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When to go to Vila Real

Twelve months of averages for Vila Real, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Vila Real has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in May to October.

Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in June to September.

Cold months (a mean high under 10°C): December and January.
The warmest month is August (31°C) and the coolest January (9°C). The wettest is January (131 mm) and the driest July (16 mm); about 980 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Vila Real: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanCold
FebCool
MarCool
AprCool
MayMild–warm, mixed
JunMild–warm, dry
JulMild–warm, dry
AugMild–warm, dry
SeptMild–warm, dry
OctMild–warm, mixed
NovCool
DecCold

Month by month

Every month in Vila Real

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Vila Real by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	9°C	1°C	131 mm	91%	65%	1.8	23°C	Cold
February	10°C	1°C	93 mm	87%	56%	2.8	24°C	Cool
March	13°C	3°C	112 mm	83%	60%	3.9	27°C	Cool
April	16°C	5°C	87 mm	80%	61%	5.1	31°C	Cool
May	20°C	8°C	58 mm	75%	54%	6.3	35°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
June	26°C	12°C	35 mm	65%	44%	7.1	37°C	Mild to warm and dry
July	30°C	14°C	16 mm	52%	30%	7.5	39°C	Mild to warm and dry
August	31°C	14°C	24 mm	49%	32%	6.6	39°C	Mild to warm and dry
September	26°C	12°C	44 mm	57%	41%	5.1	37°C	Mild to warm and dry
October	19°C	8°C	131 mm	75%	56%	3.1	34°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
November	12°C	4°C	125 mm	88%	60%	2	29°C	Cool
December	9°C	1°C	124 mm	91%	64%	1.6	25°C	Cold

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

9°C

1°C

131 mm

91%

65%

1.8

23°C

Cold

February

10°C

1°C

93 mm

87%

56%

2.8

24°C

Cool

March

13°C

3°C

112 mm

83%

60%

3.9

27°C

Cool

April

16°C

5°C

87 mm

80%

61%

5.1

31°C

Cool

May

20°C

8°C

58 mm

75%

54%

6.3

35°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

June

26°C

12°C

35 mm

65%

44%

7.1

37°C

Mild to warm and dry

July

30°C

14°C

16 mm

52%

30%

7.5

39°C

Mild to warm and dry

August

31°C

14°C

24 mm

49%

32%

6.6

39°C

Mild to warm and dry

September

26°C

12°C

44 mm

57%

41%

5.1

37°C

Mild to warm and dry

October

19°C

8°C

131 mm

75%

56%

3.1

34°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

November

12°C

4°C

125 mm

88%

60%

29°C

Cool

December

9°C

1°C

124 mm

91%

64%

1.6

25°C

Cold