Charneca de Caparica climate — normals and trends
Charneca de Caparica (Portugal) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.2 °C and it receives 567 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 (19.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Charneca de Caparica averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 76 rainy days per year.
Charneca de Caparica has warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.08 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.1 °C (on 21 July 1941) and the coldest 2.3 °C (on 11 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
Charneca de CaparicaSetúbal District
- coords
- 38.62°, -9.19°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.2°C
Average daily high
17.3°C
Average daily low
15.1°C
Annual rainfall
567mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
28.0km/h
Seasonal range
6.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
76 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
16.4 °C
Average feels-like low
12.4 °C
Average peak gust
39.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
8 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.7 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.25 · 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
32.1 °C
21 July 1941
Coldest day
2.3 °C
11 February 1956
Wettest day
78 mm
13 November 2025
Windiest day
86.5 km/h
15 February 1941
Strongest gust
129.6 km/h
15 February 1941
Hottest feels-like
33.6 °C
21 July 1941
Coldest feels-like
-5.2 °C
11 February 1956
Snowiest day
1.6 cm
13 January 1945
Sunniest day
14.7 h
20 June 1941
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 | 15.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 131 mm | +52 mm |
| Feb | 15.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 67 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 15.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 178 mm | +115 mm |
| Apr | 16.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 95 mm | +48 mm |
| May | 18.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 26 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 20.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 3 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 21.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 21.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 20.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 10 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 19.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 39 mm | -25 mm |
| Nov | 17.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 215 mm | +129 mm |
| Dec | 15.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 155 mm | +65 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Charneca de Caparica?
Charneca de Caparica has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.2 °C and it receives 567 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Charneca de Caparica?
The hottest day measured in Charneca de Caparica between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 1941, reaching 32.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Charneca de Caparica?
The coldest day measured in Charneca de Caparica between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1956, at 2.3 °C.
Does it snow in Charneca de Caparica?
Almost never: Charneca de Caparica sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Charneca de Caparica warmed?
Yes: Charneca de Caparica warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Charneca de Caparica?
The wettest day measured in Charneca de Caparica between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 2025, with 78 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Charneca de Caparica?
The windiest day measured in Charneca de Caparica between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1941, with winds reaching 86.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Charneca de Caparica?
The warmest month in Charneca de Caparica is August (19.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Charneca de Caparica?
Charneca de Caparica receives on average 567 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 76 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Charneca de Caparica?
Charneca de Caparica gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Charneca de Caparica?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Charneca de Caparica between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1945, with 1.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Charneca de Caparica?
Yes: Charneca de Caparica has on average 8 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Charneca de Caparica?
In Charneca de Caparica, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.6 °C on 21 July 1941, and the lowest was -5.2 °C on 11 February 1956.
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