✦ Perseids from Porto
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The Perseids meteor shower peaks from Porto around Aug 12-13, with up to 150 meteors per hour under ideal conditions. In 2026 a new moon means dark skies, and from Porto the radiant in Perseus climbs to 61° above the north-east horizon around 04:55. Local best viewing window: 00:05–04:55 WEST on the peak night, about 4.8 hours of astronomical darkness. Scaled to that altitude, the 150/hour headline figure works out to roughly 131 meteors an hour from Porto under a genuinely dark sky. Tonight: widespread cloud, with little clear sky forecast.
2026 Conditions in Porto
Peak Night
Aug 12-13
Meteors/Hour Here
~131
150 with the radiant overhead
Moon
🌑 Great
Best Viewing
00:05 — 04:55
WEST · radiant 61° north-east
Tonight's Weather in Porto
How to Watch from Porto
- Find a dark spot away from city lights — parks, hilltops, or rooftops work well
- Lie on your back and look straight up — no telescope needed
- Give your eyes 20 minutes to adapt to the dark
- Face north-east — Perseus reaches 61° at 04:55 WEST, its highest while the sky is still dark