Climate

So what's the weather/climate like in and around Tabua?

Haven't a clue really. We've spent at most a month in the area -- so the other 11 months are bit of a mystery! Still, I think we can expect it to be reasonably warm, perhaps quite hot in August. Olives and oranges grow in our garden, so we assume it won't get that cold during the winter -- though the neighbours have told us many times that it gets quite frosty. The nearby mountains get snow; there's skiing. According to people we've met, the winters can be a little damp and windy. So it will be a real contrast with Tokyo, where our winters are cold but bright and clear, while the summers are hot and humid.

Anyway, to check the current weather in the nearby city of Coimbra, try here at Weather Underground. We think Tabua is generally a little cooler and less humid than Coimbra -- we are a couple of hundred meters higher in elevation.