Ericeira climate — normals and trends
Ericeira (Portugal) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.5 °C and it receives 690 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 (18.4 °C on average) and the coldest is February (12.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Ericeira averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 90 rainy days per year.
Ericeira has warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.06 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 28.8 °C (on 21 July 1941) and the coldest 1.9 °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
EriceiraLisbon District
- coords
- 38.96°, -9.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.5°C
Average daily high
16.3°C
Average daily low
14.7°C
Annual rainfall
690mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
30.5km/h
Seasonal range
5.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
90 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.1 cm
Average feels-like high
14.9 °C
Average feels-like low
11.5 °C
Average peak gust
41.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.5 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.15 · 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
28.8 °C
21 July 1941
Coldest day
1.9 °C
11 February 1956
Wettest day
75 mm
14 September 2021
Windiest day
91.2 km/h
15 February 1941
Strongest gust
129.6 km/h
15 February 1941
Hottest feels-like
31.2 °C
21 July 1941
Coldest feels-like
-6.0 °C
11 February 1956
Snowiest day
5.7 cm
13 January 1945
Sunniest day
14.7 h
16 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 143 mm | +45 mm |
| Feb | 14.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 67 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 14.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 206 mm | +131 mm |
| Apr | 16.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 111 mm | +55 mm |
| May | 16.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 40 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 18.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 4 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 18.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 18.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 18.3 °C | -0.6 °C | 20 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 18.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 57 mm | -18 mm |
| Nov | 16.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 243 mm | +139 mm |
| Dec | 15.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 193 mm | +85 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ericeira?
Ericeira has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.5 °C and it receives 690 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ericeira?
The hottest day measured in Ericeira between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 1941, reaching 28.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ericeira?
The coldest day measured in Ericeira between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1956, at 1.9 °C.
Does it snow in Ericeira?
Almost never: Ericeira sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ericeira warmed?
Yes: Ericeira warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ericeira?
The wettest day measured in Ericeira between 1940 and 2025 was 14 September 2021, with 75 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ericeira?
The windiest day measured in Ericeira between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1941, with winds reaching 91.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ericeira?
The warmest month in Ericeira is August (18.4 °C on average); the coldest is February (12.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Ericeira?
Ericeira receives on average 690 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 90 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ericeira?
Ericeira gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ericeira?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ericeira between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1945, with 5.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ericeira?
Yes: Ericeira has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ericeira?
In Ericeira, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.2 °C on 21 July 1941, and the lowest was -6.0 °C on 11 February 1956.
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