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Best Time for Porto to Foz Côa: the Douro Valley

Last updated: 2026-09-24

Preferred months for this journey: April, May, June, July, August, September, October. Check the seasonal notes before choosing your dates.

Harvest — the valley smells of crushed grapes and some quintas still tread by foot.
Green terraces and almond blossom upstream; river cruises and N-222 at their best.
The valley is an oven: taste early, swim or cruise mid-afternoon.

Month	Low	High	Rain	Daylight
January	2.7°C	9.7°C	134 mm	9.3 h	❄
February	2.5°C	10.9°C	95 mm	10.4 h	❄
March	4.3°C	13.7°C	114 mm	11.7 h
April	6.4°C	16.3°C	92 mm	13.1 h
May	9.0°C	20.0°C	59 mm	14.3 h
June	12.4°C	25.1°C	33 mm	14.9 h
July	14.3°C	29.2°C	14 mm	14.7 h
August	14.5°C	29.4°C	22 mm	13.7 h
September	12.6°C	25.8°C	46 mm	12.3 h
October	9.5°C	19.6°C	137 mm	10.9 h
November	5.3°C	13.2°C	132 mm	9.6 h
December	2.9°C	10.3°C	123 mm	9.0 h