Moura climate — normals and trends
Moura (Portugal) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.9 °C and it receives 474 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 (25.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Moura averages 3 frost days, 79 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 68 rainy days per year.
Moura has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 5 to 1 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.7 °C (on 1 August 2003) and the coldest -5.1 °C (on 22 December 1978).
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
MouraBeja District
- coords
- 38.14°, -7.45°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.9°C
Average daily high
22.6°C
Average daily low
11.6°C
Annual rainfall
474mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
14.7km/h
Seasonal range
16.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
3 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
79 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
68 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.2 cm
Average feels-like high
21.7 °C
Average feels-like low
10.1 °C
Average peak gust
31.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
21 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.20 · 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
44.7 °C
1 August 2003
Coldest day
-5.1 °C
22 December 1978
Wettest day
76 mm
16 December 1955
Windiest day
50.5 km/h
15 February 1941
Strongest gust
103.0 km/h
30 December 1981
Hottest feels-like
46.3 °C
23 July 1995
Coldest feels-like
-8.8 °C
22 December 1978
Snowiest day
6.0 cm
29 January 2006
Sunniest day
14.7 h
17 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 112 mm | +56 mm |
| Feb | 17.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 31 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 17.1 °C | -1.1 °C | 183 mm | +128 mm |
| Apr | 21.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 79 mm | +32 mm |
| May | 26.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 24 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 33.5 °C | +4.5 °C | 2 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 34.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 35.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 2 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 29.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 8 mm | -16 mm |
| Oct | 27.0 °C | +3.6 °C | 30 mm | -29 mm |
| Nov | 18.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 85 mm | +24 mm |
| Dec | 14.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 109 mm | +45 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Moura?
Moura has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.9 °C and it receives 474 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Moura?
The hottest day measured in Moura between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 2003, reaching 44.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Moura?
The coldest day measured in Moura between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1978, at -5.1 °C.
Does it snow in Moura?
Almost never: Moura sees virtually no snow, with about 3 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Moura warmed?
Yes: Moura warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Moura?
The wettest day measured in Moura between 1940 and 2025 was 16 December 1955, with 76 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Moura?
The windiest day measured in Moura between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1941, with winds reaching 50.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Moura?
The warmest month in Moura is July (25.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Moura?
Moura receives on average 474 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 68 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Moura?
Moura gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Moura?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Moura between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 2006, with 6.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Moura?
Yes: Moura has on average 21 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Moura?
In Moura, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.3 °C on 23 July 1995, and the lowest was -8.8 °C on 22 December 1978.
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