Macedo de Cavaleiros climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Macedo de Cavaleiros?

Macedo de Cavaleiros has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.1 °C and it receives 670 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Macedo de Cavaleiros?

The hottest day measured in Macedo de Cavaleiros between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 2022, reaching 42.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Macedo de Cavaleiros?

The coldest day measured in Macedo de Cavaleiros between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 1963, at -15.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Macedo de Cavaleiros?

Yes. Macedo de Cavaleiros gets on average 4.1 cm of snow per year and has around 36 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Macedo de Cavaleiros warmed?

Yes: Macedo de Cavaleiros warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Macedo de Cavaleiros?

The wettest day measured in Macedo de Cavaleiros between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1941, with 84 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Macedo de Cavaleiros?

The windiest day measured in Macedo de Cavaleiros between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1941, with winds reaching 38.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Macedo de Cavaleiros?

The warmest month in Macedo de Cavaleiros is July (22.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Macedo de Cavaleiros?

Macedo de Cavaleiros receives on average 670 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 94 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Macedo de Cavaleiros?

Macedo de Cavaleiros gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Macedo de Cavaleiros (Portugal) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.1 °C and it receives 670 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 (22.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Macedo de Cavaleiros averages 36 frost days, 34 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 94 rainy days per year.

Macedo de Cavaleiros has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 49 to 23 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 42.0 °C (on 14 July 2022) and the coldest -15.3 °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

Macedo de CavaleirosBraganza District

coords: 41.54°, -6.96°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CsaHot-summer MediterraneanWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthDecemberDriest monthAugust

Mean daily temperature

13.1°C

Average daily high

18.5°C

Average daily low

8.1°C

Annual rainfall

670mm

Sunshine / day

9.9h

Mean relative humidity

70%

Average peak wind

13.0km/h

Seasonal range

16.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

36 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

34 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

94 d/yr

Annual snowfall

4.1 cm

Average feels-like high

17.0 °C

Average feels-like low

6.1 °C

Average peak gust

33.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

2 d/yr

Solar radiation

16.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.6 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

