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Monthly climate in Santa Cruz, Vila Real, Portugal

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santa Cruz features a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Csb).Temperatures typically range between 5 °C (42 °F) and 21 °C (69 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -5 °C (22 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 727 mm (28.6 inches) and receives 94 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santa Cruz enjoys an average of 3573 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 11 minutes to 15 hours 8 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Santa Cruz, Vila Real, Portugal §

The warmest months in Santa Cruz are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 18 to 21 °C (65 - 69 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 5 to 8 °C (42 - 46 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santa Cruz experiences 70 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 21 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Santa Cruz, Vila Real, Portugal.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 16°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Mean maximum 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Average high 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(51°F)
Daily mean 5°C
(42°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 7°C
(45°F)
Average low 2°C
(36°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 4°C
(40°F)
Mean minimum -3°C
(26°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)
Minimum -5°C
(22°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Santa Cruz, Vila Real, Portugal §

Santa Cruz usually has the most precipitation in March, April and December, with an average of 11 rainy days and 98 mm (3.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santa Cruz are July, August and September. On average, 22 mm (0.8 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Santa Cruz, Vila Real, Portugal.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 43 (1.7) 87 (3.4) 90 (3.5) 90 (3.5) 49 (1.9) 39 (1.5) 19 (0.8) 15 (0.6) 30 (1.2) 71 (2.8) 80 (3.2) 114 (4.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 5 9 10 13 8 7 3 4 5 6 13 11

Monthly sunshine hours in Santa Cruz, Vila Real, Portugal §

The sunniest months in Santa Cruz are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 22 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santa Cruz: January, February and December receive an average of 5 hours 30 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Santa Cruz, Vila Real, Portugal.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 145 193 269 334 395 399 430 401 345 298 197 162
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 31m 10h 35m 11h 57m 13h 21m 14h 32m 15h 8m 14h 49m 13h 46m 12h 25m 11h 2m 9h 49m 9h 11m

Solar UV radiation in Santa Cruz, Vila Real, Portugal §

Santa Cruz experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Santa Cruz UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Santa Cruz, Vila Real, Portugal.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 2 4 6 9 10 11 10 9 8 6 4 2