Lisbon has a Subtropical Mediterranean climate with mild winters and warm to hot summers. The average annual temperature is 17 °C (63 °F): 21 °C (70 °F) during the day and 13 °C (55 °F) at night. Average annual temperature of the sea is 17.5 °C (63.5 °F). In the coldest month , January , the temperature typically ranges from 8 to 17 °C (46 to 63 °F) during the day, 4 to 12 °C (39 to 54 °F) at night and the average sea temperature is15 °C (59 °F). In the warmest month ,August , the temperature typically ranges from 26 to 32 °C (79 to 90 °F) during the day , around 18 °C (64 °F) at night and the average sea temperature is 20 °C (68 °F). Number of hours of daylight varies from 10 hours in December to 15 hours in June and July, this is one of the most optimal results in Europe. Sunshine hours is about 2,800 per year, from average 4.6 hours of sunshine , day in December to average 11.4 hours of sunshine ,day in July. Generally typical summer's season lasts about 6 months, from May to October, with an average temperature of these six months amounting 25 °C (77 °F) during the day and 16.2 °C (61.2 °F) at night. Three months November, March and April ,are transitional, at times the temperature exceeds 20 °C (68 °F), with an average temperature of these three months amounting 18.5 °C (65 °F) during the day and 11.2 °C (52.2 °F) at night. December, January and February are the coldest months, with an average temperature of these three months amounting 15.2 °C (59.4 °F) during the day and 8.9 °C (48.0 °F) at night. Among all metropolises in Europe continent, Lisbon has the warmest winters. Also, are here the most mildest nights in Europe: one of the warmest in the winter from average 8 °C (46 °F) in the coldest month and comfortable in the summer to average 18 °C (64 °F) in the warmest month. Rain occurs mainly in winters, the summers being generally dry.
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