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Portugal · City

Lisbon
in July.

Illustration of Terracotta rooftops above the Tagus in Lisbon; representative Alfama panorama, no church or exact lookout claimed.
Lisbon rooftops above the TagusDestination view, not month-specific.

Is July a good time?

Temperature unit

Warm days.
A steady visitor season.

July averages 80°F afternoons and 65°F seas, with about 0 rain days.

Afternoons
80°F
Sea
65°F
Visitor demand
93%of August peak

Historical Grande Lisboa regional averages, not a forecast or a measure of queues. Overnight demand compares average stays per day. Covers Lisbon, Sintra and Cascais; conditions vary within the region.

Overall match

8.4/10 · scores & priorities

What matters most?

Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%

#1 of 12 months here · Balanced mix

Weather10.0/10Excellent
CrowdsSteady all yearsimilar all year; overnight stays do not measure queues
CostModeratefor Europe

Overall combines weather, overnight demand and cost. It does not include sea temperature.

Plan your July

What to expect.

What should I pack?

Afternoons around 80°F (27°C): T-shirt weather; nights around 59°F (15°C): light layers. About 15 hours of daylight. About 0 rain days in a typical July.

Can I swim in July?

The sea averages 65°F. Our swimming guide: fresh: fine once you are in. Your comfort will vary. This is open water near the coast, not a beach-specific reading.

Monthly coastal averages from NOAA, 2011–2025. Sea temperature is separate from the weather and Overall scores.

A typical day: temperatures & daylightAfternoons, nights, sea temperature & daylight Show detailsHide details

About 15 hours of daylight.

Sunrise 06:23Sunset 21:0259°F80°F00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00

The sun rises about 06:23 and sets about 21:02 (local time, mid-month). Mornings start around 59°F (15°C); afternoons reach about 80°F (27°C). The model's median rain-day count rounds to zero; individual trips can still have rain.

Typical afternoon
80°F (27°C)
average daily high, 15 recent Julys
Night low
59°F (15°C)
average daily minimum
Sea
65°F (18°C)
fresh; open water near the coast, NOAA satellite record 2011–2025
Daylight
14h 39m
on the 15th, computed from latitude

Early, middle or late?

Early or late July?

Early and late July have similar afternoon averages. The afternoon high averages 79°F on the 1st, versus 80°F on the 31st.

Early July 1 July

79°F

Typical afternoon high

3% historical wet-day frequency

Mid July 15 July

80°F

Typical afternoon high

1% historical wet-day frequency

Late July 31 July

80°F

Typical afternoon high

1% historical wet-day frequency

Historical daily averages from 2011–2025, smoothed over two weeks. A seasonal pattern, not a forecast. This does not establish which week has the lowest prices or fewest visitors.

Daily calendar & holiday datesJuly 2027 · historical weather & dated holidays Show calendarHide calendar

July 2027 calendar

Weather shows historical patterns, not a forecast. Holidays and events use the dates shown for 2027.

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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1280°1380°1480°1580°1680°1780°1880°
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Afternoon high rain likely (25%+) local school holidays public holiday event

Afternoons warm from about 79°F (26°C) in the first week to 80°F (27°C) in the last. The chance of a wet day runs 0–3%. Local schools are out 1–31 July 2027.

Schools here are on summer holidays all of July 2027. Elsewhere in July 2027, the share of people living where schools are out on a typical day: Italy 100%, Spain 100%, Germany 54%, Netherlands 64%. (School holidays: OpenHolidays, ODbL.)

Crowds, cost and getting there

Visitor season

Will it be busy?

Steady all year. July averages 93% of August's overnight stays per day. Overnight demand varies little across the year.

Overnight stays across Grande Lisboa do not measure queues, day visitors or congestion at individual sights.

Hotel price season

Will it be cheaper?

About usual. Historical regional hotel revenue (2024–2025 monthly average): €91 per guest-night. An average, not a booking quote.

Fewer overnight stays do not automatically mean cheaper rooms. Check actual quotes for your trip.

Historical hotel average
€91
2024–2025 monthly average; hotel revenue per guest-night; not a current booking quote. +2% vs this region's usual month.
Portugal as a whole
Well below EU average
2024 restaurants and hotels price level: 76 where the EU average is 100. A relative index, not a room rate.
Recorded US nonstop flights · 2024
Recorded this month
from Newark, Boston, Washington Dulles and New York JFK and 4 more; 2024 schedule, Eurostat

The historical regional amount comes from INE Portugal, Inquérito à Permanência de Hóspedes: hotel room revenue per guest-night; the country price level is national. Hotel averages are not live booking quotes.

Year-to-year variation

How much does July vary?

Across the recorded years

In the 15 years from 2011 to 2025, the month's afternoons averaged between 77°F (25°C) and 84°F (29°C); in 12 of them they were within 3°F (1.5°C) of the typical 80°F (27°C). Rain days ranged from 0 to 2; half the years had 0–1.