42.0 °C

14 July 2022

Coldest day

-15.3 °C

4 February 1963

Wettest day

84 mm

20 January 1941

Windiest day

38.8 km/h

15 February 1941

Strongest gust

111.6 km/h

15 February 1941

Hottest feels-like

42.9 °C

14 July 2022

Coldest feels-like

-19.8 °C

4 February 1963

Snowiest day

17.2 cm

23 February 1948

Sunniest day

15.0 h

14 June 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	37.7 °C10 August 2025	-4.9 °C15 January 2025	14.3 °C	816 mm	63	27
2024	37.1 °C10 August 2024	-3.4 °C10 December 2024	14.2 °C	661 mm	45	21
2023	38.8 °C23 August 2023	-4.7 °C28 February 2023	14.3 °C	667 mm	50	46
2022	42.0 °C14 July 2022	-3.4 °C23 January 2022	15.1 °C	675 mm	72	31
2021	36.0 °C13 August 2021	-5.6 °C12 January 2021	13.7 °C	569 mm	38	27
2020	37.6 °C6 August 2020	-3.9 °C26 December 2020	14.5 °C	582 mm	58	17
2019	35.0 °C22 July 2019	-3.5 °C6 January 2019	13.8 °C	574 mm	41	27
2018	38.9 °C3 August 2018	-3.9 °C24 February 2018	13.6 °C	735 mm	32	30
2017	37.4 °C17 June 2017	-4.0 °C2 December 2017	14.5 °C	424 mm	49	35
2016	36.8 °C8 August 2016	-2.9 °C19 February 2016	13.8 °C	798 mm	56	18
2015	36.6 °C29 June 2015	-3.3 °C6 February 2015	14.0 °C	519 mm	50	34
2014	34.8 °C2 September 2014	-3.4 °C29 December 2014	13.9 °C	850 mm	25	13
2013	37.0 °C6 July 2013	-3.2 °C25 February 2013	13.2 °C	736 mm	44	36
2012	37.0 °C26 June 2012	-4.7 °C4 February 2012	13.2 °C	493 mm	34	45
2011	35.6 °C26 June 2011	-3.5 °C26 January 2011	14.0 °C	578 mm	24	25
2010	36.1 °C28 July 2010	-4.0 °C10 January 2010	13.3 °C	810 mm	46	40
2009	34.4 °C12 August 2009	-4.5 °C15 December 2009	14.0 °C	643 mm	39	23
2008	36.2 °C19 July 2008	-3.0 °C2 December 2008	12.9 °C	509 mm	26	20
2007	36.6 °C4 August 2007	-4.8 °C17 November 2007	12.9 °C	504 mm	16	33
2006	36.6 °C17 July 2006	-4.1 °C29 January 2006	14.1 °C	765 mm	62	42
2005	35.6 °C14 August 2005	-4.6 °C1 March 2005	13.5 °C	471 mm	50	59
2004	35.1 °C24 July 2004	-3.0 °C2 March 2004	13.3 °C	449 mm	28	30
2003	37.3 °C1 August 2003	-3.9 °C13 January 2003	14.0 °C	773 mm	45	21
2002	33.0 °C27 July 2002	-2.7 °C6 December 2002	13.7 °C	794 mm	24	10
2001	35.5 °C1 July 2001	-4.8 °C22 December 2001	13.4 °C	825 mm	31	30
2000	34.0 °C21 July 2000	-3.1 °C21 January 2000	13.3 °C	866 mm	33	22
1999	35.6 °C9 July 1999	-3.6 °C12 January 1999	13.3 °C	670 mm	36	36
1998	36.8 °C10 August 1998	-3.2 °C5 December 1998	13.7 °C	547 mm	42	25
1997	33.8 °C26 July 1997	-5.4 °C4 January 1997	14.3 °C	879 mm	24	11
1996	33.9 °C14 June 1996	-3.6 °C22 February 1996	13.5 °C	788 mm	34	19
1995	37.0 °C24 July 1995	-3.1 °C2 January 1995	14.5 °C	728 mm	30	26
1994	33.6 °C20 August 1994	-3.8 °C19 January 1994	13.5 °C	636 mm	31	25
1993	36.7 °C19 August 1993	-4.8 °C1 March 1993	12.5 °C	641 mm	31	34
1992	36.9 °C6 August 1992	-4.3 °C20 January 1992	13.1 °C	451 mm	35	34
1991	37.4 °C17 August 1991	-3.9 °C3 February 1991	13.3 °C	471 mm	47	34
1990	36.8 °C20 July 1990	-3.8 °C16 December 1990	13.9 °C	523 mm	36	28
1989	36.5 °C19 July 1989	-3.6 °C3 January 1989	14.4 °C	824 mm	41	23
1988	37.0 °C7 September 1988	-3.8 °C16 December 1988	13.0 °C	672 mm	24	30
1987	37.9 °C12 August 1987	-4.3 °C16 January 1987	13.8 °C	738 mm	49	32
1986	35.5 °C8 July 1986	-3.3 °C9 February 1986	12.9 °C	490 mm	30	31
1985	35.8 °C22 July 1985	-5.6 °C10 January 1985	13.2 °C	797 mm	39	44
1984	34.0 °C29 July 1984	-3.1 °C28 January 1984	12.5 °C	741 mm	21	32
1983	34.0 °C6 September 1983	-10.7 °C13 February 1983	12.8 °C	658 mm	15	42
1982	35.9 °C7 July 1982	-2.4 °C30 November 1982	13.3 °C	499 mm	25	21
1981	37.9 °C14 June 1981	-5.7 °C14 January 1981	13.5 °C	577 mm	47	37
1980	36.7 °C21 August 1980	-3.3 °C13 January 1980	12.7 °C	450 mm	35	34
1979	35.4 °C7 July 1979	-3.7 °C16 February 1979	12.7 °C	857 mm	26	24
1978	35.6 °C15 July 1978	-8.1 °C13 January 1978	12.3 °C	862 mm	46	27
1977	31.5 °C11 September 1977	-3.2 °C22 November 1977	12.1 °C	878 mm	6	27
1976	34.1 °C4 August 1976	-3.1 °C3 January 1976	12.7 °C	644 mm	23	37
1975	33.9 °C30 July 1975	-3.2 °C23 December 1975	12.4 °C	576 mm	22	41
1974	33.8 °C10 July 1974	-2.8 °C4 March 1974	12.3 °C	685 mm	23	31
1973	36.0 °C11 July 1973	-3.6 °C12 December 1973	12.5 °C	588 mm	23	55
1972	32.4 °C14 July 1972	-5.6 °C4 January 1972	11.9 °C	855 mm	5	29
1971	32.8 °C4 September 1971	-5.9 °C1 January 1971	11.9 °C	768 mm	10	39
1970	34.2 °C6 September 1970	-5.2 °C30 December 1970	12.9 °C	568 mm	29	44
1969	35.0 °C14 July 1969	-5.0 °C12 December 1969	12.3 °C	815 mm	26	43
1968	36.6 °C30 June 1968	-3.6 °C29 December 1968	13.0 °C	726 mm	22	23
1967	33.4 °C10 July 1967	-5.0 °C11 January 1967	12.7 °C	534 mm	26	44
1966	35.5 °C12 July 1966	-3.2 °C20 November 1966	12.8 °C	1,003 mm	32	39
1965	34.3 °C28 August 1965	-4.4 °C7 March 1965	12.5 °C	765 mm	29	52
1964	33.8 °C5 August 1964	-4.2 °C9 February 1964	12.4 °C	606 mm	39	70
1963	33.8 °C23 July 1963	-15.3 °C4 February 1963	12.2 °C	1,004 mm	23	34
1962	36.1 °C29 August 1962	-5.8 °C26 December 1962	12.9 °C	546 mm	44	57
1961	35.2 °C28 August 1961	-4.9 °C21 December 1961	13.8 °C	686 mm	25	15
1960	33.9 °C25 July 1960	-4.4 °C15 January 1960	12.6 °C	1,043 mm	17	30
1959	35.4 °C6 July 1959	-3.2 °C4 January 1959	13.1 °C	841 mm	18	18
1958	34.8 °C31 July 1958	-3.9 °C11 March 1958	12.5 °C	744 mm	15	30
1957	36.1 °C1 August 1957	-4.6 °C17 January 1957	12.6 °C	477 mm	25	42
1956	32.5 °C6 July 1956	-6.4 °C27 February 1956	11.3 °C	749 mm	12	66
1955	34.0 °C23 August 1955	-4.8 °C8 March 1955	13.7 °C	719 mm	25	29
1954	35.2 °C24 July 1954	-5.7 °C2 February 1954	12.5 °C	492 mm	28	58
1953	34.9 °C6 August 1953	-4.4 °C22 January 1953	13.0 °C	426 mm	49	60
1952	33.9 °C10 July 1952	-4.1 °C28 January 1952	12.6 °C	619 mm	15	59
1951	36.9 °C27 July 1951	-3.3 °C30 January 1951	12.4 °C	706 mm	23	37
1950	34.0 °C19 July 1950	-4.6 °C27 December 1950	13.1 °C	527 mm	35	42
1949	36.1 °C4 July 1949	-3.8 °C4 February 1949	13.1 °C	367 mm	40	50
1948	34.8 °C25 July 1948	-6.6 °C21 February 1948	13.2 °C	753 mm	27	22
1947	36.4 °C26 July 1947	-5.4 °C26 January 1947	13.5 °C	770 mm	47	43
1946	36.0 °C12 July 1946	-4.8 °C22 December 1946	12.5 °C	622 mm	40	53
1945	38.6 °C23 July 1945	-5.6 °C13 January 1945	13.9 °C	532 mm	49	42
1944	37.1 °C13 August 1944	-5.1 °C24 February 1944	12.6 °C	387 mm	40	84
1943	37.0 °C17 August 1943	-3.6 °C20 November 1943	13.2 °C	599 mm	56	51
1942	35.3 °C24 July 1942	-4.7 °C8 January 1942	12.4 °C	770 mm	42	63
1941	37.8 °C24 July 1941	-11.7 °C11 January 1941	12.6 °C	861 mm	49	50
1940	34.7 °C7 August 1940	-5.9 °C23 January 1940	12.5 °C	751 mm	35	53

