When to go · Viana do Castelo
Viana do Castelo, month by month
The best months for Viana do Castelo: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep. Months to avoid: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec.
Month by month
- JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (wet and windy); mid-August if you want quiet (Agonia festival crowds).14 °C / 7 °C, 14 rain days57 °F / 45 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (wet and windy); mid-August if you want quiet (Agonia festival crowds).15 °C / 7 °C, 13 rain days59 °F / 45 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MarchGoodOutside the best window (May–Sep). Across Portugal: Warming up; good for cities and walking the Alentejo.17 °C / 8 °C, 12 rain days63 °F / 46 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilGoodOutside the best window (May–Sep). Across Portugal: Easter and 25 April (Freedom Day) bring domestic crowds; wildflowers in the south.18 °C / 9 °C, 12 rain days64 °F / 48 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayGreatInside Viana do Castelo's best window: May–Sep.20 °C / 11 °C, 10 rain days68 °F / 52 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JuneGreatInside Viana do Castelo's best window: May–Sep.24 °C / 14 °C, 6 rain days75 °F / 57 °F, 6 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- JulyGreatInside Viana do Castelo's best window: May–Sep.26 °C / 16 °C, 4 rain days79 °F / 61 °F, 4 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustGreatInside Viana do Castelo's best window: May–Sep.26 °C / 16 °C, 4 rain days79 °F / 61 °F, 4 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGreatInside Viana do Castelo's best window: May–Sep.25 °C / 15 °C, 7 rain days77 °F / 59 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGoodOutside the best window (May–Sep). Across Portugal: Good city weather; first autumn storms in the north. Big-wave season starts in Nazaré.21 °C / 13 °C, 12 rain days70 °F / 55 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (wet and windy); mid-August if you want quiet (Agonia festival crowds).17 °C / 10 °C, 13 rain days63 °F / 50 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (wet and windy); mid-August if you want quiet (Agonia festival crowds).15 °C / 8 °C, 14 rain days59 °F / 46 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: Medium