Vila do Bispo climate — normals and trends
Vila do Bispo (Portugal) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.6 °C and it receives 457 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 September (19.4 °C on average) and the coldest is February (13.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Vila do Bispo averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 65 rainy days per year.
Vila do Bispo has warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.07 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 26.0 °C (on 11 August 2010) and the coldest 4.6 °C (on 11 February 1956).
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
Vila do BispoFaro District
- coords
- 37.08°, -8.91°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.6°C
Average daily high
17.4°C
Average daily low
15.9°C
Annual rainfall
457mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
31.2km/h
Seasonal range
5.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
65 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
16.3 °C
Average feels-like low
12.9 °C
Average peak gust
42.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
13 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.6 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.20 · 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
26.0 °C
11 August 2010
Coldest day
4.6 °C
11 February 1956
Wettest day
82 mm
17 October 1977
Windiest day
90.6 km/h
15 February 1941
Strongest gust
127.1 km/h
5 November 1997
Hottest feels-like
30.9 °C
12 August 2025
Coldest feels-like
-2.8 °C
11 February 1956
Sunniest day
14.5 h
16 June 1943
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 96 mm | +32 mm |
| Feb | 15.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 42 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 15.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 140 mm | +87 mm |
| Apr | 16.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 60 mm | +24 mm |
| May | 17.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 16 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 19.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 19.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 20.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 19.0 °C | -1.1 °C | 1 mm | -13 mm |
| Oct | 19.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 26 mm | -28 mm |
| Nov | 18.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 72 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 15.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 138 mm | +58 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vila do Bispo?
Vila do Bispo has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.6 °C and it receives 457 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vila do Bispo?
The hottest day measured in Vila do Bispo between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2010, reaching 26.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vila do Bispo?
The coldest day measured in Vila do Bispo between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1956, at 4.6 °C.
Does it snow in Vila do Bispo?
Almost never: Vila do Bispo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Vila do Bispo warmed?
Yes: Vila do Bispo warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vila do Bispo?
The wettest day measured in Vila do Bispo between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 1977, with 82 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vila do Bispo?
The windiest day measured in Vila do Bispo between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1941, with winds reaching 90.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vila do Bispo?
The warmest month in Vila do Bispo is September (19.4 °C on average); the coldest is February (13.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Vila do Bispo?
Vila do Bispo receives on average 457 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 65 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vila do Bispo?
Vila do Bispo gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Vila do Bispo?
Yes: Vila do Bispo has on average 13 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vila do Bispo?
In Vila do Bispo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 30.9 °C on 12 August 2025, and the lowest was -2.8 °C on 11 February 1956.
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