Sintra Travel Guide

City City in Lisbon, known for its palaces

Sintra stacks palaces and parks on steep green hills: Pena Palace’s painted façades, Quinta da Regaleira’s initiation wells, Moorish castle ruins and narrow cobbled lanes. Day-trippers come for castles, coastal cliffs and travesseiros pastries.

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São Jorge Castle

Hilltop medieval castle offering panoramic Lisbon views

Castle

Belém Tower

16th-century riverside fortification in Lisbon

Building

Jerónimos Monastery

Manueline monastery housing royal tombs and museum

Religious Site

Pena Palace

Romanticist hilltop palace with eclectic revival architecture

Palace

Cabo da Roca

Westernmost point of continental Europe with sea cliffs

Cape

Rua Augusta Arch

Triumphal arch marking Lisbon's central pedestrian plaza

Monument

Sintra National Palace

Royal residence with distinctive twin chimneys

Palace

Lisbon Oceanarium

Large Atlantic aquarium featuring global marine ecosystems

Museum

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Climate

Sintra's climate is classified as Warm-Summer Mediterranean - Warm-Summer Mediterranean climate with warm summers (peaking in August) and cool winters (coldest in January). Temperatures range from 8°C to 25°C. Moderate rainfall (734 mm/year) with a pronounced dry season.

Best Time to Visit

AugustJulyJune

Temperature & Rainfall

Temperature Range

36°

Warmest Month

0°

Coldest Month

Monthly Conditions

January

January is the coolest month with highs of 14°C and lows of 8°C. Significant rainfall (102 mm) and partly cloudy skies.

56 Acceptable

Comfort

11°

Feels Like Cool

11°C

Temperature

8° – 14°

84%

Humidity

Very Humid

Weather

102 mm

Rainfall

3.7 m/s

Wind

Light Breeze

0.3

UV Index

Low

9.7h daylight

February

February is cool with highs of 15°C and lows of 9°C. Regular rainfall (87 mm) and partly cloudy skies.

62 Good

Comfort

12°

Feels Like Cool

12°C

Temperature

9° – 15°

81%

Humidity

Very Humid

Weather

87 mm

Rainfall

4.1 m/s

Wind

Light Breeze

0.6

UV Index

Moderate

10.6h daylight

March

March is cool with highs of 17°C and lows of 10°C. Moderate rainfall (54 mm) and partly cloudy skies.

70 Very Good

Comfort

13°

Feels Like Cool

13°C

Temperature

10° – 17°

80%

Humidity

Very Humid

Weather

54 mm

Rainfall

4.2 m/s

Wind

Light Breeze

1.0

UV Index

Moderate

11.8h daylight

April

April is cool with highs of 18°C and lows of 11°C. Moderate rainfall (64 mm) and partly cloudy skies.

72 Very Good

Comfort

14°

Feels Like Cool

14°C

Temperature

11° – 18°

78%

Humidity

Very Humid

Weather

64 mm

Rainfall

4.2 m/s

Wind

Light Breeze

1.4

UV Index

High

13.1h daylight

May

May is cool with highs of 19°C and lows of 12°C. Moderate rainfall (59 mm) and partly cloudy skies.

76 Very Good

Comfort

16°

Feels Like Cool

16°C

Temperature

12° – 19°

77%

Humidity

Very Humid

Weather

59 mm

Rainfall

4.2 m/s

Wind

Light Breeze

1.9

UV Index

Very High

14.1h daylight

June

June is mild with highs of 22°C and lows of 15°C. Light rainfall.

90 Ideal

Comfort

18°

Feels Like Mild

18°C

Temperature

15° – 22°

77%

Humidity

Very Humid

Weather

23 mm

Rainfall

4.1 m/s

Wind

Light Breeze

2.1

UV Index

Extreme

14.6h daylight

July

July is mild with highs of 25°C and lows of 16°C. The driest month with just 8 mm.

92 Ideal

Comfort

21°

Feels Like Mild

21°C

Temperature

16° – 25°

78%

Humidity

Very Humid

Weather

8 mm

Rainfall

4.4 m/s

Wind

Light Breeze

2.2

UV Index

Extreme

14.4h daylight

August

August is the warmest month with highs of 25°C and lows of 16°C. Almost no rain and mostly sunny skies.

94 Ideal

Comfort

21°

Feels Like Mild

21°C

Temperature

17° – 25°

78%

Humidity

Very Humid

Weather

9 mm

Rainfall

4.2 m/s

Wind

Light Breeze

1.9

UV Index

Very High

13.5h daylight

September

September is mild with highs of 24°C and lows of 16°C. Moderate rainfall (30 mm).

88 Excellent

Comfort

20°

Feels Like Mild

20°C

Temperature

16° – 24°

78%

Humidity

Very Humid

Weather

30 mm

Rainfall

3.6 m/s

Wind

Light Breeze

1.4

UV Index

High

12.3h daylight

October

October is cool with highs of 20°C and lows of 14°C. Moderate rainfall (79 mm) and partly cloudy skies.

72 Very Good

Comfort

17°

Feels Like Cool

17°C

Temperature

14° – 21°

80%

Humidity

Very Humid

Weather

79 mm

Rainfall

3.6 m/s

Wind

Light Breeze

0.8

UV Index

Moderate

11.1h daylight

November

November is cool with highs of 17°C and lows of 11°C. Significant rainfall (105 mm) and partly cloudy skies.

68 Good

Comfort

14°

Feels Like Cool

14°C

Temperature

11° – 17°

82%

Humidity

Very Humid

Weather

105 mm

Rainfall

3.6 m/s

Wind

Light Breeze

0.4

UV Index

Low

10.0h daylight

December

December is cool with highs of 14°C and lows of 9°C. The wettest month with heavy rain (114 mm) and partly cloudy skies.

56 Acceptable

Comfort

12°

Feels Like Cool

12°C

Temperature

9° – 15°

84%

Humidity

Very Humid

Weather

114 mm

Rainfall

3.9 m/s

Wind

Light Breeze

0.3

UV Index

Low

9.4h daylight

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