Darque climate — normals and trends
Darque (Portugal) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.2 °C and it receives 1,755 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 (19.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Darque averages 1 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 129 rainy days per year.
Darque has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 3 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.9 °C (on 21 July 1941) and the coldest -3.5 °C (on 12 February 1978).
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
DarqueViana do Castelo District
- coords
- 41.68°, -8.77°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.2°C
Average daily high
17.6°C
Average daily low
10.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,755mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
18.7km/h
Seasonal range
10.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
129 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.2 cm
Average feels-like high
16.8 °C
Average feels-like low
9.0 °C
Average peak gust
38.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · 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
33.9 °C
21 July 1941
Coldest day
-3.5 °C
12 February 1978
Wettest day
129 mm
26 December 1959
Windiest day
75.2 km/h
15 February 1941
Strongest gust
168.1 km/h
15 February 1941
Hottest feels-like
37.8 °C
14 June 1981
Coldest feels-like
-7.9 °C
11 January 1941
Snowiest day
3.2 cm
23 February 1948
Sunniest day
14.9 h
21 June 2025
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 | 14.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 408 mm | +183 mm |
| Feb | 14.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 125 mm | -66 mm |
| Mar | 15.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 179 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 18.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 223 mm | +77 mm |
| May | 19.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 86 mm | -44 mm |
| Jun | 23.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 68 mm | +4 mm |
| Jul | 25.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 14 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 25.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 16 mm | -21 mm |
| Sep | 21.5 °C | -0.5 °C | 73 mm | -20 mm |
| Oct | 20.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 172 mm | -27 mm |
| Nov | 15.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 405 mm | +183 mm |
| Dec | 13.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 295 mm | +60 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Darque?
Darque has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.2 °C and it receives 1,755 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Darque?
The hottest day measured in Darque between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 1941, reaching 33.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Darque?
The coldest day measured in Darque between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1978, at -3.5 °C.
Does it snow in Darque?
Almost never: Darque sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Darque warmed?
Yes: Darque warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Darque?
The wettest day measured in Darque between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1959, with 129 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Darque?
The windiest day measured in Darque between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1941, with winds reaching 75.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Darque?
The warmest month in Darque is August (19.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Darque?
Darque receives on average 1,755 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 129 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Darque?
Darque gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Darque?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Darque between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1948, with 3.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Darque?
Yes: Darque has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Darque?
In Darque, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.8 °C on 14 June 1981, and the lowest was -7.9 °C on 11 January 1941.
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