April–May
Wk 17–19
The quietest stretch among this region's best weather weeks: crowd level around 30 out of 100, weather comfort near 84.
- Crowd level
- 26–32
- Comfort
- 80–88
Portugal · Halbinsel von Setúbal
The Setúbal Peninsula: the Serra da Arrábida and a city's history
West of the city of Setúbal extends the Serra da Arrábida, a coastal strip up to 22 kilometres long with three strictly protected forest areas. The city was given a town wall from 1343, remnants of which survived the 1755 earthquake, and has held city rights since 1860.
Busiest week
AugustCrowd level 100
Wk 32 · 97,260 overnight stays
Quietest weeks
JanuaryCrowd level 0–1
Wk 2–4 · measured against the region's own year, not against other regions
Sweet spot
April–MayCrowd level 26–32
Wk 17–19 · quietest while the weather still holds
Warmest month
25 °CComfort 93
August · around 2 mm of rain in the month
Halbinsel von Setúbal in brief
The city of Setúbal lies on the peninsula of the same name and belongs, in landscape terms, to the Estremadura; west of the city extends the Serra da Arrábida, a coastal strip up to 22 kilometres long with three strictly protected forest areas. Within the nature reserve lie several bathing beaches, and at the mouth of the river Sado a further nature reserve. In the coastal region around Setúbal, Celts and Phoenicians settled early on, and under the Romans there was strong fish processing here; from 711 the region was ruled by Moors, and the city itself was given a town wall from 1343, remnants of which survived the 1755 earthquake. Among its buildings are the Convento de Jesus of 1492 and the Fort of São Filipe of 1522.
When is Halbinsel von Setúbal 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 2
FebruaryØ 8
MarchØ 16
AprilØ 30
MayØ 33
JuneØ 46
JulyØ 71
AugustØ 95
SeptemberØ 56
OctoberØ 35
NovemberØ 13
DecemberØ 7
Colour = season-relative crowd levelBar = weather comfort (Sun & warmth), absolute 0–100
Why this week?
April · Wk 17
Crowd level26/100 · fairly quiet
quietbusy
Weather comfort44/100 · Sun & warmth
-13 % versus the region's annual average.
- Contributing months
- April (95 %) · May (5 %)
- Overnight stays/week
- 40,655
- School-holiday pressure (source markets)
- 8 % of source markets on school holidays · -7 % crowding from holidays
- Main source markets
- Portugal (42 %) · United Kingdom (15 %) · Germany (10 %) · 82% of guests modelled
- Region range
- 20,745–97,260 (avg 46,847)
- 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 Halbinsel von Setúbal, 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 | 2 | 56 | 12 °C |
| February | 8 | 60 | 13 °C |
| March | 16 | 64 | 14 °C |
| April | 30 | 75 | 17 °C |
| May | 33 | 90 | 20 °C |
| June | 46 | 94 | 22 °C |
| July | 71 | 93 | 24 °C |
| August | 95 | 93 | 25 °C |
| September | 56 | 93 | 23 °C |
| October | 35 | 86 | 20 °C |
| November | 13 | 71 | 15 °C |
| December | 7 | 59 | 13 °C |
The crowd level is season-relative: 100 is the annual peak of Halbinsel von Setúbal 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.
October
Wk 40–42
A second option, also with usable weather: crowd level around 35, weather comfort near 87.
- Crowd level
- 34–35
- Comfort
- 84–89
August
Wk 32–34
The region's peak: crowd level around 99 out of 100. Only if the dates are fixed.
- Crowd level
- 97–100
- Comfort
- 93
Halbinsel von Setúbal 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 Halbinsel von Setúbal
- 15.2
- European median
- 23.1
per cent of bed places, annual mean
per cent of bed places, annual mean
Furthest from the median: December, at 0.6× the value. Closest to the median: September, at 0.8× 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 Halbinsel von Setúbal 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 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 55 |
| Feb | 12 | 13 | 11 | 47 |
| Mar | 13 | 14 | 12 | 75 |
| Apr | 15 | 17 | 14 | 53 |
| May | 19 | 20 | 17 | 34 |
| Jun | 21 | 22 | 20 | 9 |
| Jul | 23 | 24 | 21 | 3 |
| Aug | 23 | 25 | 21 | 2 |
| Sep | 21 | 23 | 20 | 18 |
| Oct | 19 | 20 | 18 | 56 |
| Nov | 14 | 15 | 14 | 74 |
| Dec | 12 | 13 | 11 | 70 |
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
≈ 5.0 h of full midday sun per day, annual average
Jul
Sunniest month
| Month | ≈ h of full midday sun per day |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2.4 |
| Feb | 3.3 |
| Mar | 4.6 |
| Apr | 5.9 |
| May | 7.1 |
| Jun | 7.5 |
| Jul | 7.7 |
| Aug | 7.0 |
| Sep | 5.5 |
| Oct | 3.8 |
| 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.
Directly reachable from
Destination airports of Halbinsel von Setúbal and every European departure airport with a direct connection to them.
Destination airports
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“Directly reachable” means a direct connection exists according to our sources. We do not show a live timetable. Availability and flight days can vary by season and airline.
Halbinsel von Setúbal in detail
Location and shape
The city of Setúbal lies on the Setúbal peninsula and belongs, in landscape terms, to the Estremadura. The municipality of Setúbal borders, clockwise starting in the north, the municipalities of Palmela, Sesimbra, Alcácer do Sal and Grândola as well as the Atlantic Ocean. The municipality of Setúbal also comprises the separate parishes of Azeitão, Gâmbia and Sado, alongside the city of Setúbal itself. The city of Setúbal covers 170.57 square kilometres, the municipality 193.6 square kilometres; with the administrative reform of September 2013 the number of its parishes fell from eight to five.
