Lugo climate — normals and trends
Lugo (Spain) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.7 °C and it receives 945 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 August (17.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Lugo averages 22 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 133 rainy days per year.
Lugo has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 35 to 9 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.3 °C (on 17 July 2022) and the coldest -11.8 °C (on 23 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
LugoGalicia
- coords
- 43.01°, -7.56°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.7°C
Average daily high
16.0°C
Average daily low
8.0°C
Annual rainfall
945mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
17.9km/h
Seasonal range
11.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
22 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
133 d/yr
Annual snowfall
6.7 cm
Average feels-like high
14.3 °C
Average feels-like low
5.7 °C
Average peak gust
37.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · 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
36.3 °C
17 July 2022
Coldest day
-11.8 °C
23 February 1956
Wettest day
74 mm
20 January 1941
Windiest day
66.7 km/h
15 February 1941
Strongest gust
141.1 km/h
24 January 2009
Hottest feels-like
38.8 °C
30 June 1968
Coldest feels-like
-16.6 °C
23 February 1956
Snowiest day
12.7 cm
24 February 1956
Sunniest day
15.0 h
31 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 209 mm | +98 mm |
| Feb | 12.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 81 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 13.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 77 mm | -15 mm |
| Apr | 17.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 131 mm | +46 mm |
| May | 18.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 97 mm | +20 mm |
| Jun | 24.5 °C | +4.0 °C | 30 mm | -19 mm |
| Jul | 24.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 12 mm | -14 mm |
| Aug | 26.7 °C | +3.4 °C | 15 mm | -18 mm |
| Sep | 21.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 37 mm | -18 mm |
| Oct | 19.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 71 mm | -26 mm |
| Nov | 12.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 150 mm | +42 mm |
| Dec | 10.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 125 mm | +8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lugo?
Lugo has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.7 °C and it receives 945 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lugo?
The hottest day measured in Lugo between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 2022, reaching 36.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lugo?
The coldest day measured in Lugo between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1956, at -11.8 °C.
Does it snow in Lugo?
Yes. Lugo gets on average 6.7 cm of snow per year and has around 22 frost days.
Has the climate of Lugo warmed?
Yes: Lugo warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lugo?
The wettest day measured in Lugo between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1941, with 74 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lugo?
The windiest day measured in Lugo between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1941, with winds reaching 66.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lugo?
The warmest month in Lugo is August (17.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Lugo?
Lugo receives on average 945 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 133 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lugo?
Lugo gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lugo?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lugo between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 1956, with 12.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lugo?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Lugo.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lugo?
In Lugo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.8 °C on 30 June 1968, and the lowest was -16.6 °C on 23 February 1956.
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