Ribeira de Pena climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Ribeira de Pena?

Ribeira de Pena has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.9 °C and it receives 1,164 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ribeira de Pena?

The hottest day measured in Ribeira de Pena between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 2022, reaching 38.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Ribeira de Pena?

The coldest day measured in Ribeira de Pena between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1963, at -13.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Ribeira de Pena?

Yes. Ribeira de Pena gets on average 11.3 cm of snow per year and has around 27 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Ribeira de Pena warmed?

Yes: Ribeira de Pena warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Ribeira de Pena?

The wettest day measured in Ribeira de Pena between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 1952, with 119 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Ribeira de Pena?

The windiest day measured in Ribeira de Pena between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1981, with winds reaching 39.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Ribeira de Pena?

The warmest month in Ribeira de Pena is July (19.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Ribeira de Pena?

Ribeira de Pena receives on average 1,164 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 122 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Ribeira de Pena?

Ribeira de Pena gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Ribeira de Pena (Portugal) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.9 °C and it receives 1,164 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 (19.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Ribeira de Pena averages 27 frost days, 11 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 122 rainy days per year.

Ribeira de Pena 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 39 to 15 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 38.9 °C (on 14 July 2022) and the coldest -13.0 °C (on 2 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

Ribeira de PenaVila Real District

coords: 41.52°, -7.80°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CsbWarm-summer MediterraneanWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

11.9°C

Average daily high

16.6°C

Average daily low

7.6°C

Annual rainfall

1,164mm

Sunshine / day

9.5h

Mean relative humidity

76%

Average peak wind

12.9km/h

Seasonal range

14.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

27 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

11 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

122 d/yr

Annual snowfall

11.3 cm

Average feels-like high

15.3 °C

Average feels-like low

5.7 °C

Average peak gust

36.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

1 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.4 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

