Vilela climate — normals and trends
Vilela (Portugal) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.8 °C and it receives 751 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 (20.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Vilela averages 27 frost days, 24 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 98 rainy days per year.
Vilela has warmed by +1.4 °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 39 to 15 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.0 °C (on 14 July 2022) and the coldest -15.5 °C (on 2 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
VilelaVila Real District
- coords
- 41.23°, -7.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.8°C
Average daily high
17.8°C
Average daily low
8.1°C
Annual rainfall
751mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
13.0km/h
Seasonal range
15.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
27 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
24 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
98 d/yr
Annual snowfall
5.3 cm
Average feels-like high
16.3 °C
Average feels-like low
6.4 °C
Average peak gust
34.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · 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
41.0 °C
14 July 2022
Coldest day
-15.5 °C
2 February 1963
Wettest day
81 mm
20 January 1941
Windiest day
41.5 km/h
30 December 1981
Strongest gust
122.4 km/h
15 February 1941
Hottest feels-like
41.7 °C
6 July 1959
Coldest feels-like
-20.2 °C
2 February 1963
Snowiest day
20.4 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 | 11.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 179 mm | +91 mm |
| Feb | 12.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 47 mm | -35 mm |
| Mar | 13.3 °C | -0.6 °C | 134 mm | +56 mm |
| Apr | 17.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 102 mm | +32 mm |
| May | 20.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 75 mm | +13 mm |
| Jun | 27.9 °C | +3.9 °C | 15 mm | -18 mm |
| Jul | 29.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 4 mm | -10 mm |
| Aug | 30.9 °C | +3.4 °C | 3 mm | -12 mm |
| Sep | 24.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 18 mm | -24 mm |
| Oct | 21.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 99 mm | +15 mm |
| Nov | 13.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 179 mm | +90 mm |
| Dec | 9.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 122 mm | +28 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vilela?
Vilela has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.8 °C and it receives 751 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vilela?
The hottest day measured in Vilela between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 2022, reaching 41.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vilela?
The coldest day measured in Vilela between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1963, at -15.5 °C.
Does it snow in Vilela?
Yes. Vilela gets on average 5.3 cm of snow per year and has around 27 frost days.
Has the climate of Vilela warmed?
Yes: Vilela warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vilela?
The wettest day measured in Vilela between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1941, with 81 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vilela?
The windiest day measured in Vilela between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1981, with winds reaching 41.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vilela?
The warmest month in Vilela is July (20.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Vilela?
Vilela receives on average 751 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 98 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vilela?
Vilela gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Vilela?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Vilela between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1956, with 20.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Vilela?
Yes: Vilela has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vilela?
In Vilela, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.7 °C on 6 July 1959, and the lowest was -20.2 °C on 2 February 1963.
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