Weekly note

Portugal in March

4 of the 4 destinations in Portugal are in season in March: 0 a sweet spot, 2 good, 2 ok.

None of these has March as a sweet spot; the 2 labelled good are the best of the month: Lisbon and Madeira.

Ranked for March

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Lisbon good 18° 8d £140 18C max, 8 rainy days
2 Madeira good 19° 10d — 19C max, 10 rainy days
3 Porto ok 16° cool 11d — 16C max, 11 rainy days
4 The Azores ok 16° cool 12d — 16C max, 12 rainy days

Fares are the typical return from London for March departures, in GBP; a dash means none has been seen yet for March departures.

Other months for Portugal

March 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.