Portugal in October
4 of the 4 destinations in Portugal are in season in October: 0 a sweet spot, 2 good, 2 ok.
None of these has October as a sweet spot; the 2 labelled good are the best of the month: Madeira and Porto.
Ranked for October
| # | Place | Verdict | High | Rain | Fare | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madeira | good | 24° | 7d | — | 24C max, 7 rainy days |
| 2 | Porto | good | 21° | 12d | — | 21C max, 12 rainy days |
| 3 | The Azores | ok | 21° | 12d | — | 21C max, 12 rainy days |
| 4 | Lisbon | ok | 24° | 6d | £216 | 24C max, 6 rainy days |
Fares are the typical return from London for October departures, in GBP; a dash means none has been seen yet for October departures.
Other months for Portugal
- January 0 sweet
- 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
- November 0 sweet
- December 0 sweet
- Every month, side by side
October 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.