Rain days in each July

Historical rain days; exact figures in the table below. 2011: 0 rain days020112012: 0 rain days02013: 0 rain days02014: 2 rain days22015: 0 rain days02016: 1 rain days12017: 1 rain days12018: 0 rain days02019: 1 rain days12020: 0 rain days02021: 0 rain days02022: 0 rain days02023: 0 rain days02024: 1 rain days12025: 0 rain days02025
Rain days
0
at least 1 mm, typical year; about 1 in a wet year
Mostly sunny days
19 of 31
cloud cover under 30%
Years with a 95°F+ day
4 of 15
of the last 15 Julys had at least one day at or above 95°F (35°C)
Good weather days
30 of 31
rated very good or better
See every recorded JulyHistorical monthly averages, year by year Show detailsHide details
Historical monthly averages, not daily extremes.
YearAfternoon highRain days
201177°F0
201279°F0
201381°F0
201479°F2
201580°F0
201682°F1
201779°F1
201877°F0
201978°F1
202083°F0
202178°F0
202284°F0
202380°F0
202480°F1
202581°F0

Checked against official climate averages for Lisboa (Instituto Geofisico). How we check

Compare dates

June, July
or August?

Historical regional averages. Overnight demand vs August peak, measured as average stays per day.
Typical conditionsJunJulAug
Afternoons76°F80°F81°F
Sea64°F65°F65°F
Rain days100
Overnight demand88%93%100%

June: Cooler afternoons than July. June guide →

August: Similar monthly conditions to July. August guide →

Overnight demand measures accommodation stays, not queues. Sea temperatures are monthly coastal averages.

Compare any of the 12 monthsChoose another month and compare it with July Show comparisonHide comparison

Yellow marks the top three months on the Balanced mix. July stays as your reference.

Hotel stays vary little through the year. No other scored month has a Weather score at least 1.0 point higher than July.

Your comparison

July or June?

Overnight stays vary little through the year.

Historical regional hotel revenue (2024–2025 monthly average): €103 per guest-night. An average, not a booking quote.

Read the June guide →
July compared with another month
Typical conditionsJulyJune
Afternoons80°F76°F
Nights59°F58°F
Sea65°F64°F
Rain days01
Visitor seasonSteady all yearSteady all year
Overall / 108.48.2
Month rank#1#4
Every month, in detail Show detailsHide details
All 12 months. Scores and ranks follow your priorities. Explore the whole year.
MonthOverallRankHighLowSeaRain daysWeatherVisitor season
January7.2#1260°F47°F59°F97.1Steady all year
February7.3#1161°F48°F58°F87.3Steady all year
March7.4#964°F49°F58°F77.8Steady all year
April7.8#767°F52°F60°F88.8Steady all year
May8.2#372°F55°F62°F210.0Steady all year
June8.2#476°F58°F64°F110.0Steady all year
July8.4#180°F59°F65°F010.0Steady all year
August8.4#281°F60°F65°F010.0Steady all year
September8.1#578°F60°F66°F210.0Steady all year
October8.0#673°F59°F65°F89.6Steady all year
November7.4#865°F53°F63°F118.1Steady all year
December7.3#1062°F49°F61°F77.4Steady all year

Near here

Nearby places in July

Nearby regions, nearest first. Distances are centre to centre, as the crow flies; they are not road distances or journey times.

Elsewhere in Europe

Same dates, elsewhere in Europe

Lisbon's weather ranks 1 of 41 city regions this month. We found no city regions outside Portugal with similar weather and a quieter visitor season.

All of Portugal in July · Everywhere in July

How we knowSources, regional scope & scoring method Show detailsHide details

Hotel stays are steady all year here: this month is 93% of the busiest and 16% above average. That counts overnight stays, not how busy the sights are.The figures cover the whole Grande Lisboa region, suburbs included. That means about 63,000 overnight visitors on a typical July night across the region, 18% of them from Portugal itself. Rentals booked through Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor add up to 42,000 more: 66 for every 100 counted above. Some are the same properties counted twice.

Climate suitability (HCI:Urban, 0–100)86
How our weather was checkedOfficial climate averages for Lisboa (Instituto Geofisico) from the national weather service, every month: afternoon highs typically within 3°F (1.7°C), night lows within 2°F (1.3°C).
Tourist nights per 1,000 residents per day30
Busiest month hereAugust · 32
Visitors as share of people present2.9%
Rank among Europe's regions this month61st percentile
Domestic share of nights18%
Platform rental nights per 100 counted nights66
Visitor share if every platform night were extra4.7%
Population used2.2 million
Statistical regionPT1A · Grande Lisboa

Crowds: Eurostat nights spent at tourist accommodation, by month and NUTS 2 region, 2024–2025 average. Overnight visitors per night is the month's nights divided by its days; the per-1,000 figure is Eurostat's, against each year's population. Platform rentals: Eurostat nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor, 2024–2025 average, shown separately because some properties are in both counts. Weather: Holiday Climate Index computed from ERA5 reanalysis with daily highs, night lows and rain days corrected from open national weather-service station records, 2011–2025, population-weighted to the region; day-by-day figures are the same data averaged by date. Heat and rain odds are counted across those years. Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations, local time. Prices: Eurostat price level index and HICP, national; the first figure is regional (INE Portugal, Inquérito à Permanência de Hóspedes: hotel room revenue per guest-night). Full method · this region's data.