Weekly note

Portugal in September

4 of the 4 destinations in Portugal are in season in September: 1 a sweet spot, 2 good, 1 ok.

September is a sweet spot at 1 of these 4 places: Porto.

Ranked for September

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Lisbon goodbusy 27° 2d £166 busier than usual
2 Madeira goodbusy 26° 4d — busier than usual
3 Porto sweet spotbusy 23° 5d — busier than usual
4 The Azores okbusy 23° 9d — busier than usual

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

Other months for Portugal

September 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.