Lightning strikes in Portugal
The detection network has located 1,533 lightning strikes in Portugal since the archive began, including 48 in the last 7 days. That is 0.02% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking Portugal #60 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. Portugal is counted under Europe in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 7 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-10 | 45 |
| 2026-08-08 | 3 |
| 2026-08-06 | 1,229 |
| 2026-08-05 | 235 |
| 2026-08-04 | 8 |
| 2026-07-30 | 5 |
| 2026-07-29 | 8 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside Portugal's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unassigned | 1,397 | 45 | 91.1% |
| 2 | Azores | 133 | 0 | 8.7% |
| 3 | Bragança | 3 | 3 | 0.2% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
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