October–November
Wk 42–44
The quietest stretch among this region's best weather weeks: crowd level around 27 out of 100, weather comfort near 80.
- Crowd level
- 22–30
- Comfort
- 77–83
Portugal · Alentejo
Best time to visit Alentejo
When is it busiest here, and when is it quietest? The answer runs week by week through the region's own year, from official EU overnight-stay statistics.
Busiest week
AugustCrowd level 100
Wk 32 · 196,959 overnight stays
Quietest weeks
JanuaryCrowd level 0
Wk 2–4 · measured against the region's own year, not against other regions
Sweet spot
October–NovemberCrowd level 22–30
Wk 42–44 · quietest while the weather still holds
Warmest month
27 °CComfort 84
August · around 2 mm of rain in the month
Crowding Index 2.0 · As of 25/08/2026 · Crowding score 0–100, season-relative
Alentejo (Portugal) is quietest in January: across Wk 2–4 the crowd level runs from 0 out of 100. The busiest single week falls in August (Wk 32), at 100 out of 100 with roughly 196,959 overnight stays. Calculated from open official data; the values are modelled, not counted.
When is Alentejo busy, when is it quiet?
Click a week. The panel on the right explains why it is busy or quiet.
Weather profile
Weather comfort is an absolute scale (0 = poor, 100 = ideal) and a second axis next to the season-relative crowd level.
JanuaryØ 1
FebruaryØ 9
MarchØ 14
AprilØ 29
MayØ 32
JuneØ 43
JulyØ 62
AugustØ 95
SeptemberØ 49
OctoberØ 29
NovemberØ 14
DecemberØ 8
Colour = season-relative crowd levelBar = weather comfort (Sun & warmth), absolute 0–100
Why this week?
October · Wk 42
Crowd level28/100 · fairly quiet
quietbusy
Weather comfort57/100 · Sun & warmth
-7 % versus the region's annual average.
- Contributing months
- October (100 %)
- Overnight stays/week
- 78,843
- School-holiday pressure (source markets)
- 7 % of source markets on school holidays
- Main source markets
- Portugal (42 %) · United Kingdom (15 %) · Germany (10 %) · 82% of guests modelled
- Region range
- 31,979–196,959 (avg 84,823)
- Base years
- 2023, 2024, 2025
v1: Crowd-Score aus der Eurostat-Basisschicht (Übernachtungen), moduliert vom Schulferien-Druck der Quellmärkte, region-spezifisch gewichtet mit dem Quellland-Mix. Season-relativ zur Region. Event-Schichten folgen.
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The travel year in Alentejo, month by month
The year as a table to read and to cite: crowd level for every month, plus weather comfort and temperature from the climate normals.
| Month | Crowd level0–100, season-relative | Weather comfort0–100, profile “mild” | Avg temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 51 | 11 °C |
| February | 9 | 57 | 12 °C |
| March | 14 | 60 | 13 °C |
| April | 29 | 73 | 16 °C |
| May | 32 | 89 | 20 °C |
| June | 43 | 91 | 23 °C |
| July | 62 | 86 | 27 °C |
| August | 95 | 84 | 27 °C |
| September | 49 | 89 | 24 °C |
| October | 29 | 84 | 20 °C |
| November | 14 | 68 | 15 °C |
| December | 8 | 54 | 12 °C |
The crowd level is season-relative: 100 is the annual peak of Alentejo itself, not the busiest destination in Europe. The figures say when it is quiet here — not where it is quieter than elsewhere.
Weather comfort 0–100 from the climate normals, profile “mild” – the same profile as the recommendation above, not the selection in the calendar. A “–” means the data for that month is missing.
Index 2.0 · As of 25/08/2026
The windows worth catching
Three windows from the model: first whether the weather suits the region, then how busy it gets.
April–May
Wk 17–19
A second option, also with usable weather: crowd level around 29, weather comfort near 83.
