Viking Hemming on the Douro in September 2018

[JojoJane]

My husband and I will be cruising the Douro, including two nights at a 5 star hotel in Lisbon, in September 2018 and I have no idea what to expect with regard to the weather and what to wear. I would really appreciate any help or opinions so that I can decide (and I know it's really early to be thinking about this) what to pack. I don't want to take too many clothes as we will be travelling to Lisbon by train from the UK. I will welcome any comments on the weather we might get, what to wear and advice from anyone who has already done this cruise.

 

Thanks.

 

JojoJane

[beanpittsburgh]

We just got back from the Douro with Viking in October. The weather reached high's in the mid 80's to a few days that didn't get out of the 60's. We had rain for a few days. No sense obsessing about what to pack now. Wait until the week before your trip and look at the 10 day forecast. It should help you plan better. Here is a link to my review. https://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2554088&highlight=viking+douro. You will enjoy your cruise!

[Barrheadlass]

We left around September 1 on a Douro cruise and it was quite hot most of the time...

[JojoJane]

Hi. What temperature (approximately) would you mean by quite hot? Thanks

[Barrheadlass]

High 80s at least...

[dodger1964]

I use weatherunderground.com

 

on that site you can put in dates and see what weather has been like in the past.

 

I figure if I go back each year for 5 or so, you get good idea of what to expect...and the calendar by month then selecting the different years is really easy to do.

[JojoJane]

Thanks Dodger 1964. Brilliant suggestion and link. Will be very useful for other trips to other countries as well.

[Solent Richard]

My husband and I will be cruising the Douro, including two nights at a 5 star hotel in Lisbon, in September 2018 and I have no idea what to expect with regard to the weather and what to wear. I would really appreciate any help or opinions so that I can decide (and I know it's really early to be thinking about this) what to pack. I don't want to take too many clothes as we will be travelling to Lisbon by train from the UK. I will welcome any comments on the weather we might get, what to wear and advice from anyone who has already done this cruise.

 

Thanks.

 

JojoJane

 

Good morning JoJo.

 

I have the complete answer for you.

 

My wife and I did this cruise and I wrote a full review on my cruise Blog. Here is the link...

 

https://solentrichardscruiseblog.com/2014/08/06/viking-hemming-and-portugals-river-of-gold/

 

There are over 40 photographs and although we were a month before you there won't be that much temperature difference...

 

 

Out of interest I also wrote a review on our time in Lisbon, again you may find it useful. Here is the link...

 

https://solentrichardscruiseblog.com/2014/08/20/one-way-to-do-lisbon/

 

[JojoJane]

Thanks Richard. Those 2 links are very helpful. Do you think your wife would give me an inkling of what clothes she took?

JoJo