Qibla direction in Portugal
The Qibla in Portugal lies towards the east. Depending on the city the angle from true north ranges from 86.5° in Ponta Delgada to 102.9° in Bragança, and the Kaaba is between 4,867 km and 6,457 km away. The table gives the exact bearing for 156 cities.
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by the angle of your city. A phone compass shows magnetic north, which in Portugal can differ from true north by a few degrees; our Qibla finder corrects this automatically when your phone reports true heading.
Why the Qibla changes across the country
Between the cities in the table the Qibla angle varies by 16.4°. Tavira is the closest to the Kaaba (4,867 km) and Ponta Delgada the farthest (6,457 km). The farther apart two cities are, the more their bearings to Makkah diverge, which is why the angle of the capital, 97.9°, should not be used everywhere.
Inside a mosque, the mihrab already shows the Qibla. Elsewhere, a compass app, the position of the sun or our Qibla finder can be used; scholars agree that facing the general direction is enough when the exact angle cannot be known.
Qibla in Portugal: questions
What is the Qibla direction in Lisbon?
97.9° from true north, towards the east, 5,021 km from the Kaaba.
Which city in Portugal is closest to Makkah?
Tavira, 4,867 km from the Kaaba, among the 156 cities listed.
Does a phone compass show the right Qibla?
Only if it is calibrated and corrected for magnetic declination. Turn the phone in a figure 8 and keep it away from metal; our Qibla finder uses the true heading when the phone provides it.
| City | Qibla | Direction | Distance to Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Águas Santas | 100.8° | east | 5,018 km |
| Albufeira | 96.9° | east | 4,919 km |
| Alcabideche | 97.7° | east | 5,043 km |
| Alcobaça | 98.8° | east | 5,020 km |
| Aldoar | 100.7° | east | 5,024 km |
| Alfena | 100.8° | east | 5,014 km |
| Alfragide | 97.8° | east | 5,027 km |
| Algés | 97.8° | east | 5,028 km |
| Algueirão | 97.8° | east | 5,039 km |
| Almada | 97.8° | east | 5,021 km |
| Amadora | 97.9° | east | 5,028 km |
| Amora | 97.8° | east | 5,017 km |
| Arcos de Valdevez | 101.5° | east | 5,018 km |
| Arouca | 100.8° | east | 4,985 km |
| Arrentela | 97.8° | east | 5,015 km |
| Aveiro | 100.2° | east | 5,012 km |
| Azambuja | 98.4° | east | 5,002 km |
| Azeitão | 97.8° | east | 5,006 km |
| Baguim do Monte | 100.8° | east | 5,014 km |
| Baião | 101.2° | east | 4,972 km |
| Barcelos | 101.0° | east | 5,028 km |
| Barreiro | 97.9° | east | 5,013 km |
| Beja | 98.1° | east | 4,899 km |
| Belém Tower | 97.8° | east | 5,024 km |
| Benfica | 97.9° | east | 5,026 km |
| Bougado | 100.9° | east | 5,018 km |
| Braga | 101.2° | east | 5,012 km |
| Bragança | 102.9° | east | 4,883 km |
| Cabeceiras de Basto | 101.5° | east | 4,976 km |
| Cacém | 97.8° | east | 5,034 km |
| Caldas da Rainha | 98.6° | east | 5,031 km |
| Câmara de Lobos | 87.6° | east | 5,697 km |
| Camarate | 98.0° | east | 5,020 km |
| Caniço | 87.7° | east | 5,683 km |
| Canidelo | 100.6° | east | 5,022 km |
| Caparica | 97.8° | east | 5,024 km |
| Carcavelos | 97.7° | east | 5,035 km |
| Carnide | 97.9° | east | 5,025 km |
| Cascais | 97.7° | east | 5,044 km |
| Castelo Branco | 100.2° | east | 4,899 km |
| Charneca de Caparica | 97.8° | east | 5,023 km |
| Chaves | 102.2° | east | 4,939 km |
| Coimbra | 99.9° | east | 4,985 km |
| Condeixa-a-Nova | 99.7° | east | 4,989 km |
| Corroios | 97.8° | east | 5,020 km |
| Covilha | 100.7° | east | 4,910 km |
| Custoias | 101.7° | east | 4,912 km |
| Damaia | 97.9° | east | 5,027 km |
| Eiras | 99.9° | east | 4,985 km |
| Entroncamento | 99.1° | east | 4,975 km |
| Ermesinde | 100.8° | east | 5,016 km |
| Espinho | 100.5° | east | 5,019 km |
| Esposende | 100.9° | east | 5,041 km |
| Estoril | 97.7° | east | 5,042 km |
| Evora | 98.6° | east | 4,911 km |
| Fafe | 101.3° | east | 4,990 km |
| Fânzeres | 100.8° | east | 5,013 km |
| Faro | 97.0° | east | 4,890 km |
| Feira | 100.5° | east | 5,009 km |
