Boticas climate — normals and trends
Boticas (Portugal) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.2 °C and it receives 1,167 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 (18.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Boticas averages 31 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 124 rainy days per year.
Boticas has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 44 to 18 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.5 °C (on 14 July 2022) and the coldest -12.9 °C (on 1 January 1971).
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
BoticasVila Real District
- coords
- 41.69°, -7.67°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.2°C
Average daily high
15.6°C
Average daily low
7.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,167mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
13.1km/h
Seasonal range
14.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
31 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
124 d/yr
Annual snowfall
22.9 cm
Average feels-like high
14.1 °C
Average feels-like low
5.1 °C
Average peak gust
37.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
37.5 °C
14 July 2022
Coldest day
-12.9 °C
1 January 1971
Wettest day
115 mm
20 January 1941
Windiest day
43.2 km/h
15 February 1941
Strongest gust
140.4 km/h
15 February 1941
Hottest feels-like
39.2 °C
14 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-17.4 °C
1 January 1971
Snowiest day
22.3 cm
29 January 1976
Sunniest day
15.0 h
13 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 296 mm | +155 mm |
| Feb | 10.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 70 mm | -56 mm |
| Mar | 11.6 °C | -0.4 °C | 143 mm | +23 mm |
| Apr | 15.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 151 mm | +47 mm |
| May | 18.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 88 mm | -6 mm |
| Jun | 25.3 °C | +4.0 °C | 46 mm | -11 mm |
| Jul | 26.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 7 mm | -17 mm |
| Aug | 28.3 °C | +3.7 °C | 6 mm | -20 mm |
| Sep | 21.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 29 mm | -35 mm |
| Oct | 19.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 125 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | 11.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 286 mm | +150 mm |
| Dec | 8.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 152 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Boticas?
Boticas has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.2 °C and it receives 1,167 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Boticas?
The hottest day measured in Boticas between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 2022, reaching 37.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Boticas?
The coldest day measured in Boticas between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 1971, at -12.9 °C.
Does it snow in Boticas?
Yes. Boticas gets on average 22.9 cm of snow per year and has around 31 frost days.
Has the climate of Boticas warmed?
Yes: Boticas warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Boticas?
The wettest day measured in Boticas between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1941, with 115 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Boticas?
The windiest day measured in Boticas between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1941, with winds reaching 43.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Boticas?
The warmest month in Boticas is July (18.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Boticas?
Boticas receives on average 1,167 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 124 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Boticas?
Boticas gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Boticas?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Boticas between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 1976, with 22.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Boticas?
Yes: Boticas has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Boticas?
In Boticas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.2 °C on 14 July 2022, and the lowest was -17.4 °C on 1 January 1971.
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