Reclamation Areas climate — normals and trends
Reclamation Areas (Gibraltar) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.4 °C and it receives 688 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 (23.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Reclamation Areas averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 75 rainy days per year.
Reclamation Areas has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.9 °C (on 13 July 1946) and the coldest 2.5 °C (on 1 February 1954).
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
Reclamation Areas
- coords
- 36.14°, -5.36°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.4°C
Average daily high
19.1°C
Average daily low
16.0°C
Annual rainfall
688mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
23.4km/h
Seasonal range
10.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
75 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.1 cm
Average feels-like high
18.5 °C
Average feels-like low
14.5 °C
Average peak gust
36.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
77 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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).
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Records for the period
Hottest day
34.9 °C
13 July 1946
Coldest day
2.5 °C
1 February 1954
Wettest day
85 mm
14 October 1989
Windiest day
65.7 km/h
22 December 1958
Strongest gust
115.9 km/h
22 December 1958
Hottest feels-like
36.5 °C
28 July 2015
Coldest feels-like
-5.3 °C
1 February 1954
Snowiest day
8.0 cm
3 February 1954
Sunniest day
14.2 h
29 June 1956
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 59 mm | -39 mm |
| Feb | 15.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 74 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 16.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 325 mm | +237 mm |
| Apr | 18.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 57 mm | +5 mm |
| May | 20.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 28 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 24.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 25.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 2 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 26.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 23.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 9 mm | -16 mm |
| Oct | 22.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 40 mm | -34 mm |
| Nov | 18.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 76 mm | -28 mm |
| Dec | 15.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 199 mm | +80 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Reclamation Areas?
Reclamation Areas has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.4 °C and it receives 688 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Reclamation Areas?
The hottest day measured in Reclamation Areas between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1946, reaching 34.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Reclamation Areas?
The coldest day measured in Reclamation Areas between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1954, at 2.5 °C.
Does it snow in Reclamation Areas?
Almost never: Reclamation Areas sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Reclamation Areas warmed?
Yes: Reclamation Areas warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Reclamation Areas?
The wettest day measured in Reclamation Areas between 1940 and 2025 was 14 October 1989, with 85 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Reclamation Areas?
The windiest day measured in Reclamation Areas between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1958, with winds reaching 65.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Reclamation Areas?
The warmest month in Reclamation Areas is August (23.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Reclamation Areas?
Reclamation Areas receives on average 688 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 75 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Reclamation Areas?
Reclamation Areas gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Reclamation Areas?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Reclamation Areas between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1954, with 8.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Reclamation Areas?
Yes: Reclamation Areas has on average 77 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Reclamation Areas?
In Reclamation Areas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.5 °C on 28 July 2015, and the lowest was -5.3 °C on 1 February 1954.
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