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Right now in Braga: partly cloudy, 19°C, feels like 20°C.
Expect a mostly cloudy week in Braga, warming from around 13°C to near 33°C by Thursday.
Daytime highs this week are about 3°C below the August average of 29°C.
Sunrise: 06:55 · Sunset: 20:14 · Day length: 13h 18m
Braga sits in the Minho, the greenest and rainiest corner of Portugal. Atlantic fronts arriving from the ocean pile up against the first hills they meet, and the result is around 1,500 mm of rain a year, roughly double what Lisbon receives. Almost all of it falls between October and March, which is exactly why the surrounding valleys stay so lush.
The city lies about 35 km from the coast, far enough that the afternoon sea breeze arrives weakened. Summer days therefore run a few degrees warmer than in Porto, with 30 °C afternoons common in July and August and heat spells pushing past 35 °C. Winters are mild and wet, with daytime temperatures around 13–14 °C and only occasional light frost on clear nights.
| Month | Min (°C) | Max (°C) | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.3 | 13.3 | 12.6 |
| February | 6.3 | 14.9 | 10.7 |
| March | 6.8 | 15.9 | 14.1 |
| April | 8.9 | 18.5 | 13.4 |
| May | 11.4 | 21.6 | 10.6 |
| June | 14.0 | 24.1 | 8.9 |
| July | 16.3 | 28.0 | 4.1 |
| August | 16.4 | 28.5 | 2.8 |
| September | 14.5 | 25.1 | 7.9 |
| October | 12.5 | 21.5 | 13.3 |
| November | 8.8 | 16.1 | 14.5 |
| December | 6.8 | 14.0 | 14.9 |
Going by Braga's own averages, June is the most balanced month: highs near 24 °C and about 9 rainy days. The hottest month is August at 29 °C, and the wettest is December with 15 rainy days.
Averages for 2016–2025. A rainy day is one with at least 1 mm of precipitation.
The Minho hills are the first high ground that Atlantic weather fronts meet, and the rising air wrings extra rain out of them. Most of it falls from October to March, while summer stays largely dry.
Usually by two to four degrees in the afternoon. Braga sits inland, so the sea breeze that cools the Porto coast every summer afternoon arrives late and weakened, letting the valley air keep heating up.
Very rarely in the city itself, and many winters pass without a single flake. The nearby Gerês mountains are a different story and see snow on their higher slopes most winters.