Ribeira climate — normals and trends
Ribeira (Spain) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.6 °C and it receives 1,374 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 (18.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Ribeira averages 13 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 142 rainy days per year.
Ribeira 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 21 to 5 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.4 °C (on 12 July 2022) and the coldest -7.2 °C (on 4 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
RibeiraGalicia
- coords
- 42.74°, -8.44°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.6°C
Average daily high
17.0°C
Average daily low
9.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,374mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
17.8km/h
Seasonal range
11.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
13 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
142 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.0 cm
Average feels-like high
15.6 °C
Average feels-like low
7.0 °C
Average peak gust
40.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · 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
37.4 °C
12 July 2022
Coldest day
-7.2 °C
4 February 1963
Wettest day
130 mm
15 October 1987
Windiest day
68.9 km/h
15 February 1941
Strongest gust
152.3 km/h
15 February 1941
Hottest feels-like
41.5 °C
3 August 2018
Coldest feels-like
-11.3 °C
4 February 1963
Snowiest day
5.8 cm
24 February 1956
Sunniest day
15.0 h
2 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 322 mm | +157 mm |
| Feb | 13.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 99 mm | -43 mm |
| Mar | 14.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 119 mm | -24 mm |
| Apr | 18.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 218 mm | +94 mm |
| May | 19.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 104 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 24.6 °C | +3.5 °C | 56 mm | -10 mm |
| Jul | 25.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 21 mm | -11 mm |
| Aug | 26.9 °C | +3.1 °C | 22 mm | -20 mm |
| Sep | 21.5 °C | -0.3 °C | 53 mm | -25 mm |
| Oct | 20.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 136 mm | -11 mm |
| Nov | 14.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 240 mm | +87 mm |
| Dec | 11.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 193 mm | +23 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ribeira?
Ribeira has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.6 °C and it receives 1,374 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ribeira?
The hottest day measured in Ribeira between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 2022, reaching 37.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ribeira?
The coldest day measured in Ribeira between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 1963, at -7.2 °C.
Does it snow in Ribeira?
Almost never: Ribeira sees virtually no snow, with about 13 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ribeira warmed?
Yes: Ribeira warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ribeira?
The wettest day measured in Ribeira between 1940 and 2025 was 15 October 1987, with 130 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ribeira?
The windiest day measured in Ribeira between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1941, with winds reaching 68.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ribeira?
The warmest month in Ribeira is August (18.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Ribeira?
Ribeira receives on average 1,374 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 142 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ribeira?
Ribeira gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ribeira?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ribeira between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 1956, with 5.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ribeira?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Ribeira.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ribeira?
In Ribeira, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.5 °C on 3 August 2018, and the lowest was -11.3 °C on 4 February 1963.
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