temp. (°F)	39	38	41	43	48	52	55	56	54	51	44	41
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (inch)	45	31	27	15	13	7	2	2	7	27	35	35
Days with rain	16	13	14	13	11	7	4	2	5	11	15	14
Dry days	15	15	17	17	20	23	27	29	25	20	15	17
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	4	6	7	8	10	10	11	11	9	6	5	5
Wind force (Bft)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
UV-index	2	2	3	3	5	5	5	6	5	4	3	3

Best time to visit Rio Douro

The best time to visit Rio Douro in Portugal is from May through October. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Rio Douro is 83°F in August and the lowest is 51°F in January.

Climate of Rio Douro by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Rio Douro? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

January