Climate
The city of Leiria is located near the western coast, in the central region of Portugal, with a Mediterranean climate (Csa) with oceanic influence. So has cool winters and humid, relying on average 40 days of rain (330 mm) versus 50 dry days and 5 hours of sun per day. The average temperatures range between 15 ° C and 7 ° C and can lower the minimum at 0 ° C colder days, favoring the onset of frost or ice. The springs are quite nice, being very rainy month of April. This station has an average of 43 days of rain (273 mm) to 47 dry days and 7 hours of sunshine per day. The average temperatures range between 20 ° C and 11 ° C. The summers bring high temperatures and sunshine, counting on average 18 days of rain (77 mm) compared with 82 dry days and 9 hours of sunshine per day. Average temperatures range between 27 ° C and 15 ° C, the maximum can reach 35 ° C on the hottest days. Since the autumn, although mild, sometimes plague the city with rain and wind and have on average 39 days of rain (339 mm) compared to 51 dry days and 6 hours of sun per day. Average temperatures range between 21 ° C and 12 ° C.
The snowfall in the city of Leiria typically occur once every 20 to 30 years, increasingly prone to happen in cold weather due to climate change. The last time I was snowed in Leiria on 29 January 2006 in a clammy am Sunday between 10 h and 12 h, during which the temperature peaked at -1°C.
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