Has it rained enough in Porto?
Rain soaked properly in 7 days ago, and the ground is still holding some of it.
Porto has had 106.9mm of rain in the last 30 days. That is well above the 24.4mm a normal August brings here, and closer to the wettest on record (124.6mm).
Rain reaching the roots · 14 days
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Rain in Porto through a normal year
Across a normal year Porto gets about 1302.8mm of rain, most of it in December (182.8mm) and least in July (23.6mm).
That makes Porto one of the wetter places this site covers in Portugal in August — 3rd of 8, against Guimarães at the wet end (36.2mm) and Faro at the dry end (2mm).
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Average rainfall by month, 1995–2024
What that means for what you grow
- Pots and hanging basketsWorst hit, and first to suffer. Very little soil, fully exposed, and nothing to fall back on — in this weather they can empty in a day.
- Salad and leafy vegShallow-rooted and quick to bolt once they run dry. First priority of anything in the ground.
- Beds and bordersA long soak that reaches the roots is worth more than a daily sprinkle, which only wets the surface and is gone by lunchtime.
- Established shrubs and treesFine as they are. They draw from far deeper than a dry spell reaches.
Your own garden, not the town average
This page is worked out for Porto as a whole. Your garden has its own soil, its own shade and its own planting, and the front page will use your exact location instead.
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