Vila Real climate — normals and trends
Vila Real (Portugal) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.5 °C and it receives 969 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 (20.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Vila Real averages 26 frost days, 16 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 112 rainy days per year.
Vila Real has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 37 to 15 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.3 °C (on 14 July 2022) and the coldest -12.6 °C (on 4 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
Vila RealVila Real District
- coords
- 41.30°, -7.74°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.5°C
Average daily high
17.3°C
Average daily low
8.0°C
Annual rainfall
969mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
12.5km/h
Seasonal range
14.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
26 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
16 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
112 d/yr
Annual snowfall
5.0 cm
Average feels-like high
16.1 °C
Average feels-like low
6.4 °C
Average peak gust
37.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · 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
39.3 °C
14 July 2022
Coldest day
-12.6 °C
4 February 1963
Wettest day
97 mm
25 November 1952
Windiest day
40.6 km/h
30 December 1981
Strongest gust
129.6 km/h
30 November 1959
Hottest feels-like
41.6 °C
6 July 1959
Coldest feels-like
-17.8 °C
11 January 1941
Snowiest day
19.7 cm
23 February 1956
Sunniest day
15.0 h
13 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 226 mm | +109 mm |
| Feb | 12.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 56 mm | -52 mm |
| Mar | 13.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 151 mm | +49 mm |
| Apr | 17.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 133 mm | +42 mm |
| May | 20.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 85 mm | +4 mm |
| Jun | 26.8 °C | +3.8 °C | 21 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 28.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 6 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 29.8 °C | +3.3 °C | 5 mm | -14 mm |
| Sep | 23.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 18 mm | -33 mm |
| Oct | 20.8 °C | +2.7 °C | 124 mm | +19 mm |
| Nov | 13.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 242 mm | +129 mm |
| Dec | 10.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 152 mm | +28 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vila Real?
Vila Real has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.5 °C and it receives 969 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vila Real?
The hottest day measured in Vila Real between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 2022, reaching 39.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vila Real?
The coldest day measured in Vila Real between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 1963, at -12.6 °C.
Does it snow in Vila Real?
Yes. Vila Real gets on average 5.0 cm of snow per year and has around 26 frost days.
Has the climate of Vila Real warmed?
Yes: Vila Real warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vila Real?
The wettest day measured in Vila Real between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 1952, with 97 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vila Real?
The windiest day measured in Vila Real between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1981, with winds reaching 40.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vila Real?
The warmest month in Vila Real is July (20.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Vila Real?
Vila Real receives on average 969 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 112 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vila Real?
Vila Real gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Vila Real?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Vila Real between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1956, with 19.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Vila Real?
Yes: Vila Real has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vila Real?
In Vila Real, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.6 °C on 6 July 1959, and the lowest was -17.8 °C on 11 January 1941.
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