Águilas climate — normals and trends
Águilas (Spain) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.3 °C and it receives 269 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 (24.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Águilas averages 0 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 45 rainy days per year.
Águilas has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.1 °C (on 3 August 1988) and the coldest -0.5 °C (on 11 February 1956).
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
ÁguilasMurcia
- coords
- 37.41°, -1.58°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.3°C
Average daily high
20.0°C
Average daily low
14.8°C
Annual rainfall
269mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
18.3km/h
Seasonal range
13.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
45 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.3 cm
Average feels-like high
19.6 °C
Average feels-like low
13.7 °C
Average peak gust
32.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
82 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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
35.1 °C
3 August 1988
Coldest day
-0.5 °C
11 February 1956
Wettest day
122 mm
13 September 2019
Windiest day
52.1 km/h
14 January 1987
Strongest gust
113.8 km/h
13 December 1949
Hottest feels-like
39.0 °C
12 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-8.1 °C
1 February 1954
Snowiest day
3.9 cm
13 December 1949
Sunniest day
14.0 h
14 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 4 mm | -22 mm |
| Feb | 16.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 11 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 16.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 100 mm | +72 mm |
| Apr | 19.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 6 mm | -23 mm |
| May | 21.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 54 mm | +34 mm |
| Jun | 27.4 °C | +3.2 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 28.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 9 mm | +6 mm |
| Aug | 29.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 26.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 12 mm | -14 mm |
| Oct | 23.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 39 mm | +3 mm |
| Nov | 18.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 2 mm | -31 mm |
| Dec | 15.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 62 mm | +31 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Águilas?
Águilas has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.3 °C and it receives 269 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Águilas?
The hottest day measured in Águilas between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 1988, reaching 35.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Águilas?
The coldest day measured in Águilas between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1956, at -0.5 °C.
Does it snow in Águilas?
Almost never: Águilas sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Águilas warmed?
Yes: Águilas warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Águilas?
The wettest day measured in Águilas between 1940 and 2025 was 13 September 2019, with 122 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Águilas?
The windiest day measured in Águilas between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1987, with winds reaching 52.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Águilas?
The warmest month in Águilas is August (24.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Águilas?
Águilas receives on average 269 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 45 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Águilas?
Águilas gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Águilas?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Águilas between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1949, with 3.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Águilas?
Yes: Águilas has on average 82 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Águilas?
In Águilas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.0 °C on 12 July 2023, and the lowest was -8.1 °C on 1 February 1954.
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