19402025

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

38.9 °C

14 July 2022

Coldest day

-13.0 °C

2 February 1963

Wettest day

119 mm

25 November 1952

Windiest day

39.7 km/h

30 December 1981

Strongest gust

131.0 km/h

15 February 1941

Hottest feels-like

40.6 °C

6 July 1959

Coldest feels-like

-18.0 °C

11 January 1941

Snowiest day

17.6 cm

23 February 1956

Sunniest day

15.0 h

13 June 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	35.3 °C5 August 2025	-2.3 °C8 February 2025	13.3 °C	1,388 mm	41	15
2024	34.0 °C23 July 2024	-1.9 °C10 December 2024	13.1 °C	1,215 mm	17	13
2023	37.3 °C22 August 2023	-4.4 °C24 February 2023	13.2 °C	1,297 mm	13	30
2022	38.9 °C14 July 2022	-3.3 °C8 January 2022	13.6 °C	1,226 mm	32	18
2021	32.7 °C17 July 2021	-5.4 °C5 January 2021	12.4 °C	1,015 mm	9	23
2020	33.8 °C6 August 2020	-2.1 °C6 January 2020	13.2 °C	975 mm	29	16
2019	31.5 °C22 July 2019	-3.2 °C3 February 2019	12.5 °C	1,195 mm	3	12
2018	36.4 °C3 August 2018	-3.7 °C8 February 2018	12.4 °C	1,256 mm	10	22
2017	34.1 °C17 June 2017	-4.2 °C19 January 2017	13.2 °C	789 mm	16	26
2016	35.3 °C8 August 2016	-3.0 °C16 February 2016	12.6 °C	1,351 mm	24	11
2015	32.5 °C29 June 2015	-3.5 °C5 February 2015	12.8 °C	882 mm	12	18
2014	31.3 °C2 September 2014	-2.4 °C29 December 2014	12.5 °C	1,505 mm	2	10
2013	35.6 °C7 July 2013	-3.5 °C25 February 2013	12.2 °C	1,308 mm	23	28
2012	33.5 °C17 July 2012	-4.4 °C4 February 2012	11.8 °C	807 mm	9	27
2011	32.4 °C26 June 2011	-3.0 °C26 January 2011	13.0 °C	988 mm	6	20
2010	34.1 °C28 July 2010	-5.1 °C3 December 2010	12.2 °C	1,304 mm	18	41
2009	31.1 °C12 August 2009	-5.0 °C10 January 2009	12.5 °C	1,241 mm	6	23
2008	32.2 °C19 July 2008	-3.3 °C2 December 2008	11.6 °C	935 mm	3	16
2007	32.7 °C4 August 2007	-2.9 °C18 December 2007	11.9 °C	729 mm	5	21
2006	33.9 °C5 September 2006	-4.8 °C24 February 2006	12.8 °C	1,362 mm	17	27
2005	33.2 °C14 August 2005	-5.3 °C1 March 2005	12.2 °C	767 mm	19	44
2004	32.6 °C25 July 2004	-3.4 °C2 March 2004	12.2 °C	788 mm	6	19
2003	34.6 °C1 August 2003	-3.8 °C10 January 2003	12.7 °C	1,214 mm	22	19
2002	31.0 °C13 August 2002	-1.9 °C6 December 2002	12.4 °C	1,283 mm	2	6
2001	33.0 °C1 July 2001	-4.0 °C16 December 2001	12.1 °C	1,504 mm	9	27
2000	31.4 °C17 June 2000	-2.4 °C11 January 2000	12.1 °C	1,498 mm	9	16
1999	32.7 °C8 July 1999	-6.5 °C1 January 1999	12.0 °C	1,207 mm	8	27
1998	34.1 °C10 August 1998	-2.6 °C27 January 1998	12.6 °C	941 mm	20	19
1997	31.8 °C26 July 1997	-10.8 °C6 January 1997	13.1 °C	1,440 mm	5	10
1996	31.7 °C30 June 1996	-4.1 °C22 February 1996	12.1 °C	1,292 mm	13	19
1995	34.0 °C24 July 1995	-2.7 °C15 December 1995	13.3 °C	1,325 mm	13	22
1994	30.7 °C27 August 1994	-4.7 °C5 February 1994	12.2 °C	1,176 mm	2	22
1993	34.1 °C19 August 1993	-5.2 °C1 March 1993	11.4 °C	1,108 mm	9	18
1992	33.4 °C27 July 1992	-2.5 °C23 January 1992	11.9 °C	816 mm	20	23
1991	36.2 °C17 August 1991	-5.2 °C3 February 1991	12.2 °C	926 mm	25	22
1990	34.8 °C4 August 1990	-2.1 °C9 December 1990	12.7 °C	834 mm	23	21
1989	35.0 °C1 August 1989	-2.9 °C5 April 1989	13.2 °C	1,211 mm	19	5
1988	35.1 °C7 September 1988	-3.4 °C27 February 1988	11.9 °C	1,079 mm	7	18
1987	34.9 °C12 August 1987	-6.8 °C16 January 1987	12.6 °C	1,226 mm	25	24
1986	32.7 °C8 July 1986	-4.3 °C9 April 1986	11.6 °C	925 mm	8	28
1985	32.3 °C23 July 1985	-6.1 °C15 January 1985	12.0 °C	1,380 mm	11	32
1984	31.8 °C28 July 1984	-3.3 °C28 January 1984	11.5 °C	1,346 mm	2	26
1983	31.4 °C6 September 1983	-6.9 °C13 February 1983	11.7 °C	1,182 mm	4	23
1982	31.4 °C11 August 1982	-2.2 °C24 February 1982	12.0 °C	856 mm	3	16
1981	34.8 °C14 June 1981	-3.4 °C14 January 1981	12.2 °C	1,114 mm	22	22
1980	34.0 °C21 August 1980	-4.2 °C18 January 1980	11.5 °C	906 mm	6	30
1979	30.4 °C7 July 1979	-4.1 °C16 February 1979	11.3 °C	1,484 mm	2	30
1978	32.5 °C26 August 1978	-9.5 °C11 February 1978	11.2 °C	1,531 mm	11	21
1977	29.8 °C13 September 1977	-3.3 °C29 December 1977	11.0 °C	1,462 mm	0	28
1976	31.6 °C4 August 1976	-3.5 °C26 January 1976	11.6 °C	1,098 mm	4	17
1975	30.6 °C29 July 1975	-3.1 °C11 March 1975	11.3 °C	948 mm	4	34
1974	31.6 °C10 July 1974	-3.5 °C4 March 1974	11.1 °C	1,184 mm	4	15
1973	33.1 °C11 July 1973	-3.7 °C16 February 1973	11.4 °C	994 mm	3	42
1972	29.7 °C13 July 1972	-7.6 °C4 January 1972	10.6 °C	1,365 mm	0	24
1971	29.2 °C4 September 1971	-9.2 °C1 January 1971	10.8 °C	1,144 mm	0	29
1970	31.5 °C5 September 1970	-10.5 °C30 December 1970	11.5 °C	1,031 mm	4	43
1969	32.2 °C20 July 1969	-3.9 °C30 November 1969	11.1 °C	1,514 mm	9	39
1968	33.3 °C29 June 1968	-3.4 °C4 February 1968	11.8 °C	1,248 mm	12	17
1967	30.5 °C10 July 1967	-7.5 °C11 January 1967	11.5 °C	899 mm	1	36
1966	33.2 °C7 September 1966	-2.9 °C20 November 1966	11.7 °C	1,864 mm	8	24
1965	33.0 °C28 August 1965	-5.1 °C3 March 1965	11.3 °C	1,313 mm	7	47
1964	31.8 °C24 July 1964	-4.3 °C8 March 1964	11.4 °C	1,102 mm	10	58
1963	31.9 °C23 July 1963	-13.0 °C2 February 1963	11.1 °C	1,710 mm	8	33
1962	33.7 °C28 August 1962	-6.2 °C26 December 1962	11.7 °C	932 mm	18	46
1961	33.4 °C28 August 1961	-4.1 °C21 December 1961	12.7 °C	1,262 mm	6	17
1960	32.0 °C26 July 1960	-6.6 °C14 February 1960	11.4 °C	1,852 mm	5	33
1959	34.5 °C6 July 1959	-3.8 °C4 January 1959	11.9 °C	1,506 mm	4	10
1958	31.9 °C31 July 1958	-4.4 °C11 March 1958	11.2 °C	1,428 mm	4	25
1957	33.3 °C1 August 1957	-5.6 °C17 January 1957	11.5 °C	895 mm	7	30
1956	29.9 °C6 July 1956	-11.0 °C27 February 1956	10.2 °C	1,172 mm	0	61
1955	31.6 °C23 August 1955	-5.8 °C10 March 1955	12.4 °C	1,420 mm	6	25
1954	32.9 °C24 July 1954	-7.2 °C1 February 1954	11.3 °C	940 mm	13	50
1953	32.9 °C7 August 1953	-3.6 °C5 January 1953	12.0 °C	625 mm	20	42
1952	31.2 °C10 July 1952	-6.6 °C27 January 1952	11.4 °C	1,108 mm	2	41
1951	33.3 °C27 July 1951	-4.9 °C11 February 1951	11.1 °C	1,284 mm	5	36
1950	31.1 °C19 July 1950	-4.2 °C27 December 1950	11.9 °C	959 mm	5	28
1949	33.5 °C3 July 1949	-4.1 °C13 December 1949	12.1 °C	614 mm	24	41
1948	32.1 °C25 July 1948	-7.9 °C22 February 1948	12.2 °C	1,279 mm	3	16
1947	33.6 °C31 July 1947	-6.0 °C26 January 1947	12.3 °C	1,305 mm	16	33
1946	34.0 °C11 July 1946	-7.7 °C20 January 1946	11.4 °C	993 mm	17	41
1945	37.0 °C23 July 1945	-7.3 °C17 January 1945	12.7 °C	930 mm	21	32
1944	35.0 °C13 August 1944	-6.3 °C24 February 1944	11.6 °C	635 mm	13	64
1943	34.4 °C16 August 1943	-4.0 °C20 November 1943	12.2 °C	1,017 mm	29	39
1942	33.2 °C24 July 1942	-4.9 °C12 January 1942	11.4 °C	1,204 mm	14	51
1941	34.5 °C22 July 1941	-12.7 °C11 January 1941	11.4 °C	1,538 mm	23	42
1940	32.8 °C17 August 1940	-11.6 °C23 January 1940	11.5 °C	1,193 mm	14	40

