Mêda climate — normals and trends
Mêda (Portugal) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.2 °C and it receives 579 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 (21.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Mêda averages 29 frost days, 33 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 90 rainy days per year.
Mêda 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 41 to 17 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.6 °C (on 14 July 2022) and the coldest -11.0 °C (on 17 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
MêdaGuarda District
- coords
- 40.97°, -7.26°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.2°C
Average daily high
18.5°C
Average daily low
8.3°C
Annual rainfall
579mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
13.7km/h
Seasonal range
16.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
29 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
33 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
90 d/yr
Annual snowfall
3.5 cm
Average feels-like high
17.0 °C
Average feels-like low
6.5 °C
Average peak gust
34.1 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
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · 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
41.6 °C
14 July 2022
Coldest day
-11.0 °C
17 January 1941
Wettest day
70 mm
19 October 1997
Windiest day
44.3 km/h
30 December 1981
Strongest gust
126.7 km/h
15 February 1941
Hottest feels-like
41.6 °C
14 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-15.6 °C
17 January 1941
Snowiest day
17.9 cm
23 February 1956
Sunniest day
14.9 h
30 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 134 mm | +69 mm |
| Feb | 13.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 36 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 13.6 °C | -0.9 °C | 128 mm | +69 mm |
| Apr | 18.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 89 mm | +33 mm |
| May | 21.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 57 mm | +6 mm |
| Jun | 29.0 °C | +3.9 °C | 15 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 30.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 4 mm | -9 mm |
| Aug | 31.9 °C | +3.3 °C | 4 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 25.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 16 mm | -17 mm |
| Oct | 22.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 84 mm | +18 mm |
| Nov | 13.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 118 mm | +50 mm |
| Dec | 10.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 105 mm | +35 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mêda?
Mêda has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.2 °C and it receives 579 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mêda?
The hottest day measured in Mêda between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 2022, reaching 41.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mêda?
The coldest day measured in Mêda between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1941, at -11.0 °C.
Does it snow in Mêda?
Yes. Mêda gets on average 3.5 cm of snow per year and has around 29 frost days.
Has the climate of Mêda warmed?
Yes: Mêda warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mêda?
The wettest day measured in Mêda between 1940 and 2025 was 19 October 1997, with 70 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mêda?
The windiest day measured in Mêda between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1981, with winds reaching 44.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mêda?
The warmest month in Mêda is July (21.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Mêda?
Mêda receives on average 579 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 90 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mêda?
Mêda 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 Mêda?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Mêda between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1956, with 17.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Mêda?
Yes: Mêda has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mêda?
In Mêda, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.6 °C on 14 July 2022, and the lowest was -15.6 °C on 17 January 1941.
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