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LISBON · MAY · 38.7° N May is the month Lisbon stops behaving like a shoulder season. The official normal high is 73.0°F, the sun sets at 8:43 p.m. on the 15th, and the terrace that worked at lunch still works at nine. Hills that punish you in July are simply pleasant, and the ticket … Read more
LISBON · APRIL · 38.7° N April is when Lisbon’s hills turn from a workout into the reason you came. Afternoons average 67.8°F, nights fall back to 53.2°F, and the light holds past eight in the evening. Trams still grind up the slopes, tiles still glare, and the climb from the cathedral to the castle … Read more
LISBON · MARCH · 38.7° N March gives Lisbon back its walkable hours. The official normal for the month is a high of 65.1°F (18.4°C) and a low of 50.5°F (10.3°C), with 2.63 inches of rain spread over 7.2 days that record at least 1 mm. That is a city you can climb at two … Read more
LISBON · FEBRUARY · 38.72° N Lisbon in February is a fleece city with the sunglasses still in the bag. The national weather service thermometer at Lisboa Gago Coutinho, 103.9 m above the river, puts the month’s average high at 60.3°F and the average low at 47.1°F, with 2.80 inches of rain across 7.8 wet … Read more
LISBON · JANUARY · 38.7° N January is the month Lisbon keeps for itself. Afternoons stall around 57.9°F, the Atlantic pushes rain across the Tagus roughly one day in three, and the sun is gone by 5:39 pm. In exchange you get a Baixa you can cross at your own speed, seats on tram 28, … Read more
JANUARY · WHERE TO GO · 16 TRIPS COMPARED Take the same week off in January and you can spend it two entirely different ways. Land in Bangkok and the trip runs at 87.9°F in the afternoon, with rain measurable on 1.3 days across the whole month. Land in Reykjavík instead and those same seven … Read more
