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Right now in Póvoa de Varzim: partly cloudy, 16°C, feels like 17°C.
Expect a mostly clear week in Póvoa de Varzim, with temperatures staying fairly steady between 12°C and 25°C.
Daytime highs this week are close to the October average of 21°C.
Sunrise: 07:44 · Sunset: 18:57 · Day length: 11h 13m
Sea water: 16.4°C, cooling slightly to around 16°C over the coming days
Wave height: 1.7m (min 1.4m on 2026-10-18, max 1.9m on 2026-10-16)
Póvoa de Varzim water temperature for the next 7 days · Sea temperature along the whole coast
Póvoa de Varzim is a fishing city north of Porto with a busy working port, a casino and a long city beach running straight out from the promenade. The fishing tradition is still visible in the harbour and on the plate: seafood is what the town is known for, and it takes it seriously. Vila do Conde is next door, close enough to walk along the sand.
Summers are cool and breezy at 20–24 °C, with the northerly wind blowing most afternoons and grey mornings that usually burn off. Winter is mild at 13–15 °C with steady Atlantic rain. The sea is cold, around 15–17 °C in summer, and this coast has some of the strongest upwelling in Portugal, so the water rarely warms much whatever the air does.
| Month | Min (°C) | Max (°C) | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.2 | 14.0 | 12.6 |
| February | 8.1 | 15.4 | 10.6 |
| March | 8.5 | 16.1 | 14.0 |
| April | 10.4 | 18.2 | 12.5 |
| May | 12.7 | 20.5 | 10.1 |
| June | 14.8 | 22.3 | 7.9 |
| July | 16.8 | 25.0 | 3.2 |
| August | 16.7 | 25.2 | 2.4 |
| September | 15.5 | 23.8 | 7.0 |
| October | 13.7 | 21.2 | 13.2 |
| November | 10.6 | 16.9 | 14.6 |
| December | 8.6 | 14.9 | 14.6 |
Going by Póvoa de Varzim's own averages, August is both the warmest and the most balanced month: highs near 25 °C and about 2 rainy days. The wettest is November with 15 rainy days.
Averages for 2016–2025. A rainy day is one with at least 1 mm of precipitation.
In August and September, at about 16–18 °C. That is as warm as it gets on this coast: persistent upwelling brings deep water to the surface through the whole summer. In winter it drops to around 13–14 °C.
Fishing and seafood above all, with one of the busier ports on the north coast, plus a casino and a broad city beach right in front of the town. It is a genuine year-round city rather than a seasonal resort, which means restaurants and shops stay open well outside summer.
The metro runs from Porto to Póvoa de Varzim in about an hour and ends near the seafront, which makes it a straightforward day trip. The same line stops at Vila do Conde a few minutes earlier. By car it is roughly forty minutes on the motorway.