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Summers are warm to hot and sunny with average daytime maximum temperatures of 27–35 °C (81–95 °F). Summer warmth can linger well into October. The weather in the winter is generally mild by European standards, managing around 6 hours of sunshine each day, with temperatures averaging around 8–16 °C (46–61 °F) in the coldest month.
Locations where temperature has fell at or under −12.0 °C (10.4 °F) Both Penhas da Saúde and Miranda do Douro hold the record for the lowest temperature recorded in Portugal, −16.0 °C (3.2 °F)
Vila do Bispo frequently experiences sunny conditions, averaging over 3100 hours of sunshine and, along with Faro, has the highest radiation in continental Portugal. Temperatures are often strongly moderated year-round by the onshore winds from the Atlantic Ocean and seldom are extremes of heat or cold experienced, consequence of the strong ...
On 21 December 1992, Martinair Flight 495 sustained a hard landing in bad weather at Faro Airport, killing 54 passengers and 2 crew out of a total of 340 occupants on board. [ 76 ] On 24 October 2011, an overnight storm collapsed portions of terminal roofs and blew out most windows in the control tower.
Cape St. Vincent, Europe's southwesternmost point, has a dry and very moderate climate (temperatures usually vary between 13 and 19 °C (55 and 66 °F) throughout the year) The Algarve gets between 450 and 1,200 mm (18 and 47 in) of precipitation per year on average. December is the wettest month and July is the driest.
According to the Instituto de Meteorologia (IPMA), the average annual temperature at Funchal weather station is 19.6 °C (67.3 °F) for the 1981–2010 period. Relief is a determinant factor on precipitation levels; areas such as the Madeira Natural Park can get as much as 2,800 mm (110 in) of precipitation a year. [ 65 ]
Climate data for Lagos, Portugal Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec ... (PDF), Faro, Portugal: Associação Turismo do Algarve, 2005, ...
Two towns in the central part of the country, Alvega and Mora, registered maximum daily temperatures between 40 and 46 °C (104 and 115 °F) for ten days in a row, and Pinhão, a town situated in Northern Portugal's Douro Valley, recorded 47.0 °C (116.6 °F), the highest temperature ever recorded in the month of July.