Ribadavia climate — normals and trends
Ribadavia (Spain) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.2 °C and it receives 1,345 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 (18.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Ribadavia averages 26 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.
Ribadavia has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 38 to 14 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.5 °C (on 23 July 1945) and the coldest -9.9 °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
RibadaviaGalicia
- coords
- 42.29°, -8.14°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.2°C
Average daily high
16.8°C
Average daily low
8.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,345mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
13.4km/h
Seasonal range
12.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
26 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
136 d/yr
Annual snowfall
3.7 cm
Average feels-like high
15.9 °C
Average feels-like low
6.3 °C
Average peak gust
37.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.28 · 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
36.5 °C
23 July 1945
Coldest day
-9.9 °C
23 February 1956
Wettest day
115 mm
3 October 2010
Windiest day
50.3 km/h
15 February 1941
Strongest gust
146.5 km/h
15 February 1941
Hottest feels-like
40.3 °C
3 August 2018
Coldest feels-like
-14.6 °C
28 February 1956
Snowiest day
8.2 cm
14 February 1973
Sunniest day
15.0 h
8 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 313 mm | +147 mm |
| Feb | 13.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 90 mm | -55 mm |
| Mar | 14.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 118 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 17.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 206 mm | +85 mm |
| May | 19.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 101 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 25.3 °C | +3.8 °C | 52 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 26.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 17 mm | -13 mm |
| Aug | 27.8 °C | +3.4 °C | 14 mm | -20 mm |
| Sep | 21.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 66 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 20.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 126 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | 13.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 228 mm | +71 mm |
| Dec | 11.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 180 mm | +9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ribadavia?
Ribadavia has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.2 °C and it receives 1,345 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ribadavia?
The hottest day measured in Ribadavia between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1945, reaching 36.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ribadavia?
The coldest day measured in Ribadavia between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1956, at -9.9 °C.
Does it snow in Ribadavia?
Yes. Ribadavia gets on average 3.7 cm of snow per year and has around 26 frost days.
Has the climate of Ribadavia warmed?
Yes: Ribadavia warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ribadavia?
The wettest day measured in Ribadavia between 1940 and 2025 was 3 October 2010, with 115 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ribadavia?
The windiest day measured in Ribadavia between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1941, with winds reaching 50.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ribadavia?
The warmest month in Ribadavia is July (18.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Ribadavia?
Ribadavia receives on average 1,345 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ribadavia?
Ribadavia gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ribadavia?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ribadavia between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 1973, with 8.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ribadavia?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Ribadavia.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ribadavia?
In Ribadavia, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.3 °C on 3 August 2018, and the lowest was -14.6 °C on 28 February 1956.
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