Portugal in January
4 of the 4 destinations in Portugal are in season in January: 0 a sweet spot, 2 good, 2 ok.
None of these has January as a sweet spot; the 2 labelled good are the best of the month: Lisbon and Madeira.
Ranked for January
| # | Place | Verdict | High | Rain | Fare | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisbon | good | 15° cool | 7d | £146 | 15C max, 7 rainy days |
| 2 | Madeira | good | 18° | 7d | — | 18C max, 7 rainy days |
| 3 | Porto | ok | 14° cool | 11d | — | 14C max, 11 rainy days |
| 4 | The Azores | okbusy | 16° cool | 14d | — | busier than usual |
Fares are the typical return from London for January departures, in GBP; a dash means none has been seen yet for January departures.
Other months for Portugal
- January
- February 1 sweet
- March 0 sweet
- April 1 sweet
- May 3 sweet
- June 3 sweet
- July 3 sweet
- August 3 sweet
- September 1 sweet
- October 0 sweet
- November 0 sweet
- December 0 sweet
- Every month, side by side
January elsewhere
Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. Nothing is said about Portugal as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.