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

18.3 °C

+1.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

41 d/yr

+30

Frost days (< 0 °C)

15 d/yr

-12

Annual rainfall

1388 mm

+224 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	10.5 °C	+2.0 °C	294 mm	+146 mm
Feb	11.7 °C	+1.6 °C	68 mm	-62 mm
Mar	12.5 °C	-0.4 °C	144 mm	+22 mm
Apr	16.8 °C	+1.8 °C	142 mm	+39 mm
May	19.6 °C	+1.6 °C	87 mm	-2 mm
Jun	26.3 °C	+3.9 °C	27 mm	-23 mm
Jul	28.2 °C	+2.5 °C	5 mm	-16 mm
Aug	29.3 °C	+3.5 °C	5 mm	-18 mm
Sep	22.6 °C	0.0 °C	28 mm	-32 mm
Oct	20.0 °C	+2.7 °C	140 mm	+12 mm
Nov	12.4 °C	+0.4 °C	282 mm	+143 mm
Dec	9.3 °C	+0.3 °C	168 mm	+14 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.3 °C

5 Aug 2025

Coldest day

-2.3 °C

8 Feb 2025

Wettest day

74.8 mm

13 Nov 2025

Windiest day

32.5 km/h

26 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

99.0 km/h

26 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

37.5 °C

5 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

-5.3 °C

1 Jan 2025

Snowiest day

0.8 cm

21 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

15.0 h

10 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Ribeira de Pena?

Ribeira de Pena has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.9 °C and it receives 1,164 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ribeira de Pena?

The hottest day measured in Ribeira de Pena between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 2022, reaching 38.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Ribeira de Pena?

The coldest day measured in Ribeira de Pena between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1963, at -13.0 °C.

Does it snow in Ribeira de Pena?

Yes. Ribeira de Pena gets on average 11.3 cm of snow per year and has around 27 frost days.

Has the climate of Ribeira de Pena warmed?

Yes: Ribeira de Pena warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Ribeira de Pena?

The wettest day measured in Ribeira de Pena between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 1952, with 119 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Ribeira de Pena?

The windiest day measured in Ribeira de Pena between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1981, with winds reaching 39.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Ribeira de Pena?

The warmest month in Ribeira de Pena is July (19.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Ribeira de Pena?

Ribeira de Pena receives on average 1,164 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 122 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Ribeira de Pena?

Ribeira de Pena gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ribeira de Pena?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ribeira de Pena between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1956, with 17.6 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Ribeira de Pena?

Yes: Ribeira de Pena has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ribeira de Pena?

In Ribeira de Pena, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.6 °C on 6 July 1959, and the lowest was -18.0 °C on 11 January 1941.

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