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

20.0 °C

+1.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

63 d/yr

+29

Frost days (< 0 °C)

27 d/yr

-9

Annual rainfall

816 mm

+146 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	11.3 °C	+1.9 °C	148 mm	+71 mm
Feb	12.7 °C	+1.4 °C	39 mm	-32 mm
Mar	13.7 °C	-0.8 °C	112 mm	+45 mm
Apr	18.4 °C	+1.7 °C	96 mm	+34 mm
May	21.5 °C	+1.3 °C	55 mm	-1 mm
Jun	29.1 °C	+4.0 °C	18 mm	-12 mm
Jul	30.9 °C	+2.1 °C	3 mm	-11 mm
Aug	31.9 °C	+3.3 °C	4 mm	-9 mm
Sep	25.1 °C	+0.2 °C	22 mm	-15 mm
Oct	21.7 °C	+2.6 °C	82 mm	+5 mm
Nov	13.4 °C	+0.3 °C	125 mm	+45 mm
Dec	10.3 °C	+0.6 °C	112 mm	+27 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.7 °C

10 Aug 2025

Coldest day

-4.9 °C

15 Jan 2025

Wettest day

29.5 mm

31 Oct 2025

Windiest day

29.7 km/h

26 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

84.6 km/h

26 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

39.2 °C

5 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

-8.6 °C

15 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

15.0 h

15 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Macedo de Cavaleiros?

Macedo de Cavaleiros has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.1 °C and it receives 670 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Macedo de Cavaleiros?

The hottest day measured in Macedo de Cavaleiros between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 2022, reaching 42.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Macedo de Cavaleiros?

The coldest day measured in Macedo de Cavaleiros between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 1963, at -15.3 °C.

Does it snow in Macedo de Cavaleiros?

Yes. Macedo de Cavaleiros gets on average 4.1 cm of snow per year and has around 36 frost days.

Has the climate of Macedo de Cavaleiros warmed?

Yes: Macedo de Cavaleiros warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Macedo de Cavaleiros?

The wettest day measured in Macedo de Cavaleiros between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1941, with 84 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Macedo de Cavaleiros?

The windiest day measured in Macedo de Cavaleiros between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1941, with winds reaching 38.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Macedo de Cavaleiros?

The warmest month in Macedo de Cavaleiros is July (22.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Macedo de Cavaleiros?

Macedo de Cavaleiros receives on average 670 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 94 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Macedo de Cavaleiros?

Macedo de Cavaleiros gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Macedo de Cavaleiros?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Macedo de Cavaleiros between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1948, with 17.2 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Macedo de Cavaleiros?

Yes: Macedo de Cavaleiros has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Macedo de Cavaleiros?

In Macedo de Cavaleiros, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.9 °C on 14 July 2022, and the lowest was -19.8 °C on 4 February 1963.

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