| Felgueiras | 101.2° | east | 4,990 km |
| Figueira da Foz Municipality | 99.5° | east | 5,021 km |
| Funchal | 87.6° | east | 5,692 km |
| Gondomar | 100.7° | east | 5,013 km |
| Guarda | 101.1° | east | 4,895 km |
| Guimarães | 101.2° | east | 5,000 km |
| Ílhavo | 100.1° | east | 5,013 km |
| Lagos | 96.6° | east | 4,957 km |
| Laranjeiro | 97.8° | east | 5,020 km |
| Laranjeiro | 97.2° | east | 4,880 km |
| Lavradio | 97.9° | east | 5,012 km |
| Leça da Palmeira | 100.7° | east | 5,027 km |
| Leça do Bailio | 100.7° | east | 5,022 km |
| Leiria | 99.1° | east | 5,009 km |
| Linda a Velha | 97.8° | east | 5,029 km |
| Lisbon | 97.9° | east | 5,021 km |
| Loulé | 97.1° | east | 4,900 km |
| Loures | 98.0° | east | 5,024 km |
| Lumiar | 97.9° | east | 5,022 km |
| Maia | 100.8° | east | 5,022 km |
| Marinha Grande | 99.1° | east | 5,019 km |
| Marvila | 97.9° | east | 5,017 km |
| Massamá | 97.8° | east | 5,033 km |
| Matosinhos Municipality | 100.7° | east | 5,026 km |
| Moita | 97.9° | east | 5,006 km |
| Monção | 101.7° | east | 5,029 km |
| Monsanto | 98.9° | east | 4,996 km |
| Monte Estoril | 97.7° | east | 5,043 km |
| Montijo | 98.0° | east | 5,006 km |
| Moscavide e Portela | 98.0° | east | 5,018 km |
| Odivelas | 97.9° | east | 5,025 km |
| Oeiras | 97.7° | east | 5,034 km |
| Olhão | 97.1° | east | 4,883 km |
| Olivais | 98.0° | east | 5,018 km |
| Olival | 97.9° | east | 5,030 km |
| Ovar | 100.4° | east | 5,014 km |
| Paço de Arcos | 97.8° | east | 5,033 km |
| Palmela | 97.9° | east | 4,997 km |
| Parede | 97.7° | east | 5,038 km |
| Paredes | 101.0° | east | 4,997 km |
| Parque das Nações | 98.0° | east | 5,017 km |
| Pedroso | 100.8° | east | 5,036 km |
| Peniche | 98.3° | east | 5,051 km |
| Piedade | 97.8° | east | 5,021 km |
| Pinhal Novo | 98.0° | east | 4,999 km |
| Pombal | 99.5° | east | 4,997 km |
| Ponta Delgada | 86.5° | east | 6,457 km |
| Ponte de Lima | 101.3° | east | 5,030 km |
| Portalegre | 99.7° | east | 4,884 km |
| Portimão | 96.7° | east | 4,945 km |
| Porto | 100.7° | east | 5,019 km |
| Porto de Mós | 96.6° | east | 4,957 km |
| Póvoa de Santa Iria | 98.1° | east | 5,016 km |
| Póvoa de Varzim | 100.8° | east | 5,037 km |
| Quarteira | 97.0° | east | 4,906 km |
| Quelfes | 97.2° | east | 4,881 km |
| Queluz | 97.8° | east | 5,031 km |
| Quinta Do Conde | 97.8° | east | 5,009 km |
| Ramada | 97.9° | east | 5,026 km |
| Ribeira de Frades | 99.9° | east | 4,990 km |
| Rio de Mouro | 97.8° | east | 5,037 km |
| Rio Tinto | 100.8° | east | 5,016 km |
| Sacavém | 98.0° | east | 5,018 km |
| Santa Iria da Azóia | 98.0° | east | 5,018 km |
| Santarém | 98.7° | east | 4,990 km |
| Santo António | 87.6° | east | 5,692 km |
| Santo António dos Olivais | 99.9° | east | 4,984 km |
| São Domingos de Rana | 97.7° | east | 5,037 km |
| São João da Madeira | 100.5° | east | 5,004 km |
| São João da Talha | 98.0° | east | 5,018 km |
| São Mamede de Infesta | 100.7° | east | 5,020 km |
| São Martinho | 87.6° | east | 5,693 km |
| São Paulo de Frades | 100.0° | east | 4,983 km |
| São Pedro da Cova | 100.8° | east | 5,010 km |
| São Tiago de Custoias | 100.7° | east | 5,022 km |
| Senhora da Hora | 100.7° | east | 5,023 km |
| Sequeira | 101.2° | east | 4,892 km |
| Sesimbra | 97.6° | east | 5,013 km |
| Setúbal | 97.9° | east | 4,995 km |
| Sintra | 97.8° | east | 5,042 km |
| Tavira | 97.4° | east | 4,867 km |
| Tomar | 99.3° | east | 4,972 km |
| Torres Novas | 99.1° | east | 4,982 km |
| Torres Vedras | 98.2° | east | 5,036 km |
| Trofa | 100.9° | east | 5,019 km |
| Valadares | 100.6° | east | 5,020 km |
| Valongo | 100.8° | east | 5,011 km |
| Vermoim | 100.8° | east | 5,021 km |
| Vialonga | 98.1° | east | 5,017 km |
| Viana do Castelo | 101.0° | east | 5,049 km |
| Vila do Conde | 100.8° | east | 5,034 km |
| Vila Franca de Xira | 98.2° | east | 5,011 km |
| Vila Nova de Gaia | 100.7° | east | 5,019 km |
| Vila Real | 101.5° | east | 4,951 km |
| Vilar | 100.2° | east | 5,010 km |
| Vilar de Andorinho | 100.7° | east | 5,016 km |
| Viseu | 100.8° | east | 4,951 km |