List of extreme temperatures in Portugal

The following list presents the official temperature extremes recorded in Portugal by the Portuguese meteorological institute (IPMA) in official WMO stations.

Highest Temperatures Recorded

47.4°C

47.0°C

47.0°C

46.8°C

46.4°C

46.3°C

46.2°C

46.1°C

46.0°C

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Locations where temperature has reached or surpassed 46.0 °C (114.8 °F)

Amareleja holds the record for the highest temperature recorded in Portugal at 47.4 °C (117.3 °F)

Temperature	Location	Date Recorded
47.4 °C (117.3 °F) [1]	Amareleja	1 August 2003
47.0 °C (116.6 °F) [2]	Pinhão	14 July 2022
47.0 °C (116.6 °F) [3]	Viana do Alentejo	1 August 2003
46.8 °C (116.2 °F) [4]	Alvega	4 August 2018
46.5 °C (115.7 °F) [5]	Amareleja	23 July 1995
46.4 °C (115.5 °F) [6]	Santarém	7 August 2023
46.3 °C (115.3 °F) [4]	Santarém	4 August 2018
46.3 °C (115.3 °F) [7]	Lousã	13 July 2022
46.2 °C (115.2 °F) [4]	Alcácer do Sal	4 August 2018
46.2 °C (115.2 °F) [8]	Amareleja	13 July 2017
46.2 °C (115.2 °F) [9]	Santarém	13 July 2022
46.1 °C (115.0 °F) [4]	Coruche	4 August 2018
46.0 °C (114.8 °F) [4]	Pegões	4 August 2018
45.9 °C (114.6 °F) [4]	Alcácer do Sal	3 August 2018
45.8 °C (114.4 °F) [4]	Castro Verde (Neves-Corvo)	4 August 2018
45.8 °C (114.4 °F) [8]	Elvas	13 July 2017
45.8 °C (114.4 °F) [8]	Reguengos de Monsaraz	13 July 2017
45.7 °C (114.3 °F) [4]	Mora	2 August 2018
45.7 °C (114.3 °F) [4]	Castro Verde (Neves-Corvo)	1 August 2018
45.7 °C (114.3 °F) [10]	Alvega	14 July 2022
45.6 °C (114.1 °F) [8]	Castro Verde (Neves-Corvo)	13 July 2017
45.6 °C (114.1 °F) [11]	Amareleja	13 July 2022
45.5 °C (113.9 °F) [4]	Setúbal	4 August 2018
45.5 °C (113.9 °F) [4]	Reguengos de Monsaraz	3 August 2018
45.4 °C (113.7 °F) [4]	Évora	4 August 2018
45.4 °C (113.7 °F) [1]	Beja	1 August 2003
45.4 °C (113.7 °F) [4]	Tomar	4 August 2018
45.4 °C (113.7 °F) [4]	Avis	4 August 2018
45.4 °C (113.7 °F) [8]	Portel	13 July 2017
45.4 °C (113.7 °F) [12]	Mora	13 July 2022
45.4 °C (113.7 °F) [13]	Pinhão	15 July 2022
45.3 °C (113.5 °F) [4]	Amareleja	4 August 2018
45.3 °C (113.5 °F) [14]	Santarém	31 July 1944
45.2 °C (113.4 °F) [4]	Viana do Alentejo	2 August 2018
45.2 °C (113.4 °F) [4]	Portel	4 August 2018
45.2 °C (113.4 °F) [4] [1]	Santarém	1 August 2003
45.2 °C (113.4 °F) [15]	Beja	24 July 1995
45.2 °C (113.4 °F) [4]	Avis	1 August 2003
45.2 °C (113.4 °F) [16]	Mirandela	14 July 2022
45.1 °C (113.2 °F) [4]	Elvas	3 August 2018
