Alcobaça Monastery
Alcobaça, Portugal UNESCO World Heritage Site
Alcobaça Monastery is a Cistercian monastery and National Monument of Portugal located in Alcobaça. This UNESCO World Heritage Site features Gothic architecture, had about 194,000 visitors in 2022, and is the 33rd most looked-up sight in Portugal on this website.
Planning a visit
July and August are the driest months, with about 1 day of rain and daily highs of 25 °C. The warmest months are July and August, while January and February have daily highs of 14 °C and lows of 8 °C. The wettest months are November and December, with about 11 to 14 rainy days. In March and April, daily highs are 17 °C.
The monastery is 94 km from the capital, Lisbon, and 86 km from Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport. Nearby sights include Batalha Monastery, which is 18 km away, the Chapel of the Apparitions (28 km), the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary (28 km), and the Convent of Christ (48 km). The site has limited wheelchair access. It is open daily from 09:00 to 18:00 between October and March, and from 09:00 to 19:00 between April and September. The monastery is closed to visitors on January 1, May 1, August 20, December 25, and Easter.
Weather by month
The warmest month is August, with an average high of 25 °C. The wettest is December, with about 133 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 14 |
| Average low, °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
| Rainfall, mm | 105 | 85 | 65 | 87 | 71 | 28 | 11 | 15 | 44 | 116 | 126 | 133 |
| Rainy days | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 11 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
