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Portugal in November

Good month. Rainier and cheap; roast chestnuts and new wine for São Martinho (11 Nov).

Key facts

Verdict
Good
Crowds
Low
Portugal
Prices
Low
Portugal

Verdict

GoodVoykit month rating for Portugal

Rainier and cheap; roast chestnuts and new wine for São Martinho (11 Nov).

Is another month better than November?

November is rated good. These months rate higher:

Weather in November

  • Lisbon and the centre · Lisbon, Sintra, Cascais, Óbidos, Coimbrafine

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

  • Porto and the north · Porto, Braga, Guimarães, Douro Valley, Peneda-Gerêsrainy

    The wettest region; green and mild. The Douro Valley bakes in summer and harvest is late September.

  • Alentejo · Évora, Monsaraz, Alentejo coastfine

    The interior plain reaches 40 °C (104 °F)+ in summer; spring wildflowers are the high point.

  • Algarve · Faro, Lagos, Tavira, Sagresfine

    Most sunshine in the country; the sea stays cool (18–22 °C (64–72 °F)). August is packed and pricey.

  • Madeira · Funchal and the islandfine

    Spring-like all year on the south coast; the north and mountains are wetter. Levadas can close after storms.

  • Azores · São Miguel, Pico, Faial, Terceirarainy

    Mild and changeable — four seasons in a day. Whale watching best April–October; winter storms cancel inter-island flights.

  • Warmest part of Portugal: 35 °C (95 °F)+ afternoons in July–August, cold nights in winter. Spring brings wildflowers and green plains.

  • Cooler and windier than inland; sea is cold year-round. August is the local holiday peak.

  • Algarve: Faro and the coast · south coast, Faro to Lagosfine

    Over 3,000 hours of sun a year; rain falls mainly November–February. July–August highs near 29 °C (84 °F) with an Atlantic breeze.

  • Algarve: Serra de Monchique · inland hillsfine

    Cooler and wetter than the coast; the hills block cold northern winds from the coast.

  • Continental climate; hot dry summers (30 °C (86 °F)+), cool winters with occasional frost. Rainfall peaks in winter.

  • Baixo Alentejo: Baixo Alentejo · southern Alentejo plainbest weather

    Mild winters, hot dry summers; rain peaks Nov–Feb.

  • Mild and damp; sea fog and rain any month. Beach water stays cold.

  • Beiras: Beira Alta / Beira Baixa (interior) · Coimbra inland to the Spanish borderfine

    Hot, dry summers; cold winters with snow on Serra da Estrela from about November to March.

  • Greater Lisbon: Greater Lisbon · Lisbon coast and inland hillsbest weather

    Mild spring and autumn; July‑August can exceed 30 °C (86 °F).

  • Northern Portugal: Porto and the coast · Porto, Espinho, Viana do Castelorainy

    Rain is heaviest November–March; summer days are mild, rarely above 30 °C (86 °F), and the ocean stays cold.

  • Northern Portugal: Douro Valley and the interior · Douro, Vila Real, Bragançafine

    Hotter and drier than the coast; July–August afternoons reach 35 °C (95 °F)+ and some quintas close to visitors at harvest.

  • Oeste: Coastal Oeste · Atlantic coastbest weather

    Mild winters, warm summers; surf season peaks Oct‑Mar.

  • Setúbal Peninsula: Setúbal Peninsula · South bank of the Tagus estuary and Atlantic coastbest weather

    Summer (Jul‑Aug) can reach 35 °C (95 °F); sea breeze keeps the coast cooler. Rainy season Nov‑Feb.

  • Tagus Valley: Lisbon and the estuary · Lisbon, Sintra, Cascais, Setúbalfine

    Atlantic breeze keeps Lisbon milder than inland; Sintra sits in cloud more often than the city.

  • Tagus Valley: Ribatejo (inland) · Santarém, Tomar, Constânciafine

    Hotter and drier than the coast in July–August; spring and early autumn are the comfortable windows.