45.1 °C (113.2 °F) [4]	Alvalade	23 July 1995
45.0 °C (113.0 °F) [3]	Mértola	23 July 1995
45.0 °C (113.0 °F) [17]	Lousã	7 September 2016
45.0 °C (113.0 °F) [18]	Alcácer do Sal	23 July 1995
45.0 °C (113.0 °F) [19]	Viana do Alentejo	18 July 1991
44.9 °C (112.8 °F) [4]	Rio Maior	4 August 2018
44.9 °C (112.8 °F) [20]	Alcácer do Sal	17 June 2017
44.9 °C (112.8 °F) [4]	Coruche	2 August 2018
44.9 °C (112.8 °F) [21]	Amareleja	13 July 2022
44.8 °C (112.6 °F) [22]	Mora	7 August 2016
44.8 °C (112.6 °F) [4]	Torres Vedras	4 August 2018
44.8 °C (112.6 °F) [4]	Tomar	1 August 2003
44.8 °C (112.6 °F) [23]	Tomar	14 July 2022
44.7 °C (112.5 °F) [4]	Alcoutim	4 August 2018
44.7 °C (112.5 °F) [22]	Tomar	7 August 2016
44.6 °C (112.3 °F) [4]	Estremoz	4 August 2018
44.6 °C (112.3 °F) [22]	Lousã	7 August 2016
44.6 °C (112.3 °F) [20]	Alvega	17 June 2017
44.6 °C (112.3 °F) [4]	Pegões	3 August 2018
44.6 °C (112.3 °F) [4]	Setúbal	3 August 2018
44.6 °C (112.3 °F) [24]	Alvega	12 July 2022
44.5 °C (112.1 °F) [8]	Alvalade	13 July 2017
44.5 °C (112.1 °F) [1]	Évora	1 August 2003
44.5 °C (112.1 °F) [20]	Alvega	17 June 2017
44.4 °C (111.9 °F) [25]	Lousã	14 July 2022
44.4 °C (111.9 °F) [26]	Amareleja	14 July 2022
44.3 °C (111.7 °F) [27]	Elvas	11 August 2012
44.3 °C (111.7 °F) [28]	Reguengos de Monsaraz	14 August 2021
44.3 °C (111.7 °F) [1]	Faro	1 August 2003
44.3 °C (111.7 °F) [17]	Amareleja	4 September 2016
44.3 °C (111.7 °F) [20]	Portel	17 June 2017
44.2 °C (111.6 °F) [28]	Castro Verde (Neves-Corvo)	14 August 2021
44.2 °C (111.6 °F) [4]	Rio Maior	1 August 2003
44.2 °C (111.6 °F) [29]	Pinhão	16 July 2022
44.2 °C (111.6 °F) [30]	Pinhão	17 July 2022
44.1 °C (111.4 °F) [31]	Castro Verde (Neves-Corvo)	29 June 2004
44.1 °C (111.4 °F) [8]	Évora	13 July 2017
44.1 °C (111.4 °F) [4]	Zebreira	3 August 2018
44.1 °C (111.4 °F) [32]	Leiria	12 July 2022
44.0 °C (111.2 °F) [18]	Alcácer do Sal	14 June 1981
44.0 °C (111.2 °F) [33]	Pegões	18 June 1991
44.0 °C (111.2 °F) [34]	Elvas	9 July 1999
44.0 °C (111.2 °F) [19]	Viana do Alentejo	14 June 1981
44.0 °C (111.2 °F) [35]	Tomar	7 July 2013
44.0 °C (111.2 °F) [36]	Alvega	23 July 1995
44.0 °C (111.2 °F) [37]	Pinhão	28 July 1993
44.0 °C (111.2 °F) [1]	Viseu	6 August 1932
44.0 °C (111.2 °F) [4]	Lisbon	4 August 2018
44.0 °C (111.2 °F) [38]	Alvega	9 July 2022
44.0 °C (111.2 °F) [39]	Ponte de Sor	14 July 2022
44.0 °C (111.2 °F) [40]	Arganil	14 July 2022
44.0 °C (111.2 °F) [41]	Elvas	14 July 2022

