Principe climate — normals and trends
Principe (Spain) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 659 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 (22.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Principe averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 79 rainy days per year.
Principe has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.1 °C (on 28 July 1940) and the coldest 3.7 °C (on 1 February 1954).
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
PrincipeCeuta
- coords
- 35.88°, -5.35°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.5°C
Average daily high
18.6°C
Average daily low
16.6°C
Annual rainfall
659mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
28.3km/h
Seasonal range
8.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
79 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
18.0 °C
Average feels-like low
14.5 °C
Average peak gust
38.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
79 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
34.1 °C
28 July 1940
Coldest day
3.7 °C
1 February 1954
Wettest day
94 mm
28 August 1987
Windiest day
77.0 km/h
22 December 1958
Strongest gust
119.2 km/h
22 December 1958
Hottest feels-like
36.1 °C
8 August 2011
Coldest feels-like
-4.3 °C
1 February 1954
Snowiest day
0.6 cm
3 February 1954
Sunniest day
14.2 h
21 June 1950
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 | 16.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 50 mm | -45 mm |
| Feb | 15.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 74 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 16.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 278 mm | +194 mm |
| Apr | 17.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 61 mm | +10 mm |
| May | 19.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 26 mm | +0 mm |
| Jun | 22.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 2 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 24.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 2 mm | +0 mm |
| Aug | 24.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 23.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 8 mm | -17 mm |
| Oct | 21.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 30 mm | -39 mm |
| Nov | 18.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 78 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | 15.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 235 mm | +123 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Principe?
Principe has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 659 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Principe?
The hottest day measured in Principe between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 1940, reaching 34.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Principe?
The coldest day measured in Principe between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1954, at 3.7 °C.
Does it snow in Principe?
Almost never: Principe sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Principe warmed?
Yes: Principe warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Principe?
The wettest day measured in Principe between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 1987, with 94 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Principe?
The windiest day measured in Principe between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1958, with winds reaching 77.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Principe?
The warmest month in Principe is August (22.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Principe?
Principe receives on average 659 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 79 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Principe?
Principe gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Principe?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Principe between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1954, with 0.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Principe?
Yes: Principe has on average 79 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Principe?
In Principe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.1 °C on 8 August 2011, and the lowest was -4.3 °C on 1 February 1954.
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