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Photo by Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Best time to visit Nazaré
Portugal · Europe
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
The year in Nazaré
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- JanJNazaré in January: ok
- FebFNazaré in February: good
- MarMNazaré in March: ok
- AprANazaré in April: good
- MayMNazaré in May: sweet spot
- JunJNazaré in June: sweet spot
- JulJNazaré in July: good, busy
- AugANazaré in August: good, busy
- SepSNazaré in September: good, busy
- OctONazaré in October: ok, busy
- NovNNazaré in November: ok, busy
- DecDNazaré in December: ok
- Sweet spot
- Good
- OK
- Avoid
- Busy
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Things to do in Nazaré
- Praia do Norte A vast expanse of beach.
- Santuário de Nossa Senhora da Nazaré An important Marian shrine which houses the original image of Our Lady of Nazaré.
- Forte de São Miguel Arcanjo Go out to the lighthouse and watch the Atlantic Ocean's big waves crash against the cliffs.
- Ermida da Memória In a place named O Sítio is a Marian chapel built in memory of the miracle of Our Lady of Nazaré.
- Abrigo do Lagar Velho Cultural heritage monument in Leiria, Portugal
- Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Leiria Church building in Leiria, Leiria District, Portugal
Tours and tickets in Nazaré
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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage (Nazaré), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata; in order of how often each one's Wikipedia article was read on phones in the last 12 months.
Month by month
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Humidity | Sun h/day | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14° | 10d | 80% | 7.1h | ok | 14C max, 10 rainy days |
| Feb | 16° | 8d | 79% | 8.0h | good | 16C max, 8 rainy days |
| Mar | 16° | 10d | 77% | 9.2h | ok | 16C max, 10 rainy days |
| Apr | 18° | 10d | 79% | 10.8h | good | 18C max, 10 rainy days |
| May | 20° | 5d | 78% | 12.1h | sweet spot | 20C max, 5 rainy days |
| Jun | 21° | 5d | 82% | 12.8h | sweet spot | 21C max, 5 rainy days |
| Jul | 22° | 1d | 83% | 12.8h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Aug | 23° | 1d | 84% | 11.7h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Sep | 22° | 4d | 81% | 10.9h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Oct | 21° | 9d | 81% | 8.7h | okbusy | busier than usual |
| Nov | 17° | 11d | 81% | 7.2h | okbusy | busier than usual |
| Dec | 15° | 10d | 81% | 7.0h | ok | 15C max, 10 rainy days |
Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.
Weather read at the town and beach: ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.
A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.
How busy it gets
Then and now
Nazaré's February days now average 15.6°C, 1.1°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 1 of 12 months are clearly warmer, 4 clearly cooler.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–90 | 13.9° | 14.6° | 16.4° | 16.9° | 18.8° | 22.3° | 24.4° | 24.5° | 24.6° | 20.7° | 17.3° | 14.9° |
| 2017–26 | 14.3° | 15.6° | 16.3° | 17.8° | 19.5° | 20.7° | 22.1° | 22.5° | 22.4° | 20.9° | 17.2° | 15.4° |
| Change | +0.4° | +1.1° | -0.1° | +0.9° | +0.7° | -1.6° | -2.3° | -2.0° | -2.2° | +0.2° | -0.0° | +0.5° |
The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.
Getting there
Fly into Lisbon (LIS), then drive. The flights under Where to book are to Lisbon.
The drive from each airport is the road's, from openrouteservice.org by HeiGIT: typical, not a schedule.
How far Nazaré is depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.
- from Seville
- from Madrid
- from Málaga
- from Casablanca
- from Valencia
- from Barcelona
- from Toulouse
- from Marseille
Open in Rome2rio for every way from to Nazaré, flying or not.
Before you go
Type C and F plugs at 230 V. Drives on the right. The currency is the Euro. No UK Foreign Office advice against travel. Global Affairs Canada: Exercise normal security precautions. US State Department: Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions. Everything for Portugal: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.
Being there
On arrival
- Paying — Cards and cash are both accepted. Use Multibanco cash machines, which mostly charge no fee; Euronet machines charge high fees and poor exchange rates.
- UPI, for visitors from India — Not accepted for paying here; bring a card that works abroad.
- Tipping — Not expected; about 8 to 10% in restaurants for exemplary service. Round up taxi fares and add €1 to €2.
Getting around Nazaré
- Apps — Rides: Bolt, Uber. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: WhatsApp.
Walk through the village, use the tramway to the top of the hill and enjoy the fabulous view over Praia da Nazaré. If you can, watch the international surfing championships on the lighthouse's slope. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Nazaré, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Help
- Emergency — 112 (any emergency).
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.
Your embassy — : how to reach your embassy or consulate abroad. A guess from your city, : a city is not a passport.
Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 7 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.
Sources (22)
- gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/portugal/getting-help
- metrolisboa.pt/comprar/viajar-no-metro-com-cartao-bancario-contactless
- metrolisboa.pt/en/buy/viva-viagem-card
- carris.pt/compre/viagens-ocasionais
- observador.pt/2024/11/20/viagens-na-carris-podem-ser-pagas-com-cartao-bancario-contactless
- visitlisboa.com/en/p/useful-information
- en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Portugal
- en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Lisbon
- uber.com/global/en/cities/lisbon
- bolt.eu/en/cities/lisbon
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WhatsApp
- developers.google.com/maps/coverage
- apple.com/ios/feature-availability
- siga.madeira.gov.pt/faq
- siga.madeira.gov.pt/tiim
- siga.madeira.gov.pt/aerobus
- siga.madeira.gov.pt/img/aerobus/aerobus_1.pdf
- horariosdofunchal.pt/index.php/en/travel/tickets-and-fares
- horariosdofunchal.pt/index.php/en/tourism/recommended-fares
- horariosdofunchal.pt/index.php/viajar/pontos-de-venda
- pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2286608
- rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/AnnualReport/PDFs/09PAYMENT290526C6588B796E664822A2BD0DEB6452CAD4.PDF
Nazaré in pictures
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Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Markus Bernet, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Bernard Gagnon, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Bernard Gagnon, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
What Nazaré is like
Nazaré is a lovely village in the Oeste region of Portugal. It became a world famous surf spot and entered the Guinness Book of Records due to its gigantic waves. It is usually crowded in summer. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth seeing
- Ermida da Memória (Chapel of Memory), Rua 25 de Abril 17. In a place named O Sítio is a Marian chapel built in memory of the miracle of Our Lady of Nazaré. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth doing
- Use the beach. See a bullfight in the Praca do Touros (O Sitio). More on Wikivoyage
- Getting in
- Nazaré bus station, Avenida do Município. Rede Expressos. Express bus service from Lisbon (at Sete Rios) and other cities. €12 from Lisbon. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Nazaré, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.
Around Nazaré
Also in Portugal
- Algarve best Apr, May, Jun
- Braga best May, Jun, Jul
- Coimbra best May, Jun, Jul
- Fátima best Jul, Aug, Sep
- Lisbon best May, Jun, Jul
- Madeira best May, Jul, Aug
- Porto best May, Jun, Jul
- The Azores best Jun, Jul, Aug
Nearby
- Mérida Spain · 247 km
- Salamanca Spain · 326 km
- Seville Spain · 364 km
- Santiago de Compostela Spain · 367 km
Kind of place
Nazaré is in Portugal, Europe. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.
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