Vidigueira climate — normals and trends
Vidigueira (Portugal) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.7 °C and it receives 520 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 (24.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Vidigueira averages 2 frost days, 72 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 71 rainy days per year.
Vidigueira 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 44.6 °C (on 1 August 2003) and the coldest -4.5 °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
VidigueiraBeja District
- coords
- 38.21°, -7.80°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.7°C
Average daily high
22.2°C
Average daily low
11.6°C
Annual rainfall
520mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
15.4km/h
Seasonal range
15.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
2 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
72 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
71 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.2 cm
Average feels-like high
21.2 °C
Average feels-like low
10.1 °C
Average peak gust
33.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
17 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.5 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
44.6 °C
1 August 2003
Coldest day
-4.5 °C
22 December 1978
Wettest day
71 mm
16 December 1955
Windiest day
52.4 km/h
15 February 1941
Strongest gust
105.1 km/h
30 December 1981
Hottest feels-like
45.5 °C
23 July 1995
Coldest feels-like
-7.9 °C
22 December 1978
Snowiest day
8.7 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 | 15.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 127 mm | +65 mm |
| Feb | 16.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 37 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 16.8 °C | -1.1 °C | 198 mm | +136 mm |
| Apr | 20.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 83 mm | +30 mm |
| May | 25.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 31 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 32.9 °C | +4.5 °C | 3 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 34.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 34.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 29.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 11 mm | -14 mm |
| Oct | 26.6 °C | +3.5 °C | 29 mm | -34 mm |
| Nov | 17.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 96 mm | +30 mm |
| Dec | 14.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 106 mm | +34 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vidigueira?
Vidigueira has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.7 °C and it receives 520 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vidigueira?
The hottest day measured in Vidigueira between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 2003, reaching 44.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vidigueira?
The coldest day measured in Vidigueira between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1978, at -4.5 °C.
Does it snow in Vidigueira?
Almost never: Vidigueira sees virtually no snow, with about 2 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Vidigueira warmed?
Yes: Vidigueira warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vidigueira?
The wettest day measured in Vidigueira between 1940 and 2025 was 16 December 1955, with 71 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vidigueira?
The windiest day measured in Vidigueira between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1941, with winds reaching 52.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vidigueira?
The warmest month in Vidigueira is July (24.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Vidigueira?
Vidigueira receives on average 520 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 71 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vidigueira?
Vidigueira 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 Vidigueira?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Vidigueira between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 2006, with 8.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Vidigueira?
Yes: Vidigueira has on average 17 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vidigueira?
In Vidigueira, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.5 °C on 23 July 1995, and the lowest was -7.9 °C on 22 December 1978.
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