When to go to Lisbon for an ideal trip?

All travel guides usually recommend in unison that it is better to travel to Portugal in summer: Lisbon’s climate is hot and dry, with an average temperature of 21.4 ° C in May, 24.8 ° C in June, and 27 , 5 ° C in July and August.

Visiting Lisbon in winter is a perfect time, there are few tourists, it is not too expensive and it does not rain much.

However, summer is also the most touristy season, and prices skyrocket as you approach the summer solstice.

Between May and September, only between 3 and 40 millimeters of water fall: enough to dock on the slopes of the old town with a light suitcase. It is more pleasant to visit the old neighborhoods of Alfama, Belem or Bairro Alto in a t-shirt!

So when is it better to visit Lisbon ? In general, a visit to Lisbon is recommended (and enjoyable) throughout the year .

In winter, rainfall in Lisbon is more abundant, between 92 and 106 mm per month between November and February, but the temperature remains moderate in a Mediterranean climate tempered by the Atlantic Ocean.

If it rains, you can visit the museums: National Tile Museum, Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, Chiado Museum, Jerónimos Monastery, also inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, Fado Museum, etc. .

The sun, generous throughout the year, invites us to stroll through the narrow streets of the historic center, where you can enjoy typical dishes and cakes, such as the pasteis de Nata : a delicious one for those with a sweet tooth.

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The city of the seven hills presents its charms to us during the twelve months of the year, and if your budget is tighter, we recommend that you explore it in winter.

Buy the Lisboa Card, a pass valid for 24, 48 or 72 hours -20, 34 or € 42, respectively- to visit museums and take public transport for free: which will facilitate your stay in Lisbon because you will not depend so much on the bus, tram and metro tickets, nor will you have queues at the entrance of tourist monuments.

And who says hills, also says viewpoints! The city of Lisbon has 16 viewpoints, called miradouros, which allow you to have a spectacular view of the city, the Tagus estuary and the 25th of April Bridge.

Some of the most beautiful are: the Miradouro Santa Luzia , covered in tiles, the Miradouro da Graça , the Miradouro da São Pedro de Alcântara and the Miradouro do Parque Eduardo VII .

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Take into account the sporting and cultural events that are organized in Lisbon: in April, the city hosts the Open Estoril, which means a rise in the rental price.

In June, there are the Lisbon Festivals, the traditional festivals of popular saints, the Feast of Saint Anthony (June 13), the International Tango Festival (from May 30 to June 3) and the São Jão Festival, June 23: surely all these events reduce the availability of accommodation in the city!