Vigo climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Vigo?

Vigo has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.9 °C and it receives 1,736 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vigo?

The hottest day measured in Vigo between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1991, reaching 31.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Vigo?

The coldest day measured in Vigo between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1941, at -2.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Vigo?

Almost never: Vigo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Vigo warmed?

Yes: Vigo warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Vigo?

The wettest day measured in Vigo between 1940 and 2025 was 15 October 1987, with 116 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Vigo?

The windiest day measured in Vigo between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1941, with winds reaching 89.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Vigo?

The warmest month in Vigo is August (18.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Vigo?

Vigo receives on average 1,736 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 138 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Vigo?

Vigo gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Vigo (Spain) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.9 °C and it receives 1,736 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 January (9.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Vigo averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 138 rainy days per year.

Vigo has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 31.9 °C (on 19 July 1991) and the coldest -2.2 °C (on 11 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

VigoGalicia

coords: 42.23°, -8.72°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CsbWarm-summer MediterraneanWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

13.9°C

Average daily high

16.6°C

Average daily low

11.4°C

Annual rainfall

1,736mm

Sunshine / day

9.8h

Mean relative humidity

81%

Average peak wind

21.1km/h

Seasonal range

9.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

0 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

138 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.3 cm

Average feels-like high

15.5 °C

Average feels-like low

9.4 °C

Average peak gust

36.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

1 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.0 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

