Ribadeo climate — normals and trends
Ribadeo (Spain) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.8 °C and it receives 1,093 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 (18.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Ribadeo averages 2 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 163 rainy days per year.
Ribadeo has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 5 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.1 °C (on 7 September 1988) and the coldest -8.2 °C (on 12 January 1941).
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
RibadeoGalicia
- coords
- 43.54°, -7.04°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.8°C
Average daily high
15.7°C
Average daily low
10.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,093mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
18.5km/h
Seasonal range
9.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
2 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
163 d/yr
Annual snowfall
7.5 cm
Average feels-like high
14.4 °C
Average feels-like low
8.0 °C
Average peak gust
40.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · 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
33.1 °C
7 September 1988
Coldest day
-8.2 °C
12 January 1941
Wettest day
75 mm
21 February 1947
Windiest day
65.6 km/h
16 February 1941
Strongest gust
146.9 km/h
16 February 1941
Hottest feels-like
35.9 °C
7 September 1988
Coldest feels-like
-12.7 °C
18 January 1957
Snowiest day
16.6 cm
3 January 1997
Sunniest day
15.0 h
1 June 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 | 13.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 163 mm | +47 mm |
| Feb | 13.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 123 mm | +24 mm |
| Mar | 13.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 108 mm | +12 mm |
| Apr | 16.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 102 mm | +3 mm |
| May | 17.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 150 mm | +52 mm |
| Jun | 21.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 82 mm | +14 mm |
| Jul | 21.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 42 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 22.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 22 mm | -35 mm |
| Sep | 20.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 55 mm | -15 mm |
| Oct | 19.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 53 mm | -52 mm |
| Nov | 14.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 137 mm | +19 mm |
| Dec | 12.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 110 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ribadeo?
Ribadeo has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.8 °C and it receives 1,093 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ribadeo?
The hottest day measured in Ribadeo between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 1988, reaching 33.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ribadeo?
The coldest day measured in Ribadeo between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1941, at -8.2 °C.
Does it snow in Ribadeo?
Yes. Ribadeo gets on average 7.5 cm of snow per year and has around 2 frost days.
Has the climate of Ribadeo warmed?
Yes: Ribadeo warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ribadeo?
The wettest day measured in Ribadeo between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 1947, with 75 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ribadeo?
The windiest day measured in Ribadeo between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1941, with winds reaching 65.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ribadeo?
The warmest month in Ribadeo is August (18.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Ribadeo?
Ribadeo receives on average 1,093 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 163 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ribadeo?
Ribadeo 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 Ribadeo?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ribadeo between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1997, with 16.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ribadeo?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Ribadeo.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ribadeo?
In Ribadeo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.9 °C on 7 September 1988, and the lowest was -12.7 °C on 18 January 1957.
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