Adra climate — normals and trends
Adra (Spain) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.8 °C and it receives 344 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 (24.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Adra averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 59 rainy days per year.
Adra has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.0 °C (on 10 August 2012) and the coldest -1.2 °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
AdraAndalusia
- coords
- 36.75°, -3.02°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.8°C
Average daily high
18.5°C
Average daily low
15.3°C
Annual rainfall
344mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
20.2km/h
Seasonal range
12.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
59 d/yr
Annual snowfall
4.9 cm
Average feels-like high
17.8 °C
Average feels-like low
13.8 °C
Average peak gust
33.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
83 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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
34.0 °C
10 August 2012
Coldest day
-1.2 °C
1 February 1954
Wettest day
149 mm
19 October 1973
Windiest day
63.6 km/h
1 December 1959
Strongest gust
109.4 km/h
1 December 1959
Hottest feels-like
37.1 °C
18 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-6.2 °C
1 February 1954
Snowiest day
8.5 cm
15 January 1985
Sunniest day
14.1 h
27 June 2009
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 13 mm | -32 mm |
| Feb | 14.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 24 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 14.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 98 mm | +59 mm |
| Apr | 17.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 13 mm | -20 mm |
| May | 20.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 30 mm | +8 mm |
| Jun | 25.6 °C | +3.4 °C | 10 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 26.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 9 mm | +6 mm |
| Aug | 27.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 4 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 23.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 20 mm | +6 mm |
| Oct | 21.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 19 mm | -16 mm |
| Nov | 16.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 47 mm | +4 mm |
| Dec | 13.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 62 mm | +8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Adra?
Adra has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.8 °C and it receives 344 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Adra?
The hottest day measured in Adra between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 2012, reaching 34.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Adra?
The coldest day measured in Adra between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1954, at -1.2 °C.
Does it snow in Adra?
Yes. Adra gets on average 4.9 cm of snow per year and has around 0 frost days.
Has the climate of Adra warmed?
Yes: Adra warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Adra?
The wettest day measured in Adra between 1940 and 2025 was 19 October 1973, with 149 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Adra?
The windiest day measured in Adra between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 1959, with winds reaching 63.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Adra?
The warmest month in Adra is August (24.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Adra?
Adra receives on average 344 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 59 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Adra?
Adra gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Adra?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Adra between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1985, with 8.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Adra?
Yes: Adra has on average 83 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Adra?
In Adra, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.1 °C on 18 July 2023, and the lowest was -6.2 °C on 1 February 1954.
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