31.9 °C

19 July 1991

Coldest day

-2.2 °C

11 January 1941

Wettest day

116 mm

15 October 1987

Windiest day

89.0 km/h

15 February 1941

Strongest gust

166.7 km/h

15 February 1941

Hottest feels-like

37.1 °C

4 August 2018

Coldest feels-like

-7.1 °C

12 February 1956

Snowiest day

2.5 cm

4 February 1994

Sunniest day

15.0 h

14 June 1953

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	29.0 °C17 June 2025	3.4 °C8 February 2025	15.0 °C	1,940 mm	0	0
2024	29.0 °C23 July 2024	3.8 °C7 January 2024	15.0 °C	1,846 mm	0	0
2023	30.0 °C22 August 2023	1.7 °C2 March 2023	15.1 °C	2,116 mm	1	0
2022	31.6 °C13 July 2022	3.4 °C7 March 2022	15.1 °C	1,833 mm	2	0
2021	28.3 °C23 August 2021	1.1 °C5 January 2021	14.3 °C	1,457 mm	0	0
2020	30.1 °C17 July 2020	3.8 °C1 January 2020	14.9 °C	1,577 mm	1	0
2019	28.2 °C12 July 2019	3.1 °C5 January 2019	14.2 °C	1,763 mm	0	0
2018	30.8 °C4 August 2018	2.7 °C8 February 2018	14.3 °C	1,831 mm	2	0
2017	30.1 °C20 August 2017	1.6 °C19 January 2017	14.6 °C	1,145 mm	1	0
2016	31.2 °C7 August 2016	3.6 °C19 February 2016	14.4 °C	1,805 mm	1	0
2015	27.7 °C8 June 2015	2.7 °C8 February 2015	14.5 °C	1,419 mm	0	0
2014	26.1 °C30 July 2014	3.4 °C30 December 2014	14.6 °C	2,172 mm	0	0
2013	31.1 °C5 July 2013	2.7 °C25 February 2013	14.1 °C	2,119 mm	2	0
2012	28.1 °C26 June 2012	1.2 °C4 February 2012	13.9 °C	1,340 mm	0	0
2011	28.1 °C25 June 2011	2.4 °C26 January 2011	14.6 °C	1,378 mm	0	0
2010	28.8 °C28 July 2010	1.8 °C9 January 2010	14.1 °C	1,812 mm	0	0
2009	27.3 °C30 August 2009	1.0 °C8 January 2009	14.2 °C	1,995 mm	0	0
2008	27.0 °C19 July 2008	3.4 °C26 December 2008	13.8 °C	1,495 mm	0	0
2007	28.7 °C30 July 2007	1.9 °C27 January 2007	14.0 °C	1,154 mm	0	0
2006	31.2 °C17 July 2006	0.9 °C29 January 2006	14.6 °C	1,989 mm	1	0
2005	30.3 °C6 August 2005	-0.4 °C1 March 2005	14.0 °C	1,171 mm	1	1
2004	27.6 °C25 July 2004	1.6 °C21 February 2004	14.1 °C	1,133 mm	0	0
2003	31.2 °C19 June 2003	1.9 °C13 January 2003	14.4 °C	1,685 mm	4	0
2002	26.1 °C13 August 2002	3.9 °C16 February 2002	14.3 °C	2,043 mm	0	0
2001	29.4 °C30 July 2001	1.3 °C24 December 2001	14.0 °C	2,023 mm	0	0
2000	29.8 °C25 June 2000	2.3 °C21 January 2000	13.9 °C	2,232 mm	0	0
1999	28.8 °C8 July 1999	2.3 °C12 January 1999	14.0 °C	1,803 mm	0	0
1998	27.9 °C5 August 1998	2.7 °C27 January 1998	14.4 °C	1,454 mm	0	0
1997	27.4 °C7 September 1997	0.6 °C5 January 1997	15.0 °C	2,028 mm	0	0
1996	28.4 °C14 July 1996	2.2 °C22 February 1996	13.9 °C	1,865 mm	0	0
1995	31.3 °C24 July 1995	2.8 °C15 December 1995	14.9 °C	1,935 mm	1	0
1994	27.2 °C22 June 1994	1.8 °C4 February 1994	14.0 °C	1,889 mm	0	0
1993	29.2 °C23 July 1993	1.5 °C1 March 1993	13.8 °C	1,664 mm	0	0
1992	27.9 °C14 July 1992	2.2 °C23 January 1992	13.8 °C	1,277 mm	0	0
1991	31.9 °C19 July 1991	2.8 °C13 February 1991	13.9 °C	1,492 mm	1	0
1990	30.9 °C22 July 1990	3.1 °C9 December 1990	14.6 °C	1,309 mm	2	0
1989	29.7 °C1 August 1989	4.0 °C2 January 1989	14.9 °C	1,528 mm	0	0
1988	30.7 °C6 September 1988	2.6 °C23 November 1988	14.0 °C	1,460 mm	1	0
1987	29.7 °C2 August 1987	1.1 °C14 January 1987	14.3 °C	1,902 mm	0	0
1986	26.8 °C17 July 1986	2.7 °C9 February 1986	13.4 °C	1,542 mm	0	0
1985	27.8 °C10 September 1985	0.6 °C15 January 1985	13.9 °C	1,885 mm	0	0
1984	29.0 °C31 August 1984	2.3 °C26 February 1984	13.6 °C	2,057 mm	0	0
1983	30.2 °C6 September 1983	0.3 °C13 February 1983	13.9 °C	1,771 mm	1	0
1982	28.5 °C10 August 1982	3.5 °C1 December 1982	13.9 °C	1,452 mm	0	0
1981	31.0 °C15 June 1981	3.5 °C3 January 1981	14.0 °C	1,751 mm	2	0
1980	31.8 °C20 August 1980	1.6 °C15 January 1980	13.5 °C	1,480 mm	1	0
1979	28.9 °C16 July 1979	1.5 °C6 January 1979	13.6 °C	2,088 mm	0	0
1978	28.7 °C25 August 1978	-1.4 °C12 February 1978	12.5 °C	2,097 mm	0	1
1977	26.6 °C13 September 1977	2.4 °C30 December 1977	13.4 °C	2,241 mm	0	0
1976	27.5 °C27 June 1976	2.2 °C1 January 1976	13.6 °C	1,579 mm	0	0
1975	27.6 °C30 July 1975	2.0 °C8 January 1975	13.5 °C	1,399 mm	0	0
1974	27.2 °C10 July 1974	3.1 °C25 February 1974	13.1 °C	1,830 mm	0	0
1973	26.9 °C11 July 1973	3.0 °C15 February 1973	13.5 °C	1,449 mm	0	0
1972	27.1 °C13 July 1972	1.9 °C2 January 1972	13.0 °C	1,793 mm	0	0
1971	28.0 °C4 September 1971	-0.8 °C1 January 1971	13.3 °C	1,457 mm	0	2
1970	29.2 °C6 September 1970	0.8 °C27 December 1970	13.4 °C	1,761 mm	0	0
1969	28.2 °C13 July 1969	2.4 °C1 January 1969	13.4 °C	2,217 mm	0	0
1968	27.4 °C20 July 1968	2.1 °C11 January 1968	13.9 °C	1,956 mm	0	0
1967	26.5 °C9 July 1967	1.7 °C11 January 1967	13.6 °C	1,393 mm	0	0
1966	29.1 °C7 September 1966	2.5 °C25 December 1966	13.8 °C	2,623 mm	0	0
1965	28.1 °C28 August 1965	0.5 °C19 February 1965	13.4 °C	1,997 mm	0	0
1964	29.9 °C3 August 1964	0.4 °C8 March 1964	13.5 °C	1,511 mm	0	0
1963	26.9 °C20 July 1963	-1.5 °C4 February 1963	13.3 °C	2,391 mm	0	2
1962	27.3 °C26 June 1962	-0.4 °C25 December 1962	13.6 °C	1,403 mm	0	3
1961	27.2 °C28 August 1961	2.4 °C15 January 1961	14.4 °C	1,902 mm	0	0
1960	27.9 °C16 June 1960	0.3 °C15 February 1960	13.7 °C	3,045 mm	0	0
1959	29.3 °C7 July 1959	2.9 °C4 February 1959	14.1 °C	2,225 mm	0	0
1958	26.1 °C4 August 1958	3.0 °C21 January 1958	13.5 °C	2,181 mm	0	0
1957	28.3 °C29 July 1957	-0.2 °C17 January 1957	13.6 °C	1,455 mm	0	1
1956	26.3 °C25 July 1956	-1.5 °C12 February 1956	12.7 °C	1,612 mm	0	3
1955	27.4 °C23 July 1955	0.4 °C11 March 1955	14.3 °C	2,179 mm	0	0
1954	27.0 °C24 July 1954	-1.6 °C5 February 1954	13.3 °C	1,554 mm	0	1
1953	27.6 °C10 August 1953	1.7 °C18 February 1953	13.9 °C	896 mm	0	0
1952	27.8 °C10 July 1952	1.9 °C28 January 1952	13.8 °C	1,725 mm	0	0
1951	26.7 °C26 July 1951	2.3 °C30 January 1951	13.3 °C	2,035 mm	0	0
1950	26.8 °C28 June 1950	1.9 °C21 January 1950	13.9 °C	1,604 mm	0	0
1949	30.2 °C4 July 1949	2.0 °C3 February 1949	14.3 °C	1,091 mm	1	0
1948	27.7 °C25 June 1948	-0.8 °C22 February 1948	14.2 °C	1,659 mm	0	1
1947	28.8 °C9 June 1947	0.2 °C26 January 1947	14.0 °C	1,902 mm	0	0
1946	30.0 °C30 July 1946	-0.1 °C17 January 1946	13.6 °C	1,668 mm	1	1
1945	29.1 °C23 July 1945	0.7 °C13 January 1945	14.4 °C	1,312 mm	0	0
1944	29.1 °C13 August 1944	-0.7 °C24 February 1944	13.7 °C	987 mm	0	1
1943	30.1 °C16 August 1943	2.2 °C27 December 1943	14.2 °C	1,380 mm	1	0
1942	27.9 °C2 June 1942	0.7 °C12 January 1942	13.6 °C	1,979 mm	0	0
1941	31.0 °C21 July 1941	-2.2 °C11 January 1941	13.6 °C	2,118 mm	1	4
1940	29.8 °C17 August 1940	-0.2 °C18 January 1940	13.6 °C	1,597 mm	0	2

