Margaride climate — normals and trends
Margaride (Portugal) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.8 °C and it receives 1,428 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 (20.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Margaride averages 13 frost days, 19 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 125 rainy days per year.
Margaride has warmed by +1.3 °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 22 to 4 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.8 °C (on 17 August 1991) and the coldest -7.3 °C (on 11 January 1967).
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
MargaridePorto District
- coords
- 41.36°, -8.20°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.8°C
Average daily high
18.6°C
Average daily low
9.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,428mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
14.1km/h
Seasonal range
13.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
13 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
19 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
125 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.7 cm
Average feels-like high
18.0 °C
Average feels-like low
7.8 °C
Average peak gust
35.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
3 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °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
38.8 °C
17 August 1991
Coldest day
-7.3 °C
11 January 1967
Wettest day
107 mm
25 November 1952
Windiest day
50.8 km/h
15 February 1941
Strongest gust
132.1 km/h
15 February 1941
Hottest feels-like
41.9 °C
22 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-11.5 °C
11 January 1967
Snowiest day
9.2 cm
23 February 1956
Sunniest day
14.9 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 | 13.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 317 mm | +140 mm |
| Feb | 14.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 86 mm | -74 mm |
| Mar | 15.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 171 mm | +23 mm |
| Apr | 19.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 208 mm | +79 mm |
| May | 21.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 95 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 26.5 °C | +3.0 °C | 50 mm | -10 mm |
| Jul | 28.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 13 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 29.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 13 mm | -17 mm |
| Sep | 23.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 38 mm | -36 mm |
| Oct | 22.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 177 mm | +22 mm |
| Nov | 15.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 340 mm | +170 mm |
| Dec | 12.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 203 mm | +16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Margaride?
Margaride has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.8 °C and it receives 1,428 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Margaride?
The hottest day measured in Margaride between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 1991, reaching 38.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Margaride?
The coldest day measured in Margaride between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1967, at -7.3 °C.
Does it snow in Margaride?
Almost never: Margaride sees virtually no snow, with about 13 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Margaride warmed?
Yes: Margaride warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Margaride?
The wettest day measured in Margaride between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 1952, with 107 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Margaride?
The windiest day measured in Margaride between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1941, with winds reaching 50.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Margaride?
The warmest month in Margaride is August (20.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Margaride?
Margaride receives on average 1,428 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Margaride?
Margaride gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Margaride?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Margaride between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1956, with 9.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Margaride?
Yes: Margaride has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Margaride?
In Margaride, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.9 °C on 22 August 2023, and the lowest was -11.5 °C on 11 January 1967.
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