Elvas climate — normals and trends
Elvas (Portugal) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.1 °C and it receives 545 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 (25.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Elvas averages 5 frost days, 70 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 77 rainy days per year.
Elvas has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 8 to 2 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.6 °C (on 1 August 2003) and the coldest -4.1 °C (on 13 January 1945).
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
ElvasPortalegre District
- coords
- 38.88°, -7.16°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.1°C
Average daily high
21.5°C
Average daily low
11.0°C
Annual rainfall
545mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
15.0km/h
Seasonal range
16.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
5 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
70 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
77 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.6 cm
Average feels-like high
20.2 °C
Average feels-like low
9.2 °C
Average peak gust
32.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
18 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °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
43.6 °C
1 August 2003
Coldest day
-4.1 °C
13 January 1945
Wettest day
58 mm
5 November 1951
Windiest day
47.9 km/h
15 February 1941
Strongest gust
109.4 km/h
30 December 1981
Hottest feels-like
44.3 °C
23 July 1995
Coldest feels-like
-8.2 °C
11 February 1956
Snowiest day
8.5 cm
3 January 1971
Sunniest day
14.7 h
27 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 129 mm | +66 mm |
| Feb | 16.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 34 mm | -27 mm |
| Mar | 16.1 °C | -0.9 °C | 185 mm | +122 mm |
| Apr | 20.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 94 mm | +40 mm |
| May | 25.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 34 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 32.9 °C | +4.7 °C | 15 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 34.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 35.4 °C | +3.4 °C | 3 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 29.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 14 mm | -13 mm |
| Oct | 26.0 °C | +3.8 °C | 36 mm | -29 mm |
| Nov | 16.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 103 mm | +33 mm |
| Dec | 13.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 112 mm | +39 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Elvas?
Elvas has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.1 °C and it receives 545 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Elvas?
The hottest day measured in Elvas between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 2003, reaching 43.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Elvas?
The coldest day measured in Elvas between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1945, at -4.1 °C.
Does it snow in Elvas?
Almost never: Elvas sees virtually no snow, with about 5 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Elvas warmed?
Yes: Elvas warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Elvas?
The wettest day measured in Elvas between 1940 and 2025 was 5 November 1951, with 58 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Elvas?
The windiest day measured in Elvas between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1941, with winds reaching 47.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Elvas?
The warmest month in Elvas is July (25.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Elvas?
Elvas receives on average 545 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 77 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Elvas?
Elvas gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Elvas?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Elvas between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1971, with 8.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Elvas?
Yes: Elvas has on average 18 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Elvas?
In Elvas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.3 °C on 23 July 1995, and the lowest was -8.2 °C on 11 February 1956.
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