Buarcos climate — normals and trends
Buarcos (Portugal) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.3 °C and it receives 950 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 (18.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Buarcos averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 105 rainy days per year.
Buarcos has warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.07 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.6 °C (on 27 July 2010) and the coldest 2.3 °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
BuarcosCoimbra District
- coords
- 40.17°, -8.88°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.3°C
Average daily high
16.3°C
Average daily low
14.3°C
Annual rainfall
950mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
29.9km/h
Seasonal range
6.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
105 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
14.9 °C
Average feels-like low
11.4 °C
Average peak gust
40.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.6 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.18 · 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
29.6 °C
27 July 2010
Coldest day
2.3 °C
11 January 1941
Wettest day
76 mm
5 October 1981
Windiest day
86.2 km/h
15 February 1941
Strongest gust
151.2 km/h
15 February 1941
Hottest feels-like
31.0 °C
27 July 2010
Coldest feels-like
-5.2 °C
1 March 2005
Sunniest day
14.8 h
20 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 194 mm | +67 mm |
| Feb | 14.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 63 mm | -53 mm |
| Mar | 14.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 204 mm | +106 mm |
| Apr | 16.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 166 mm | +87 mm |
| May | 16.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 48 mm | -14 mm |
| Jun | 18.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 21 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 19.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 4 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 19.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 4 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 18.6 °C | -0.4 °C | 48 mm | +8 mm |
| Oct | 18.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 145 mm | +35 mm |
| Nov | 16.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 340 mm | +200 mm |
| Dec | 14.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 212 mm | +72 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Buarcos?
Buarcos has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.3 °C and it receives 950 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Buarcos?
The hottest day measured in Buarcos between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 2010, reaching 29.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Buarcos?
The coldest day measured in Buarcos between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1941, at 2.3 °C.
Does it snow in Buarcos?
Almost never: Buarcos sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Buarcos warmed?
Yes: Buarcos warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Buarcos?
The wettest day measured in Buarcos between 1940 and 2025 was 5 October 1981, with 76 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Buarcos?
The windiest day measured in Buarcos between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1941, with winds reaching 86.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Buarcos?
The warmest month in Buarcos is August (18.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Buarcos?
Buarcos receives on average 950 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 105 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Buarcos?
Buarcos gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Buarcos?
Yes: Buarcos has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Buarcos?
In Buarcos, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.0 °C on 27 July 2010, and the lowest was -5.2 °C on 1 March 2005.
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