Alcarràs climate — normals and trends
Alcarràs (Spain) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.5 °C and it receives 424 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 July (25.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Alcarràs averages 21 frost days, 70 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 66 rainy days per year.
Alcarràs has warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.34 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 30 to 12 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.2 °C (on 6 July 1982) and the coldest -15.4 °C (on 18 December 1963).
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
AlcarràsCatalonia
- coords
- 41.57°, 0.52°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.5°C
Average daily high
21.3°C
Average daily low
10.4°C
Annual rainfall
424mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
15.9km/h
Seasonal range
19.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
21 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
70 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
66 d/yr
Annual snowfall
4.2 cm
Average feels-like high
19.8 °C
Average feels-like low
8.8 °C
Average peak gust
34.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
28 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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
44.2 °C
6 July 1982
Coldest day
-15.4 °C
18 December 1963
Wettest day
85 mm
10 June 2000
Windiest day
49.8 km/h
17 February 2000
Strongest gust
112.3 km/h
24 January 2009
Hottest feels-like
44.6 °C
23 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-20.3 °C
18 December 1963
Snowiest day
25.6 cm
25 February 1944
Sunniest day
14.2 h
23 June 2013
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 13 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 15.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 15 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 15.8 °C | -1.5 °C | 95 mm | +62 mm |
| Apr | 21.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 47 mm | +6 mm |
| May | 26.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 37 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 36.0 °C | +6.8 °C | 7 mm | -26 mm |
| Jul | 33.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 50 mm | +30 mm |
| Aug | 35.5 °C | +3.9 °C | 15 mm | -20 mm |
| Sep | 28.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 39 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 24.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 19 mm | -28 mm |
| Nov | 16.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 41 mm | +5 mm |
| Dec | 13.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 46 mm | +16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Alcarràs?
Alcarràs has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.5 °C and it receives 424 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Alcarràs?
The hottest day measured in Alcarràs between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1982, reaching 44.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Alcarràs?
The coldest day measured in Alcarràs between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 1963, at -15.4 °C.
Does it snow in Alcarràs?
Yes. Alcarràs gets on average 4.2 cm of snow per year and has around 21 frost days.
Has the climate of Alcarràs warmed?
Yes: Alcarràs warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Alcarràs?
The wettest day measured in Alcarràs between 1940 and 2025 was 10 June 2000, with 85 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Alcarràs?
The windiest day measured in Alcarràs between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 2000, with winds reaching 49.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Alcarràs?
The warmest month in Alcarràs is July (25.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Alcarràs?
Alcarràs receives on average 424 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 66 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Alcarràs?
Alcarràs gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Alcarràs?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Alcarràs between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1944, with 25.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Alcarràs?
Yes: Alcarràs has on average 28 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Alcarràs?
In Alcarràs, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.6 °C on 23 August 2023, and the lowest was -20.3 °C on 18 December 1963.
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