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

17.8 °C

+1.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

0 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1940 mm

+204 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	13.6 °C	+1.7 °C	378 mm	+152 mm
Feb	13.7 °C	+1.3 °C	141 mm	-51 mm
Mar	14.6 °C	+0.6 °C	147 mm	-36 mm
Apr	17.2 °C	+2.0 °C	229 mm	+85 mm
May	18.8 °C	+1.8 °C	70 mm	-51 mm
Jun	22.1 °C	+2.3 °C	58 mm	-6 mm
Jul	23.5 °C	+1.8 °C	18 mm	-13 mm
Aug	23.5 °C	+1.7 °C	25 mm	-15 mm
Sep	20.0 °C	-0.5 °C	99 mm	+10 mm
Oct	18.9 °C	+1.1 °C	154 mm	-37 mm
Nov	14.9 °C	+0.3 °C	356 mm	+137 mm
Dec	12.7 °C	+0.1 °C	264 mm	+29 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

29.0 °C

17 Jun 2025

Coldest day

3.4 °C

8 Feb 2025

Wettest day

55.8 mm

18 Apr 2025

Windiest day

57.3 km/h

20 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

101.9 km/h

26 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

34.0 °C

17 Jun 2025

Coldest feels-like

0.1 °C

16 Mar 2025

Sunniest day

14.9 h

27 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Vigo?

Vigo has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.9 °C and it receives 1,736 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vigo?

The hottest day measured in Vigo between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1991, reaching 31.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Vigo?

The coldest day measured in Vigo between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1941, at -2.2 °C.

Does it snow in Vigo?

Almost never: Vigo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Vigo warmed?

Yes: Vigo warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Vigo?

The wettest day measured in Vigo between 1940 and 2025 was 15 October 1987, with 116 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Vigo?

The windiest day measured in Vigo between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1941, with winds reaching 89.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Vigo?

The warmest month in Vigo is August (18.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Vigo?

Vigo receives on average 1,736 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 138 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Vigo?

Vigo gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Vigo?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Vigo between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 1994, with 2.5 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Vigo?

Yes: Vigo has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vigo?

In Vigo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.1 °C on 4 August 2018, and the lowest was -7.1 °C on 12 February 1956.

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