When to go · Guimarães
Guimarães in January
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Aug (Festas da Cidade crowds, heat), Dec–Feb rain.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 13°C55°F / 5°C41°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 14
- Crowds
- Low
- Portugal overall
- Prices
- Low
- Portugal overall
Verdict
AvoidBest and avoid months for Guimarães
Listed as a month to avoid: Aug (Festas da Cidade crowds, heat), Dec–Feb rain.
Weather in January
- GuimarãesHighs around 13 °C, lows around 5 °C, rain on about 14 daysHighs around 55 °F, lows around 41 °F, rain on about 14 days
- Porto and the north, Portugal · Porto, Braga, Guimarães, Douro Valley, Peneda-Gerêsrainy
The wettest region; green and mild. The Douro Valley bakes in summer and harvest is late September.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Portugal overall
- Low
- Prices · Portugal overall
- Low
Portugal overall: Quiet and cheap; rain on some days in Lisbon and Porto, spring-like in Madeira.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast