Fafe climate — normals and trends
Fafe (Portugal) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.5 °C and it receives 1,693 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 (20.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Fafe averages 14 frost days, 18 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 125 rainy days per year.
Fafe has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 23 to 5 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.2 °C (on 1 August 1989) and the coldest -8.0 °C (on 4 February 1963).
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
FafeBraga District
- coords
- 41.45°, -8.17°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.5°C
Average daily high
18.3°C
Average daily low
9.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,693mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
14.0km/h
Seasonal range
13.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
14 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
18 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
125 d/yr
Annual snowfall
2.9 cm
Average feels-like high
17.6 °C
Average feels-like low
7.3 °C
Average peak gust
34.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
3 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · 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
38.2 °C
1 August 1989
Coldest day
-8.0 °C
4 February 1963
Wettest day
118 mm
20 January 1941
Windiest day
52.2 km/h
15 February 1941
Strongest gust
144.7 km/h
15 February 1941
Hottest feels-like
41.7 °C
14 June 1981
Coldest feels-like
-12.5 °C
4 February 1963
Snowiest day
8.1 cm
23 February 1948
Sunniest day
14.9 h
20 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 | 13.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 411 mm | +190 mm |
| Feb | 14.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 98 mm | -93 mm |
| Mar | 15.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 160 mm | -20 mm |
| Apr | 18.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 195 mm | +51 mm |
| May | 21.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 90 mm | -36 mm |
| Jun | 26.5 °C | +3.2 °C | 57 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 28.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 13 mm | -13 mm |
| Aug | 29.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 13 mm | -22 mm |
| Sep | 23.5 °C | -0.3 °C | 50 mm | -35 mm |
| Oct | 21.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 211 mm | +22 mm |
| Nov | 14.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 382 mm | +179 mm |
| Dec | 12.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 230 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Fafe?
Fafe has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.5 °C and it receives 1,693 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Fafe?
The hottest day measured in Fafe between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1989, reaching 38.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Fafe?
The coldest day measured in Fafe between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 1963, at -8.0 °C.
Does it snow in Fafe?
Yes. Fafe gets on average 2.9 cm of snow per year and has around 14 frost days.
Has the climate of Fafe warmed?
Yes: Fafe warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Fafe?
The wettest day measured in Fafe between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1941, with 118 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Fafe?
The windiest day measured in Fafe between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1941, with winds reaching 52.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Fafe?
The warmest month in Fafe is July (20.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Fafe?
Fafe receives on average 1,693 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Fafe?
Fafe gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Fafe?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Fafe between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1948, with 8.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Fafe?
Yes: Fafe has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Fafe?
In Fafe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.7 °C on 14 June 1981, and the lowest was -12.5 °C on 4 February 1963.
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