Mozelos climate — normals and trends
Mozelos (Portugal) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.3 °C and it receives 1,891 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 (19.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Mozelos averages 14 frost days, 11 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 133 rainy days per year.
Mozelos has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 23 to 5 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.9 °C (on 7 August 2016) and the coldest -6.9 °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
MozelosViana do Castelo District
- coords
- 41.87°, -8.40°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.3°C
Average daily high
17.9°C
Average daily low
9.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,891mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
13.9km/h
Seasonal range
12.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
14 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
11 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
133 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.7 cm
Average feels-like high
17.3 °C
Average feels-like low
7.4 °C
Average peak gust
38.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
37.9 °C
7 August 2016
Coldest day
-6.9 °C
4 February 1963
Wettest day
151 mm
26 December 1959
Windiest day
57.9 km/h
15 February 1941
Strongest gust
163.4 km/h
15 February 1941
Hottest feels-like
41.8 °C
14 June 1981
Coldest feels-like
-11.3 °C
4 February 1963
Snowiest day
6.3 cm
23 February 1948
Sunniest day
15.0 h
13 June 1951
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 465 mm | +223 mm |
| Feb | 13.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 122 mm | -83 mm |
| Mar | 15.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 174 mm | -25 mm |
| Apr | 18.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 238 mm | +78 mm |
| May | 20.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 106 mm | -40 mm |
| Jun | 25.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 73 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 27.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 18 mm | -14 mm |
| Aug | 28.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 17 mm | -26 mm |
| Sep | 22.6 °C | -0.4 °C | 68 mm | -34 mm |
| Oct | 21.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 207 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 14.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 389 mm | +162 mm |
| Dec | 12.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 275 mm | +28 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mozelos?
Mozelos has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.3 °C and it receives 1,891 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mozelos?
The hottest day measured in Mozelos between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 2016, reaching 37.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mozelos?
The coldest day measured in Mozelos between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 1963, at -6.9 °C.
Does it snow in Mozelos?
Yes. Mozelos gets on average 1.7 cm of snow per year and has around 14 frost days.
Has the climate of Mozelos warmed?
Yes: Mozelos warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mozelos?
The wettest day measured in Mozelos between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1959, with 151 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mozelos?
The windiest day measured in Mozelos between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1941, with winds reaching 57.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mozelos?
The warmest month in Mozelos is July (19.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Mozelos?
Mozelos receives on average 1,891 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 133 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mozelos?
Mozelos 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 Mozelos?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Mozelos between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1948, with 6.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Mozelos?
Yes: Mozelos has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mozelos?
In Mozelos, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.8 °C on 14 June 1981, and the lowest was -11.3 °C on 4 February 1963.
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