Camacha climate — normals and trends
Camacha (Portugal) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.9 °C and it receives 266 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 September (22.1 °C on average) and the coldest is February (16.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Camacha averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 51 rainy days per year.
Camacha has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 25.8 °C (on 16 October 2023) and the coldest 10.5 °C (on 14 February 1981).
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
CamachaMadeira
- coords
- 33.09°, -16.34°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.9°C
Average daily high
19.5°C
Average daily low
18.4°C
Annual rainfall
266mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
28.5km/h
Seasonal range
5.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
51 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
18.7 °C
Average feels-like low
16.0 °C
Average peak gust
38.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
117 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.30 · 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
25.8 °C
16 October 2023
Coldest day
10.5 °C
14 February 1981
Wettest day
85 mm
4 November 1941
Windiest day
82.4 km/h
15 February 1941
Strongest gust
109.1 km/h
10 February 1979
Hottest feels-like
30.5 °C
9 August 2019
Coldest feels-like
0.6 °C
15 February 1941
Sunniest day
14.0 h
29 May 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 | 18.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 13 mm | -24 mm |
| Feb | 18.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 26 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 17.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 53 mm | +24 mm |
| Apr | 17.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 27 mm | +8 mm |
| May | 18.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 27 mm | +18 mm |
| Jun | 21.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 2 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 22.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 3 mm | +2 mm |
| Aug | 22.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 3 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 22.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 4 mm | -8 mm |
| Oct | 22.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 17 mm | -18 mm |
| Nov | 21.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 37 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 18.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 46 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Camacha?
Camacha has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.9 °C and it receives 266 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Camacha?
The hottest day measured in Camacha between 1940 and 2025 was 16 October 2023, reaching 25.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Camacha?
The coldest day measured in Camacha between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 1981, at 10.5 °C.
Does it snow in Camacha?
Almost never: Camacha sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Camacha warmed?
Yes: Camacha warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Camacha?
The wettest day measured in Camacha between 1940 and 2025 was 4 November 1941, with 85 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Camacha?
The windiest day measured in Camacha between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1941, with winds reaching 82.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Camacha?
The warmest month in Camacha is September (22.1 °C on average); the coldest is February (16.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Camacha?
Camacha receives on average 266 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 51 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Camacha?
Camacha gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Camacha?
Yes: Camacha has on average 117 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Camacha?
In Camacha, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 30.5 °C on 9 August 2019, and the lowest was 0.6 °C on 15 February 1941.
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