Weekly note

Portugal in November

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

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

Ranked for November

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Lisbon good 18° 8d £141 18C max, 8 rainy days
2 Madeira good 21° 7d — 21C max, 7 rainy days
3 The Azores ok 19° 13d — 19C max, 13 rainy days
4 Porto ok 17° cool 14d — 17C max, 14 rainy days

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

Other months for Portugal

November 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.