Aradas climate — normals and trends
Aradas (Portugal) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.3 °C and it receives 995 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 (20.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Aradas averages 0 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 108 rainy days per year.
Aradas has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.0 °C (on 13 July 2022) and the coldest -1.8 °C (on 11 January 1941).
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
AradasAveiro District
- coords
- 40.62°, -8.64°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.3°C
Average daily high
18.6°C
Average daily low
12.4°C
Annual rainfall
995mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
22.0km/h
Seasonal range
9.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
108 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
17.6 °C
Average feels-like low
10.6 °C
Average peak gust
37.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
4 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.31 · 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
36.0 °C
13 July 2022
Coldest day
-1.8 °C
11 January 1941
Wettest day
83 mm
5 October 1981
Windiest day
70.6 km/h
15 February 1941
Strongest gust
130.0 km/h
15 February 1941
Hottest feels-like
38.3 °C
14 June 1981
Coldest feels-like
-7.3 °C
1 March 2005
Snowiest day
1.3 cm
23 February 1956
Sunniest day
14.9 h
12 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 | +1.8 °C | 212 mm | +84 mm |
| Feb | 15.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 67 mm | -49 mm |
| Mar | 15.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 188 mm | +84 mm |
| Apr | 18.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 169 mm | +81 mm |
| May | 20.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 66 mm | -8 mm |
| Jun | 23.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 18 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 25.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 7 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 25.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 5 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 22.6 °C | -0.4 °C | 43 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 21.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 144 mm | +28 mm |
| Nov | 16.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 315 mm | +183 mm |
| Dec | 14.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 189 mm | +52 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Aradas?
Aradas has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.3 °C and it receives 995 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Aradas?
The hottest day measured in Aradas between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 2022, reaching 36.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Aradas?
The coldest day measured in Aradas between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1941, at -1.8 °C.
Does it snow in Aradas?
Almost never: Aradas sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Aradas warmed?
Yes: Aradas warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Aradas?
The wettest day measured in Aradas between 1940 and 2025 was 5 October 1981, with 83 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Aradas?
The windiest day measured in Aradas between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1941, with winds reaching 70.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Aradas?
The warmest month in Aradas is August (20.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Aradas?
Aradas receives on average 995 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 108 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Aradas?
Aradas gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Aradas?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Aradas between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1956, with 1.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Aradas?
Yes: Aradas has on average 4 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Aradas?
In Aradas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.3 °C on 14 June 1981, and the lowest was -7.3 °C on 1 March 2005.
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