- Crowd level
- 26–31
- Comfort
- 79–87
August
Wk 32–34
The region's peak: crowd level around 99 out of 100. Only if the dates are fixed.
- Crowd level
- 98–100
- Comfort
- 83–85
Alentejo compared with Europe
How full the accommodation is here, measured against Europe – on the only measure on which two travel regions can be compared.
- Bed occupancy in Alentejo
- 22.4
- European median
- 23.1
per cent of bed places, annual mean
per cent of bed places, annual mean
Furthest from the median: January, at 0.8× the value. Closest to the median: October, at 1.0× the value.
Mean across 12 months, weighted by their weeks. This occupancy compares travel regions with one another. The crowding in the table above compares Alentejo with itself. The two measures are never combined.
Climate through the year
Average temperature with day/night range and precipitation across the twelve months.
- Avg temperature
- Day/night range
- Precipitation
| Month | Avg temperature (°C) | Day avg (°C) | Night avg (°C) | Precipitation (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 11 | 9 | 58 |
| Feb | 11 | 12 | 10 | 46 |
| Mar | 12 | 13 | 11 | 96 |
| Apr | 15 | 16 | 14 | 70 |
| May | 19 | 20 | 17 | 39 |
| Jun | 22 | 23 | 21 | 13 |
| Jul | 25 | 27 | 24 | 3 |
| Aug | 26 | 27 | 24 | 2 |
| Sep | 23 | 24 | 21 | 26 |
| Oct | 19 | 20 | 18 | 66 |
| Nov | 14 | 15 | 13 | 62 |
| Dec | 11 | 12 | 10 | 66 |
The band shows mean daytime to nighttime temperature. Precipitation shown as monthly total (mm). Typical monthly value (climate normal), not a forecast.
How sunny?
How much sun a typical day delivers, month by month, expressed as hours of full midday sun.
Very sunny
≈ 4.8 h of full midday sun per day, annual average
Jul
Sunniest month
| Month | ≈ h of full midday sun per day |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2.3 |
| Feb | 3.3 |
| Mar | 4.4 |
| Apr | 5.5 |
| May | 6.8 |
| Jun | 7.3 |
| Jul | 7.8 |
| Aug | 7.1 |
| Sep | 5.4 |
| Oct | 3.7 |
| Nov | 2.5 |
| Dec | 2.1 |
Basis: mean daily solar irradiance in kWh/m²/day; 1 kWh/m² is roughly one hour of full midday sun (1,000 W/m²). Not the same as measured sunshine duration. Typical monthly value (climate normal), not a forecast.
Frequently asked questions about the best time to visit Alentejo
Short answers on timing, weather and getting there, all from the data on this page.
When is the best time to visit Alentejo?
- The best time to visit Alentejo is October–November (Wk 42–44): it is the quietest stretch among the region's best weather weeks – crowd level around 27 out of 100, weather comfort about 80 out of 100.
When is Alentejo quietest?
- January (Wk 2–4) is the quietest time in Alentejo. Crowd levels there sit at 0 out of 100, the lowest across the year.
When is Alentejo busiest?
- Alentejo is busiest in August (Wk 32) with around 196,959 overnight stays in the peak week.
What is the weather like in Alentejo and when is it warmest?
- It is warmest in Alentejo in August with an average of 27 °C and around 2 mm of rain in the month.
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Sources and data vintages
Every provenance note on this page, collected in one place.
- Cover photo
- Photo by Álvaro MONTANHA on Unsplash
- Cover video
- Video by Marta Fresneda Escultora on Pexels
- Crowding figures
- Index 2.0 · As of 25/08/2026. v1 approximation, calculated from Eurostat overnight stays. Day tourism and cruises (Venice, Dubrovnik …) are still missing, so we show these destinations as quieter than they are. The crowd score is a model-based forecast, not a measurement.
- Climate data
- Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2025.
- Data basis
- All figures are approximations derived from open data (crowd level from Eurostat overnight stays, climate from Copernicus/ERA5-Land), not measurements.