Louriçal climate — normals and trends
Louriçal (Portugal) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.0 °C and it receives 874 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 (20.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Louriçal averages 1 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 105 rainy days per year.
Louriçal has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 2 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.3 °C (on 21 July 1941) and the coldest -3.1 °C (on 11 January 1941).
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
LouriçalLeiria District
- coords
- 40.00°, -8.74°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.0°C
Average daily high
18.9°C
Average daily low
11.6°C
Annual rainfall
874mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
20.9km/h
Seasonal range
10.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
105 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.1 cm
Average feels-like high
17.8 °C
Average feels-like low
9.7 °C
Average peak gust
38.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.28 · 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
37.3 °C
21 July 1941
Coldest day
-3.1 °C
11 January 1941
Wettest day
86 mm
13 November 2025
Windiest day
64.8 km/h
19 January 2013
Strongest gust
122.8 km/h
30 December 1981
Hottest feels-like
38.7 °C
14 June 1981
Coldest feels-like
-8.0 °C
1 March 2005
Snowiest day
4.1 cm
23 February 1956
Sunniest day
14.8 h
20 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 208 mm | +96 mm |
| Feb | 15.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 56 mm | -48 mm |
| Mar | 15.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 199 mm | +104 mm |
| Apr | 18.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 165 mm | +84 mm |
| May | 20.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 48 mm | -19 mm |
| Jun | 24.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 9 mm | -18 mm |
| Jul | 26.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 3 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 26.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 23.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 46 mm | +4 mm |
| Oct | 22.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 122 mm | +25 mm |
| Nov | 16.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 302 mm | +187 mm |
| Dec | 14.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 172 mm | +55 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Louriçal?
Louriçal has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.0 °C and it receives 874 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Louriçal?
The hottest day measured in Louriçal between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 1941, reaching 37.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Louriçal?
The coldest day measured in Louriçal between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1941, at -3.1 °C.
Does it snow in Louriçal?
Almost never: Louriçal sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Louriçal warmed?
Yes: Louriçal warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Louriçal?
The wettest day measured in Louriçal between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 2025, with 86 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Louriçal?
The windiest day measured in Louriçal between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 2013, with winds reaching 64.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Louriçal?
The warmest month in Louriçal is August (20.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Louriçal?
Louriçal receives on average 874 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 105 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Louriçal?
Louriçal gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Louriçal?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Louriçal between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1956, with 4.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Louriçal?
Yes: Louriçal has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Louriçal?
In Louriçal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.7 °C on 14 June 1981, and the lowest was -8.0 °C on 1 March 2005.
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