Lisbon in December

Mild; book early for New Year.

All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.

December is rated good. These months rate higher:

• AprilGreatWarm; Apr 25 and Easter are busy.
• MayGreatWarm, long days; good month.
• SeptemberGreatWarm and calmer; best month for walking.
• OctoberGreatMild; first rain.

• LisbonHighs around 15 °C (59 °F), lows around 9 °C (48 °F), rain on about 10 daysHighs around 59 °F (15 °C), lows around 48 °F (9 °C), rain on about 10 days
• Lisbon and the centre, Portugal · Lisbon, Sintra, Cascais, Óbidos, Coimbrarainy

  Mild winters with rainy spells; hot, dry summers cooled by Atlantic wind. Sintra is often foggy and 5 °C (9 °F) cooler.Mild winters with rainy spells; hot, dry summers cooled by Atlantic wind. Sintra is often foggy and 9 °F (5 °C) cooler.

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Christmas and New Year check

  24-25 and 31 December · Praça do Comércio, Rossio

  Lights, markets and fireworks; book early.

• New Year's Eve

  Dec 31

  Fireworks over the river at Praça do Comércio; crowds and closed streets.

Crowds · Portugal overall

Medium

Prices · Portugal overall

Medium

Portugal overall: Christmas lights; Madeira's New Year fireworks sell out Funchal a year ahead.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Lisbon, side by side.

• A warm layer for the evenings
• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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