  • Lisbon18 °C (64 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 9 rain days
  • Abrantes18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 11 rain days
  • Aguçadoura16 °C (61 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 14 rain days
  • Alandroal19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 10 rain days
  • Albufeira19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 8 rain days
  • Alcácer do Sal18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 9 rain days
  • Alcobaça18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 12 rain days
  • Alcochete18 °C (64 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Alcoutim20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 7 rain days
  • Alenquer18 °C (64 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • Alijó15 °C (59 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 13 rain days
  • Aljezur19 °C (66 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 10 rain days
  • Almada18 °C (64 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 9 rain days
  • Almeida18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 11 rain days
  • Alvito19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 6 rain days
  • Alvor19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 8 rain days
  • Amadora19 °C (66 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 11 rain days
  • Amarante15 °C (59 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 13 rain days
  • Anadia18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Apúlia18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 11 rain days
  • Arcos de Valdevez16 °C (61 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Armamar16 °C (61 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 11 rain days
  • Arouca18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 11 rain days
  • Arraiolos19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 8 rain days
  • Arruda dos Vinhos19 °C (66 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 10 rain days
  • Aveiro18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 14 rain days
  • Avis18 °C (64 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Baião18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 11 rain days
  • Barcelos16 °C (61 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Barreiro18 °C (64 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Batalha18 °C (64 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Beja18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Belmonte18 °C (64 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Bombarral18 °C (64 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 9 rain days
  • Braga17 °C (63 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 13 rain days
  • Bragança13 °C (55 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 10 rain days
  • Cadaval18 °C (64 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Caldas da Rainha16 °C (61 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 14 rain days
  • Caminha15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Campo Maior19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 11 rain days
  • Carrazeda de Ansiães16 °C (61 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 12 rain days
  • Cartaxo18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 11 rain days
  • Carvoeiro19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 8 rain days
  • Cascais18 °C (64 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 13 rain days
  • Castelo Branco17 °C (63 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • Castelo de Vide19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 6 rain days
  • Castro Marim19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 7 rain days
  • Chaves14 °C (57 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 13 rain days
  • Coimbra18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 13 rain days
  • Condeixa-a-Nova18 °C (64 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Coruche18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 9 rain days
  • Covilhã16 °C (61 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 10 rain days
  • Elvas18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 8 rain days
  • Entroncamento17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 12 rain days
  • Ericeira19 °C (66 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 11 rain days
  • Espinho17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 13 rain days
  • Esposende17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 14 rain days
  • Estremoz19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Évora18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 10 rain days
  • Fão16 °C (61 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 11 rain days
  • Faro19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 8 rain days
  • Fátima18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 13 rain days
  • Figueira da Foz18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 13 rain days
  • Freixo de Espada à Cinta16 °C (61 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 11 rain days
  • Fundão16 °C (61 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 9 rain days
  • Gouveia13 °C (55 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 11 rain days
  • Grândola18 °C (64 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 9 rain days
  • Guarda12 °C (54 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 11 rain days
  • Guimarães16 °C (61 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 13 rain days
  • Idanha-a-Nova17 °C (63 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Ílhavo18 °C (64 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 8 rain days
  • Labruge17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 12 rain days
  • Lagoa19 °C (66 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 11 rain days
  • Lamego17 °C (63 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 13 rain days
  • Leiria18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 14 rain days
  • Loulé19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 8 rain days
  • Loures19 °C (66 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 11 rain days
  • Lourinhã16 °C (61 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 13 rain days
  • Lousã17 °C (63 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Mafra18 °C (64 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Mangualde16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 10 rain days
  • Marinha Grande19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Marinhas17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 14 rain days
  • Marvão18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 7 rain days
  • Matosinhos16 °C (61 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 11 rain days
  • Mealhada18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 12 rain days
  • Miranda do Douro15 °C (59 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 13 rain days
  • Mirandela16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 11 rain days
