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The Portugal Current is a weak ocean current that flows south along the coast of Portugal and the Iberian Peninsula. [1] Some publications define this current as part of the Canary Current , [ 2 ] while others distinguish it as a separate current.
Amareleja holds the record for the highest temperature recorded in Portugal at 47.4 °C (117.3 °F) Temperature Location ... Toggle the table of contents.
Weather events in Portugal (1 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Climate of Portugal" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
English: Portugal map of Köppen climate classification. Date: 20 February 2016: Source: Derived from World Köppen Classification (with authors).svg. Author:
What is now IPMA was originally created in 1946 as the National Meteorological Service (Serviço Metereológico Nacional, SMN), which centralized the functions of the previous existing meteorological sectorial services (Civil Aviation, Army, Military Aeronautics, Navy and Agriculture) as well as the Azores regional meteorological service and part of the university meteorological institutes. [1]
Porto has generally moderate temperatures. The average annual high is around 20 °C (68 °F) and average low around 11 °C (52 °F). The climate is also only mildly seasonal, from a maxima of 14 °C (57 °F) in January to 25–26 °C (77–79 °F) in August, while minima is around 5–6 °C (41–43 °F) in January and 15–16 °C (59–61 °F) in July and August.
As with the rest of Portugal, ocean temperatures are extremely moderate and cool year-round, only varying 5 °C (9.0 °F) between the coldest and warmest month. The coolest months are February and March (around 15–15.5 °C (59.0–59.9 °F)) while the warmest are from August through October (around 19–20 °C (66–68 °F)).
The islands have a temperate maritime climate, moderated by the Gulf Stream. Frosts don't occur below 500 meters elevation. The average temperature is 21 °C (70 °F) in the summer months, and 14.5 °C (58 °F) in the winter. [2]