Vendas Novas climate — normals and trends
Vendas Novas (Portugal) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 555 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 (23.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Vendas Novas averages 2 frost days, 65 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 79 rainy days per year.
Vendas Novas has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 4 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.8 °C (on 1 August 2003) and the coldest -5.7 °C (on 15 January 1945).
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
Vendas NovasÉvora District
- coords
- 38.68°, -8.46°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.4°C
Average daily high
22.1°C
Average daily low
11.4°C
Annual rainfall
555mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
17.7km/h
Seasonal range
13.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
2 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
65 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
79 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.1 cm
Average feels-like high
21.0 °C
Average feels-like low
9.9 °C
Average peak gust
36.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
7 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.24 · 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
45.8 °C
1 August 2003
Coldest day
-5.7 °C
15 January 1945
Wettest day
68 mm
25 October 2006
Windiest day
62.7 km/h
15 February 1941
Strongest gust
113.0 km/h
15 February 1941
Hottest feels-like
46.0 °C
4 August 2018
Coldest feels-like
-9.9 °C
15 January 1945
Snowiest day
7.2 cm
13 January 1945
Sunniest day
14.7 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 | 16.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 142 mm | +75 mm |
| Feb | 16.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 53 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 17.2 °C | -0.9 °C | 172 mm | +108 mm |
| Apr | 20.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 96 mm | +39 mm |
| May | 25.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 39 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 32.4 °C | +4.5 °C | 6 mm | -10 mm |
| Jul | 33.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 2 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 34.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 29.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 11 mm | -17 mm |
| Oct | 26.5 °C | +3.4 °C | 33 mm | -31 mm |
| Nov | 17.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 158 mm | +87 mm |
| Dec | 14.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 100 mm | +25 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vendas Novas?
Vendas Novas has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 555 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vendas Novas?
The hottest day measured in Vendas Novas between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 2003, reaching 45.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vendas Novas?
The coldest day measured in Vendas Novas between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1945, at -5.7 °C.
Does it snow in Vendas Novas?
Almost never: Vendas Novas sees virtually no snow, with about 2 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Vendas Novas warmed?
Yes: Vendas Novas warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vendas Novas?
The wettest day measured in Vendas Novas between 1940 and 2025 was 25 October 2006, with 68 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vendas Novas?
The windiest day measured in Vendas Novas between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1941, with winds reaching 62.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vendas Novas?
The warmest month in Vendas Novas is July (23.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Vendas Novas?
Vendas Novas receives on average 555 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 79 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vendas Novas?
Vendas Novas gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Vendas Novas?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Vendas Novas between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1945, with 7.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Vendas Novas?
Yes: Vendas Novas has on average 7 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vendas Novas?
In Vendas Novas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.0 °C on 4 August 2018, and the lowest was -9.9 °C on 15 January 1945.
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