Welcome to Lisbon, the city of the seven hills (in fact actually there are 36!), one of the most ancient cities in the entire world. A city full of history, contrasts, details, appealing gastronomy, exotic people, a mix of Europe Africa, Asia and America. The second most ancient city capital in Europe (Athens in Greece is the fisrt one), even older than Rome itself.

Lisbon is the capital of  Portugal, it sits at a point where the river Tagus meets the Atlantic, where beautiful  white sandy beaches are waiting for you. No more than 15 km south you can find the famous beaches of Caparica.

In Lisbon you can find great avenues, with beautiful architectural buildings, fashion restaurants and cafés. You can feel like being in a modern European city, as well as finding yourself in an old village, in the so called “Bairros Típicos”, where old costumes still prevail, where neighbours still talk from their balconies, and children play in the street.  

Lisbon climate is influenced by the Atlantic ocean and gulf stream which mediate the weather conditions throughout the year. Lisbon is considered to be one of the warmest capitals in Europe.

	Winter: This is the rainy season, but it is not uncommon to find sunny days, when it gets a bit colder especially at night. Expect a good amount of rainfall and average maximum temperatures of 14º and minimum of 8º. Snow is rare in Lisbon, as temperatures rarely go below freezing point. For those sunny winter days you can expect colder days especially at night when temperatures may vary from 0º to 6º.		Spring: Spring generally arrives late March (difficult to preview due to climate changes), when rainier winter days give place to sunnier and warmer ones, making Spring an excellent time to visit Lisbon
	Summer: Hot sunny days are the main postcard for this time of the year in Lisbon. The weather is usually dry and sunny and the Atlantic Ocean influence doesn’t make it extremely hot as it can be inland. Average maximum temperature is 29º/30º and minimum 18º. Not uncommonly temperatures can go as high as 35º to 40º during some days, especially if the wind comes from the east and North Africa.		Autumn: in this season weather is more pleasant with the heat gone, and pleasantly warm days. Rain makes its return, but not so much as in winter time.

Portugal´s Climate

The rest of the country has a slight different weather, especially if you go inland where winters are colder especially in the north where is common to snow. While Summers can be extremely hot inland south in the Alentejo area. The rainfall is higher in the north and mountainous areas rather than the south.

For updated weather: meteo.pt