Almodôvar climate — normals and trends
Almodôvar (Portugal) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.0 °C and it receives 475 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 August (23.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Almodôvar averages 4 frost days, 57 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 68 rainy days per year.
Almodôvar has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 6 to 2 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.8 °C (on 5 August 2018) and the coldest -4.9 °C (on 12 February 1956).
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
AlmodôvarBeja District
- coords
- 37.51°, -8.06°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.0°C
Average daily high
21.5°C
Average daily low
10.9°C
Annual rainfall
475mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
17.6km/h
Seasonal range
14.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
4 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
57 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
68 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.2 cm
Average feels-like high
20.3 °C
Average feels-like low
9.2 °C
Average peak gust
36.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
9 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.17 · 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
42.8 °C
5 August 2018
Coldest day
-4.9 °C
12 February 1956
Wettest day
87 mm
8 November 2012
Windiest day
63.4 km/h
15 February 1941
Strongest gust
119.5 km/h
5 November 1997
Hottest feels-like
45.2 °C
1 August 2003
Coldest feels-like
-9.3 °C
12 February 1956
Snowiest day
4.9 cm
2 February 1954
Sunniest day
14.6 h
16 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 101 mm | +49 mm |
| Feb | 16.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 39 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 16.2 °C | -1.0 °C | 167 mm | +107 mm |
| Apr | 19.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 73 mm | +19 mm |
| May | 24.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 16 mm | -20 mm |
| Jun | 31.4 °C | +4.1 °C | 3 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 32.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 32.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 28.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 2 mm | -21 mm |
| Oct | 25.8 °C | +3.3 °C | 37 mm | -21 mm |
| Nov | 17.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 81 mm | +21 mm |
| Dec | 14.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 103 mm | +42 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Almodôvar?
Almodôvar has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.0 °C and it receives 475 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Almodôvar?
The hottest day measured in Almodôvar between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 2018, reaching 42.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Almodôvar?
The coldest day measured in Almodôvar between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1956, at -4.9 °C.
Does it snow in Almodôvar?
Almost never: Almodôvar sees virtually no snow, with about 4 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Almodôvar warmed?
Yes: Almodôvar warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Almodôvar?
The wettest day measured in Almodôvar between 1940 and 2025 was 8 November 2012, with 87 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Almodôvar?
The windiest day measured in Almodôvar between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1941, with winds reaching 63.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Almodôvar?
The warmest month in Almodôvar is August (23.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Almodôvar?
Almodôvar receives on average 475 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 68 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Almodôvar?
Almodôvar gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Almodôvar?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Almodôvar between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1954, with 4.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Almodôvar?
Yes: Almodôvar has on average 9 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Almodôvar?
In Almodôvar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.2 °C on 1 August 2003, and the lowest was -9.3 °C on 12 February 1956.
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