Vilalba climate — normals and trends
Vilalba (Spain) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.4 °C and it receives 1,335 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 (17.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Vilalba averages 13 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 159 rainy days per year.
Vilalba has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 22 to 4 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.1 °C (on 7 September 1988) and the coldest -10.1 °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
VilalbaGalicia
- coords
- 43.30°, -7.68°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.4°C
Average daily high
15.4°C
Average daily low
8.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,335mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
18.8km/h
Seasonal range
10.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
13 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
159 d/yr
Annual snowfall
8.1 cm
Average feels-like high
13.6 °C
Average feels-like low
5.8 °C
Average peak gust
41.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.54 · 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
35.1 °C
7 September 1988
Coldest day
-10.1 °C
4 February 1963
Wettest day
95 mm
15 October 1987
Windiest day
69.3 km/h
15 February 1941
Strongest gust
155.5 km/h
24 January 2009
Hottest feels-like
38.7 °C
23 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-14.4 °C
5 February 1954
Snowiest day
14.3 cm
3 January 1997
Sunniest day
15.0 h
31 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 276 mm | +128 mm |
| Feb | 12.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 123 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 12.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 99 mm | -32 mm |
| Apr | 17.0 °C | +3.2 °C | 167 mm | +45 mm |
| May | 18.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 136 mm | +21 mm |
| Jun | 23.2 °C | +3.8 °C | 52 mm | -25 mm |
| Jul | 22.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 38 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 24.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 32 mm | -23 mm |
| Sep | 20.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 64 mm | -21 mm |
| Oct | 19.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 111 mm | -23 mm |
| Nov | 12.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 192 mm | +50 mm |
| Dec | 10.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 155 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vilalba?
Vilalba has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.4 °C and it receives 1,335 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vilalba?
The hottest day measured in Vilalba between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 1988, reaching 35.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vilalba?
The coldest day measured in Vilalba between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 1963, at -10.1 °C.
Does it snow in Vilalba?
Yes. Vilalba gets on average 8.1 cm of snow per year and has around 13 frost days.
Has the climate of Vilalba warmed?
Yes: Vilalba warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vilalba?
The wettest day measured in Vilalba between 1940 and 2025 was 15 October 1987, with 95 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vilalba?
The windiest day measured in Vilalba between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1941, with winds reaching 69.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vilalba?
The warmest month in Vilalba is August (17.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Vilalba?
Vilalba receives on average 1,335 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 159 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vilalba?
Vilalba gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Vilalba?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Vilalba between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1997, with 14.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Vilalba?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Vilalba.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vilalba?
In Vilalba, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.7 °C on 23 August 2023, and the lowest was -14.4 °C on 5 February 1954.
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