Climate_of_Porto

Climate of Porto

Climate of Porto

Climate of the city of Porto


Porto and its metropolitan area feature a Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csb) with mild wet winters and warm dry summers. According to the Troll-Paffen climate classification, Porto has a warm-temperate subtropical climate (Warmgemäßigt-subtropisches Zonenklima),[2] and a subtropical climate according to Siegmund/Frankenberg.[3] Porto is the wettest major city with a Mediterranean climate.

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Classifications

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Temperature

Normals

Porto has generally moderate temperatures. The average annual high is around 20 °C (68 °F) and average low around 11 °C (52 °F). The climate is also only mildly seasonal, from a maxima of 14 °C (57 °F) in January to 25–26 °C (77–79 °F) in August, while minima is around 5–6 °C (41–43 °F) in January and 15–16 °C (59–61 °F) in July and August. In its metropolitan area, January lows can vary between 7 °C (45 °F) at the coast and 3 °C (37 °F) on the mountainous interior, and August highs vary between 24 °C (75 °F) at the coast and 28 °C (82 °F) in the interior near the Douro valley.[11]

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Extremes

Due to its coastal position, temperatures below freezing (0 °C (32 °F)) are rare, and frosts are never severe. Porto is placed in the USDA hardiness zone 10a.[15] The lowest temperature ever recorded in the city was −4.1 °C (24.6 °F) on 11 January 1941.[16]

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Precipitation

Porto has abundant levels of precipitation. Despite averaging above 1,000 mm (39 in) of precipitation a year, July and August are relatively dry with around 15–30 mm (0.59–1.18 in) falling each month. The wettest period is between October and February, mostly between October and December, the wettest month.

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Humidity

The average relative humidity is around 77%. 81% from November to January and 73% in the summer. Summer can be slightly muggy in the hottest days but is generally comfortable, as temperatures rarely surpass 30 °C (86 °F).[17]

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Other phenomena

Sunshine, UV and daylight

Despite its precipitation, the total hours of sunshine are relatively normal for a region of its latitude. Winters, especially December, are somewhat dull, and summers are sunny.

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Wind

As a coastal Atlantic city, winds are most predominant in winter. In the summer, nortada winds prevail and can refresh the city in the hottest days. The city centre is sheltered and seldom gets any strong winds.

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1961-1990 data

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References

  1. "Normais Climatológicas – 1981–2010(provisórias) – Porto" (in Portuguese). Instituto de Meteorologia. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  2. Die Klimatypen der Erde - Pädagogische Hochschule in Heidelberg
  3. Peel, M.C.; Finlayson, B.L. "World Map of Köppen-Geiger climate classification". The University of Melbourne. Archived from the original on January 13, 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  4. "Trewartha maps". kkh.ltrr.arizona.edu. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
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  7. Feddema (2005), Johannes. "A Revised Thornthwaite-Type Global Climate Classification". ResearchGate. Retrieved 28 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. "Klimaklassifikation". www.spektrum.de (in German). Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  9. "ClimaAlterações Climáticas em Portugal". Portal do Clima, IPMA. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  10. "Hardiness zones of Portugal" (PDF). Repositório Institucional da Universidade de Lisboa. Check pages 60-62.
  11. Extremes Archived 21 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, IPMA
  12. "Average Weather in Porto Portugal". weatherspark.com. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  13. "Porto Sea Temperature". seatemperature.org. Retrieved 29 January 2021.

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