Abrantes climate — normals and trends
Abrantes (Portugal) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.7 °C and it receives 693 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (22.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Abrantes averages 4 frost days, 56 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 88 rainy days per year.
Abrantes has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 7 to 1 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.6 °C (on 1 August 2003) and the coldest -4.3 °C (on 15 January 1945).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
AbrantesSantarém District
- coords
- 39.47°, -8.20°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.7°C
Average daily high
21.2°C
Average daily low
10.9°C
Annual rainfall
693mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
18.5km/h
Seasonal range
13.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
4 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
56 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
88 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.3 cm
Average feels-like high
19.9 °C
Average feels-like low
9.0 °C
Average peak gust
37.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
8 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.13 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
44.6 °C
1 August 2003
Coldest day
-4.3 °C
15 January 1945
Wettest day
80 mm
20 January 1941
Windiest day
56.8 km/h
15 February 1941
Strongest gust
115.2 km/h
27 February 2010
Hottest feels-like
45.3 °C
1 August 2003
Coldest feels-like
-8.4 °C
11 February 1956
Snowiest day
9.0 cm
3 January 1971
Sunniest day
14.8 h
14 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 181 mm | +94 mm |
| Feb | 15.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 45 mm | -35 mm |
| Mar | 16.5 °C | -0.8 °C | 179 mm | +101 mm |
| Apr | 19.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 111 mm | +47 mm |
| May | 24.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 40 mm | -13 mm |
| Jun | 31.7 °C | +4.6 °C | 6 mm | -15 mm |
| Jul | 32.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 2 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 33.7 °C | +3.2 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Sep | 27.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 28 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 25.4 °C | +3.3 °C | 61 mm | -18 mm |
| Nov | 16.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 196 mm | +106 mm |
| Dec | 13.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 104 mm | +12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Abrantes?
Abrantes has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.7 °C and it receives 693 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Abrantes?
The hottest day measured in Abrantes between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 2003, reaching 44.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Abrantes?
The coldest day measured in Abrantes between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1945, at -4.3 °C.
Does it snow in Abrantes?
Almost never: Abrantes sees virtually no snow, with about 4 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Abrantes warmed?
Yes: Abrantes warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Abrantes?
The wettest day measured in Abrantes between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1941, with 80 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Abrantes?
The windiest day measured in Abrantes between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1941, with winds reaching 56.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Abrantes?
The warmest month in Abrantes is July (22.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Abrantes?
Abrantes receives on average 693 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 88 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Abrantes?
Abrantes gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Abrantes?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Abrantes between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1971, with 9.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Abrantes?
Yes: Abrantes has on average 8 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Abrantes?
In Abrantes, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.3 °C on 1 August 2003, and the lowest was -8.4 °C on 11 February 1956.
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