Santa Marta de Ortigueira climate — normals and trends
Santa Marta de Ortigueira (Spain) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.9 °C and it receives 1,097 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 (18.8 °C on average) and the coldest is February (10.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Santa Marta de Ortigueira averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 155 rainy days per year.
Santa Marta de Ortigueira has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.7 °C (on 7 July 1941) and the coldest -0.1 °C (on 12 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
Santa Marta de OrtigueiraGalicia
- coords
- 43.68°, -7.85°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.9°C
Average daily high
15.9°C
Average daily low
12.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,097mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
23.6km/h
Seasonal range
8.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
155 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.5 cm
Average feels-like high
14.2 °C
Average feels-like low
9.8 °C
Average peak gust
46.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °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
30.7 °C
7 July 1941
Coldest day
-0.1 °C
12 February 1956
Wettest day
73 mm
14 October 1987
Windiest day
80.1 km/h
24 January 2009
Strongest gust
161.6 km/h
24 January 2009
Hottest feels-like
35.8 °C
30 June 1968
Coldest feels-like
-7.4 °C
25 January 1947
Snowiest day
5.0 cm
2 February 1963
Sunniest day
15.0 h
28 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 210 mm | +83 mm |
| Feb | 14.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 140 mm | +32 mm |
| Mar | 13.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 80 mm | -22 mm |
| Apr | 16.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 118 mm | +25 mm |
| May | 17.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 119 mm | +36 mm |
| Jun | 20.8 °C | +2.5 °C | 55 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 21.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 34 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 22.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 31 mm | -18 mm |
| Sep | 20.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 63 mm | -9 mm |
| Oct | 18.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 77 mm | -34 mm |
| Nov | 15.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 161 mm | +36 mm |
| Dec | 13.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 163 mm | +32 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Santa Marta de Ortigueira?
Santa Marta de Ortigueira has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.9 °C and it receives 1,097 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Santa Marta de Ortigueira?
The hottest day measured in Santa Marta de Ortigueira between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 1941, reaching 30.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Santa Marta de Ortigueira?
The coldest day measured in Santa Marta de Ortigueira between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1956, at -0.1 °C.
Does it snow in Santa Marta de Ortigueira?
Almost never: Santa Marta de Ortigueira sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Santa Marta de Ortigueira warmed?
Yes: Santa Marta de Ortigueira warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Santa Marta de Ortigueira?
The wettest day measured in Santa Marta de Ortigueira between 1940 and 2025 was 14 October 1987, with 73 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Santa Marta de Ortigueira?
The windiest day measured in Santa Marta de Ortigueira between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 2009, with winds reaching 80.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Santa Marta de Ortigueira?
The warmest month in Santa Marta de Ortigueira is August (18.8 °C on average); the coldest is February (10.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Santa Marta de Ortigueira?
Santa Marta de Ortigueira receives on average 1,097 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 155 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Santa Marta de Ortigueira?
Santa Marta de Ortigueira gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Santa Marta de Ortigueira?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Santa Marta de Ortigueira between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1963, with 5.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Santa Marta de Ortigueira?
Yes: Santa Marta de Ortigueira has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Santa Marta de Ortigueira?
In Santa Marta de Ortigueira, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.8 °C on 30 June 1968, and the lowest was -7.4 °C on 25 January 1947.
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