Vila-real climate — normals and trends
Vila-real (Spain) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.7 °C and it receives 427 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 (24.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Vila-real averages 1 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 61 rainy days per year.
Vila-real has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 2 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.4 °C (on 23 July 2009) and the coldest -5.5 °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
Vila-realValencia
- coords
- 39.94°, -0.10°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.7°C
Average daily high
20.3°C
Average daily low
13.2°C
Annual rainfall
427mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
16.2km/h
Seasonal range
14.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
61 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.7 cm
Average feels-like high
20.3 °C
Average feels-like low
12.3 °C
Average peak gust
32.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
63 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · 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
36.4 °C
23 July 2009
Coldest day
-5.5 °C
12 February 1956
Wettest day
127 mm
22 September 1972
Windiest day
56.2 km/h
3 January 1941
Strongest gust
110.2 km/h
14 December 1949
Hottest feels-like
41.0 °C
27 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-11.6 °C
3 January 1941
Snowiest day
6.0 cm
17 January 1946
Sunniest day
14.0 h
9 May 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 | 16.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 12 mm | -21 mm |
| Feb | 15.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 14 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 15.5 °C | -0.8 °C | 96 mm | +61 mm |
| Apr | 19.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 13 mm | -24 mm |
| May | 22.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 19 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 27.9 °C | +3.1 °C | 1 mm | -21 mm |
| Jul | 28.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 54 mm | +43 mm |
| Aug | 29.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 15 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 25.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 131 mm | +81 mm |
| Oct | 22.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 116 mm | +49 mm |
| Nov | 18.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 15 mm | -31 mm |
| Dec | 14.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 83 mm | +42 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vila-real?
Vila-real has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.7 °C and it receives 427 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vila-real?
The hottest day measured in Vila-real between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 2009, reaching 36.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vila-real?
The coldest day measured in Vila-real between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1956, at -5.5 °C.
Does it snow in Vila-real?
Almost never: Vila-real sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Vila-real warmed?
Yes: Vila-real warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vila-real?
The wettest day measured in Vila-real between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 1972, with 127 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vila-real?
The windiest day measured in Vila-real between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1941, with winds reaching 56.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vila-real?
The warmest month in Vila-real is August (24.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Vila-real?
Vila-real receives on average 427 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 61 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vila-real?
Vila-real gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Vila-real?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Vila-real between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1946, with 6.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Vila-real?
Yes: Vila-real has on average 63 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vila-real?
In Vila-real, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.0 °C on 27 August 2010, and the lowest was -11.6 °C on 3 January 1941.
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