Soure Municipality climate — normals and trends
Soure Municipality (Portugal) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.0 °C and it receives 874 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 (20.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Soure Municipality averages 1 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 105 rainy days per year.
Soure Municipality has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 2 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.3 °C (on 21 July 1941) and the coldest -3.1 °C (on 11 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
Soure MunicipalityCoimbra District
- coords
- 40.06°, -8.63°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.0°C
Average daily high
18.9°C
Average daily low
11.6°C
Annual rainfall
874mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
20.9km/h
Seasonal range
10.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
105 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.1 cm
Average feels-like high
17.8 °C
Average feels-like low
9.7 °C
Average peak gust
38.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.28 · 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
37.3 °C
21 July 1941
Coldest day
-3.1 °C
11 January 1941
Wettest day
86 mm
13 November 2025
Windiest day
64.8 km/h
19 January 2013
Strongest gust
122.8 km/h
30 December 1981
Hottest feels-like
38.7 °C
14 June 1981
Coldest feels-like
-8.0 °C
1 March 2005
Snowiest day
4.1 cm
23 February 1956
Sunniest day
14.8 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 | 15.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 208 mm | +96 mm |
| Feb | 15.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 56 mm | -48 mm |
| Mar | 15.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 199 mm | +104 mm |
| Apr | 18.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 165 mm | +84 mm |
| May | 20.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 48 mm | -19 mm |
| Jun | 24.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 9 mm | -18 mm |
| Jul | 26.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 3 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 26.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 23.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 46 mm | +4 mm |
| Oct | 22.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 122 mm | +25 mm |
| Nov | 16.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 302 mm | +187 mm |
| Dec | 14.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 172 mm | +55 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Soure Municipality?
Soure Municipality has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.0 °C and it receives 874 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Soure Municipality?
The hottest day measured in Soure Municipality between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 1941, reaching 37.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Soure Municipality?
The coldest day measured in Soure Municipality between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1941, at -3.1 °C.
Does it snow in Soure Municipality?
Almost never: Soure Municipality sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Soure Municipality warmed?
Yes: Soure Municipality warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Soure Municipality?
The wettest day measured in Soure Municipality between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 2025, with 86 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Soure Municipality?
The windiest day measured in Soure Municipality between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 2013, with winds reaching 64.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Soure Municipality?
The warmest month in Soure Municipality is August (20.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Soure Municipality?
Soure Municipality receives on average 874 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 105 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Soure Municipality?
Soure Municipality gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Soure Municipality?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Soure Municipality between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1956, with 4.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Soure Municipality?
Yes: Soure Municipality has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Soure Municipality?
In Soure Municipality, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.7 °C on 14 June 1981, and the lowest was -8.0 °C on 1 March 2005.
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