  • Moimenta da Beira16 °C (61 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 11 rain days
  • Monchique18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 9 rain days
  • Monforte18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 11 rain days
  • Montijo19 °C (66 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 11 rain days
  • Murtosa17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 14 rain days
  • Nazaré18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 13 rain days
  • Nisa18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 7 rain days
  • Óbidos18 °C (64 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 12 rain days
  • Odemira19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • Odivelas18 °C (64 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 11 rain days
  • Oeiras18 °C (64 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 10 rain days
  • Olhão19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 8 rain days
  • Oliveira do Bairro18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 13 rain days
  • Oliveira do Hospital17 °C (63 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 11 rain days
  • Ourém19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 11 rain days
  • Ovar18 °C (64 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 9 rain days
  • Palmela18 °C (64 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • Penafiel16 °C (61 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 13 rain days
  • Peniche18 °C (64 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 11 rain days
  • Peso da Régua16 °C (61 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 12 rain days
  • Pinhel16 °C (61 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Pombal18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 11 rain days
  • Ponte de Lima17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 13 rain days
  • Portalegre18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 8 rain days
  • Portimão19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 8 rain days
  • Porto de Mós18 °C (64 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • Porto17 °C (63 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 13 rain days
  • Póvoa de Varzim17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 11 rain days
  • Proença-a-Nova19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Quarteira19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 8 rain days
  • Queluz18 °C (64 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Redondo19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 7 rain days
  • Reguengos de Monsaraz18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Rio Maior18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 10 rain days
  • Sabrosa14 °C (57 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 11 rain days
  • Sabugal16 °C (61 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 12 rain days
  • Sagres19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • Santa Comba Dão17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 10 rain days
  • Santa Maria da Feira18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 12 rain days
  • Santarém18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Santiago do Cacém19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 7 rain days
  • São Brás de Alportel19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 9 rain days
  • São João da Pesqueira16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 9 rain days
  • Seixal18 °C (64 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 13 rain days
  • Sernancelhe15 °C (59 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 10 rain days
  • Sesimbra18 °C (64 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 7 rain days
  • Setúbal18 °C (64 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days
  • Silves19 °C (66 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 7 rain days
  • Sines19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 7 rain days
  • Sintra17 °C (63 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 13 rain days
  • Sobral de Monte Agraço18 °C (64 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Tabuaço16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 11 rain days
  • Tavira19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 8 rain days
  • Tomar18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 11 rain days
  • Torres Novas19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Torres Vedras18 °C (64 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 12 rain days
  • Valença16 °C (61 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • Vendas Novas19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Viana do Castelo17 °C (63 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 13 rain days
  • Vila Chã17 °C (63 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 14 rain days
  • Vila do Bispo19 °C (66 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 8 rain days
  • Vila do Conde17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 14 rain days
  • Vila Franca de Xira18 °C (64 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Vila Nova de Famalicão18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 12 rain days
  • Vila Nova de Foz Côa17 °C (63 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 11 rain days
  • Vila Nova de Gaia17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 13 rain days
  • Vila Real de Santo António19 °C (66 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 11 rain days
  • Vila Real14 °C (57 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 13 rain days
  • Vila Viçosa19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Viseu16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 13 rain days

Festivals and holidays

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.

  • Republic Day, All Saints, Restoration of Independence, Immaculate Conception

    5 Oct · 1 Nov · 1 Dec · 8 Dec

    Public holidays; some shops and museums close.

  • Web Summit check

    Early November · Lisbon

    Fills hotels and pushes prices for a week.

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Portugal
Low
Prices · Portugal
Low

Compare two months

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

  • Verdict

    Nov: Good

    Apr: Great (better)

  • Crowds

    Nov: Low

    Apr: Medium

  • Prices

    Nov: Low

    Apr: Medium

  • Festivals listed

    Nov: 2

    Apr: 3

November: Rainier and cheap; roast chestnuts and new wine for São Martinho (11 Nov).

April: Easter and 25 April (Freedom Day) bring domestic crowds; wildflowers in the south.

Portugal: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

What to pack

  • A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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Where to go in November

Rated best or good this month

  • Lisbon

    Cool and showery; Web Summit fills rooms in the first week.

  • Elvas

    Best months: Mar–May, Sep–Nov

  • Évora

    Best months: Mar–May, Oct–Nov