The Serra da Arrábida
The Serra da Arrábida extends west of Setúbal, along the coast facing away from the sea, covering 10,821 hectares in a strip up to 8 kilometres wide and 22 kilometres long. The protected area is bounded by Sesimbra and Santana in the west, Azeitão and Quinta do Anjo in the north, and Palmela and Setúbal in the east; it lies within the districts of Setúbal, Palmela and Sesimbra.
Protection zones
The strictest protection status in the park belongs to three Reservas Integrais, covering the forest areas of Mata do Solitário, Mata Coberta and Mata do Vidal; there, human activity is permitted only with the park authority's approval for scientific purposes. A lesser protection status applies to the Reservas Naturais Parciais, classified by vegetation, geology and fauna; exempted from the use restrictions there are, among others, the Secil cement factory near Outão and the quarries at Pedreiras in the Serra do Risco.
Beaches and the Sado estuary
Within the Arrábida nature reserve lie the bathing beaches of Albarquel, Figueirinha, Galapos and Portinho da Arrábida. At the mouth of the river Sado lies the Reserva Natural do Estuário do Sado nature reserve.
History of the city of Setúbal
The first settlers of the coastal region around Setúbal were Celts and Phoenicians arriving from the south; Celtic cult and burial sites are scattered across the whole area. Under the Romans, from 100 BC to 400 AD, fish processing was strong in the Setúbal area, evidenced by excavations of the Roman settlement of Cetóbriga on the Tróia peninsula opposite, with preserved harbour installations and fish-processing sites. From 711 the region was conquered by Moors, who ruled there until the 12th century; some foundation walls of Setúbal's old town date from this period. The city received its first charter through a Carta Foral from D. Paio Peres, the abbot of the order of Palmela; it was conquered in 1217 under King Alfonso II with the help of a crusader army of the Fifth Crusade. From 1343 Setúbal was surrounded by a town wall, remnants of which survived the 1755 earthquake. The 19th century brought the city further expansion and turned it into an industrial centre; alongside traditional fishing, the city has shipbuilding and the production of pulp and paper. Setúbal received city rights in the modern sense in 1860, became a district capital in 1926, and the seat of a diocese in 1975.
Buildings, museums and city life
In 1490 Franciscans founded the Convento de Jesus in Setúbal; the monastery of 1492 is considered the first building in the Manueline style, and in 1494 the Treaty of Tordesillas was ratified there. In 1522 King Peter I had the Fort of São Filipe built near Setúbal. The city's historic centre is protected as a heritage site in its entirety; its heritage buildings include manor houses, town houses and palaces, religious buildings, stone fountains, an aqueduct, and the fortifications of the Castle of São Filipe, the Fort of Santiago do Outão and the Fort of Albarquel. The Museu de Setúbal is housed in the Convento de Jesus and shows painting, decorative arts, furniture, goldsmith's work and sacred art of the 15th to 17th centuries, with the branches Casa de Bocage, Casa do Corpo Santo and Casa Sebastião da Gama; the Museu do Trabalho Michel Giacometti shows agricultural tools and a permanent exhibition on the history of the tin can. From 1995 to 2015 Setúbal hosted the Festróia international film festival, founded in 1985; among some 30 Portuguese film festivals it is the only one accredited by FIAPF. The leading sports club in the municipality is Vitória Setúbal, founded in 1910, whose first football team played in the Portuguese Primeira Liga until 2020 and which plays its home matches at the Estádio do Bonfim; the football manager José Mourinho was born in Setúbal in 1963. The Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, founded in 1979, is based in the city with around 7,000 students and offers programmes in business, engineering, education and health. The population of the Setúbal municipality rose from 15,442 in 1801 to 124,555 in 2008.
Frequently asked questions about the best time to visit Halbinsel von Setúbal
Short answers on timing, weather and getting there, all from the data on this page.
When is the best time to visit Halbinsel von Setúbal?
- The best time to visit Halbinsel von Setúbal is April–May (Wk 17–19): it is the quietest stretch among the region's best weather weeks – crowd level around 30 out of 100, weather comfort about 84 out of 100.
When is Halbinsel von Setúbal quietest?
- January (Wk 2–4) is the quietest time in Halbinsel von Setúbal. Crowd levels there sit at 0–1 out of 100, the lowest across the year.
When is Halbinsel von Setúbal busiest?
- Halbinsel von Setúbal is busiest in August (Wk 32) with around 97,260 overnight stays in the peak week.
What is the weather like in Halbinsel von Setúbal and when is it warmest?
- It is warmest in Halbinsel von Setúbal in August with an average of 25 °C and around 2 mm of rain in the month.
How do you get to Halbinsel von Setúbal?
- Halbinsel von Setúbal is reachable via the destination airport Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS) with direct flights.
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Sources and data vintages
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- Cover photo
- Photo by Abdulmomen Bsruki on Unsplash
- 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.
- Reachability
Data sources: direct connections from Wikipedia (“Airlines and destinations”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, aggregated and modified by us), cross-checked with Eurostat, Destatis and the UK Civil Aviation Authority; airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain). The derived connection data is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Data as of: September 2026
- Region text
- Text by HolidayHub, written from Wikivoyage „Setúbal“ (1589526) · Wikipedia „Setúbal“ (268979955) · Wikidata Q173699. Wikivoyage and Wikipedia are licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikidata CC0.
- Data basis
- All figures are approximations derived from open data (crowd level from Eurostat overnight stays, climate from Copernicus/ERA5-Land), not measurements.