Madalena climate — normals and trends
Madalena (Portugal) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.3 °C and it receives 865 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 (21.7 °C on average) and the coldest is February (14.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Madalena averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 129 rainy days per year.
Madalena has warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.06 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 25.6 °C (on 23 August 2024) and the coldest 5.5 °C (on 3 March 1991).
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
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- coords
- 38.54°, -28.53°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.3°C
Average daily high
18.0°C
Average daily low
16.7°C
Annual rainfall
865mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
33.5km/h
Seasonal range
7.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
129 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
16.6 °C
Average feels-like low
13.6 °C
Average peak gust
45.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
72 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.6 °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
25.6 °C
23 August 2024
Coldest day
5.5 °C
3 March 1991
Wettest day
93 mm
4 November 1969
Windiest day
104.8 km/h
15 February 1986
Strongest gust
154.4 km/h
15 February 1986
Hottest feels-like
30.2 °C
3 September 1970
Coldest feels-like
-4.9 °C
19 February 1966
Sunniest day
14.1 h
16 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 176 mm | +66 mm |
| Feb | 16.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 131 mm | +33 mm |
| Mar | 14.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 89 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 15.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 74 mm | +11 mm |
| May | 17.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 65 mm | +11 mm |
| Jun | 19.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 28 mm | -7 mm |
| Jul | 21.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 9 mm | -15 mm |
| Aug | 23.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 32 mm | +1 mm |
| Sep | 21.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 69 mm | +11 mm |
| Oct | 21.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 84 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 18.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 68 mm | -30 mm |
| Dec | 17.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 151 mm | +38 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Madalena?
Madalena has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.3 °C and it receives 865 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Madalena?
The hottest day measured in Madalena between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 2024, reaching 25.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Madalena?
The coldest day measured in Madalena between 1940 and 2025 was 3 March 1991, at 5.5 °C.
Does it snow in Madalena?
Almost never: Madalena sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Madalena warmed?
Yes: Madalena warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Madalena?
The wettest day measured in Madalena between 1940 and 2025 was 4 November 1969, with 93 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Madalena?
The windiest day measured in Madalena between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1986, with winds reaching 104.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Madalena?
The warmest month in Madalena is August (21.7 °C on average); the coldest is February (14.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Madalena?
Madalena receives on average 865 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 129 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Madalena?
Madalena gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Madalena?
Yes: Madalena has on average 72 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Madalena?
In Madalena, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 30.2 °C on 3 September 1970, and the lowest was -4.9 °C on 19 February 1966.
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