Fundão climate — normals and trends
Fundão (Portugal) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.0 °C and it receives 1,026 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 (21.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Fundão averages 20 frost days, 29 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 108 rainy days per year.
Fundão has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 30 to 10 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.4 °C (on 22 August 2023) and the coldest -11.2 °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
FundãoCastelo Branco District
- coords
- 40.14°, -7.50°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.0°C
Average daily high
17.8°C
Average daily low
8.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,026mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
12.9km/h
Seasonal range
16.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
20 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
29 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
108 d/yr
Annual snowfall
7.8 cm
Average feels-like high
16.4 °C
Average feels-like low
6.5 °C
Average peak gust
37.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
6 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.20 · 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
39.4 °C
22 August 2023
Coldest day
-11.2 °C
4 February 1963
Wettest day
107 mm
24 November 2006
Windiest day
44.9 km/h
30 December 1981
Strongest gust
150.1 km/h
30 December 1981
Hottest feels-like
40.1 °C
14 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-15.4 °C
4 February 1963
Snowiest day
24.8 cm
23 February 1956
Sunniest day
14.9 h
15 June 1940
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 | 11.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 256 mm | +135 mm |
| Feb | 12.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 53 mm | -58 mm |
| Mar | 12.8 °C | -0.8 °C | 232 mm | +125 mm |
| Apr | 17.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 152 mm | +57 mm |
| May | 21.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 83 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 28.8 °C | +4.7 °C | 30 mm | -14 mm |
| Jul | 30.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 4 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 31.7 °C | +3.7 °C | 5 mm | -11 mm |
| Sep | 24.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 37 mm | -21 mm |
| Oct | 21.4 °C | +3.1 °C | 132 mm | +13 mm |
| Nov | 13.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 253 mm | +128 mm |
| Dec | 10.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 146 mm | +17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Fundão?
Fundão has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.0 °C and it receives 1,026 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Fundão?
The hottest day measured in Fundão between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 2023, reaching 39.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Fundão?
The coldest day measured in Fundão between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 1963, at -11.2 °C.
Does it snow in Fundão?
Yes. Fundão gets on average 7.8 cm of snow per year and has around 20 frost days.
Has the climate of Fundão warmed?
Yes: Fundão warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Fundão?
The wettest day measured in Fundão between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 2006, with 107 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Fundão?
The windiest day measured in Fundão between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1981, with winds reaching 44.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Fundão?
The warmest month in Fundão is July (21.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Fundão?
Fundão receives on average 1,026 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 108 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Fundão?
Fundão 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 Fundão?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Fundão between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1956, with 24.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Fundão?
Yes: Fundão has on average 6 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Fundão?
In Fundão, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.1 °C on 14 July 2022, and the lowest was -15.4 °C on 4 February 1963.
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