Lowest Temperatures Recorded

-16.0°C

-16.0°C

-13.8°C

-13.3°C

-12.6°C

-12.3°C

-12.0°C

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Locations where temperature has fell at or under −12.0 °C (10.4 °F)

Both Penhas da Saúde and Miranda do Douro hold the record for the lowest temperature recorded in Portugal, −16.0 °C (3.2 °F)

Temperature	Location	Date Recorded
−16.0 °C (3.2 °F) [1]	Penhas da Saúde	5 February 1954
−16.0 °C (3.2 °F) [42] [43]	Miranda do Douro	6 January 1945
−13.8 °C (7.2 °F) [44]	Lamas de Mouro	Unknown
−13.3 °C (8.1 °F) [43]	Penhas Douradas	11 February 1956
−13.2 °C (8.2 °F) [45]	Miranda do Douro	7 March 1995
−12.9 °C (8.8 °F) [45]	Penhas Douradas	1 March 2005
−12.6 °C (9.3 °F) [3]	Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo	12 January 1967
−12.3 °C (9.9 °F) [46]	Miranda do Douro	4 January 1971
−12.3 °C (9.9 °F) [1]	Guarda*	11 February 1956
−12.0 °C (10.4 °F) [1] [43]	Bragança	16 January 1945
−12.0 °C (10.4 °F) [3]	Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo	12 February 1983
−11.8 °C (10.8 °F) [47]	Carrazeda de Ansiães	12 February 1983
−11.6 °C (11.1 °F) [43]	Montalegre	5 February 1954
−11.6 °C (11.1 °F) [46]	Miranda do Douro	12 February 1983
−11.6 °C (11.1 °F) [48]	Bragança	12 February 1983
−11.4 °C (11.5 °F) [48]	Bragança	4 January 1972
−11.2 °C (11.8 °F) [4]	Penhas Douradas	14 January 1987
−10.9 °C (12.4 °F) [49]	Mirandela	18 November 2007
−10.8 °C (12.6 °F) [50]	Guarda	12 January 1985
−10.4 °C (13.3 °F) [45]	Bragança	2 March 2005
−10.2 °C (13.6 °F) [43] [45]	Guarda	1 March 2005
−10.2 °C (13.6 °F) [51]	Penhas Douradas	1 March 1993
−10.0 °C (14.0 °F) [51]	Penhas Douradas	11 February 1978
−9.9 °C (14.2 °F) [52]	Sabugal	19 January 2017
−9.8 °C (14.4 °F) [49]	Mirandela	1 November 1982
−9.8 °C (14.4 °F) [53]	Mora	8 November 1997
−9.8 °C (14.4 °F) [54]	Montalegre	31 January 1954
−9.5 °C (14.9 °F) [52]	Sabugal	20 December 2019
−9.5 °C (14.9 °F) [54]	Carrazeda de Ansiães	9 January 1985
−9.5 °C (14.9 °F) [55]	Montalegre	1 January 1971
−9.5 °C (14.9 °F) [1]	Viseu*	14 November 1927
−9.5 °C (14.9 °F) [55]	Montalegre	14 February 1983
−9.2 °C (15.4 °F) [56]	Penhas Douradas	28 February 2005
−9.0 °C (15.8 °F) [53]	Mora	23 January 2000
−8.8 °C (16.2 °F) [57]	Penhas Douradas	27 January 2005
−8.8 °C (16.2 °F) [50]	Guarda	6 March 1971
−8.7 °C (16.3 °F) [54]	Miranda do Douro	11 January 2021
−8.6 °C (16.5 °F) [52]	Coruche	19 January 2017
−8.6 °C (16.5 °F) [54]	Lamas de Mouro	26 January 2017
−8.6 °C (16.5 °F) [58]	Penhas Douradas	8 January 2009
−8.6 °C (16.5 °F) [59]	Lamas de Mouro	24 February 2018
−8.5 °C (16.7 °F) [60]	Penhas Douradas	13 February 2010
−8.5 °C (16.7 °F) [61]	Chaves	22 January 1983
−8.5 °C (16.7 °F) [49]	Bragança	18 November 2007
−8.5 °C (16.7 °F) [58]	Bragança	9 January 2009
−8.4 °C (16.9 °F) [54]	Guarda	19 January 2017
−8.4 °C (16.9 °F) [54]	Alvalade	28 January 2005
−8.3 °C (17.1 °F) [62]	Miranda do Douro	2 December 2017
−8.3 °C (17.1 °F) [54]	Chaves	8 January 2021
−8.3 °C (17.1 °F) [54]	Aljezur	28 January 2005
−8.3 °C (17.1 °F) [57]	Alvalade	28 January 2005
−8.3 °C (17.1 °F) [63]	Mirandela	4 February 2012
−8.2 °C (17.2 °F) [63]	Chaves	4 February 2012
−8.2 °C (17.2 °F) [64]	Bragança	17 December 2010
−8.1 °C (17.4 °F) [65]	Penhas Douradas	20 December 2009
−8.1 °C (17.4 °F) [65]	Bragança	20 December 2009
−8.1 °C (17.4 °F) [54]	Chaves	19 January 2017
−8.1 °C (17.4 °F) [66]	Fundão	18 February 1981
−8.0 °C (17.6 °F) [63]	Mirandela	12 February 1983
−8.0 °C (17.6 °F) [54]	Mira	17 January 1960
−8.0 °C (17.6 °F) [67]	Ladoeiro	6 January 1997
−8.0 °C (17.6 °F) [47]	Carrazeda de Ansiães	22 December 1990
−8.0 °C (17.6 °F) [61]	Chaves	30 December 1980
−8.0 °C (17.6 °F) [1]	Portalegre*	11 January 1941
−7.9 °C (17.8 °F) [52]	Tomar	19 January 2017
−7.9 °C (17.8 °F) [63]	Sabugal	4 February 2012
−7.8 °C (18.0 °F) [1]	Coimbra*	31 December 1941
−7.7 °C (18.1 °F) [54]	Carrazeda de Ansiães	11 and 17 January 2021
−7.7 °C (18.1 °F) [54]	Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo	1 January 2017
−7.7 °C (18.1 °F) [54]	Mirandela	14 January 1985
−7.7 °C (18.1 °F) [61]	Chaves	14 February 1983
−7.7 °C (18.1 °F) [68]	Miranda do Douro	28 November 2008
−7.5 °C (18.5 °F) [69]	Guarda	23 November 1988
−7.5 °C (18.5 °F) [54]	Bragança	5 January 2021
−7.5 °C (18.5 °F) [54]	Lamas de Mouro	16 January 2021
−7.5 °C (18.5 °F) [63]	Alvega	10 February 2012
−7.5 °C (18.5 °F) [70]	Mirandela	30 January 2022
−7.5 °C (18.5 °F) [67]	Ladoeiro	6 December 1998

(*) Stations created prior to 1941 and no longer in use

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