Algar climate — normals and trends
Algar (Spain) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.9 °C and it receives 307 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 (25.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Algar averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 47 rainy days per year.
Algar has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.7 °C (on 21 July 2024) and the coldest 0.7 °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
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- coords
- 37.65°, -0.87°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.9°C
Average daily high
19.6°C
Average daily low
16.3°C
Annual rainfall
307mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
24.0km/h
Seasonal range
12.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
47 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
19.5 °C
Average feels-like low
15.4 °C
Average peak gust
33.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
109 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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
33.7 °C
21 July 2024
Coldest day
0.7 °C
11 February 1956
Wettest day
136 mm
7 September 1989
Windiest day
73.0 km/h
13 December 1949
Strongest gust
110.2 km/h
13 December 1949
Hottest feels-like
37.4 °C
14 August 2022
Coldest feels-like
-6.8 °C
1 February 1954
Snowiest day
2.2 cm
11 January 1960
Sunniest day
14.0 h
12 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 11 mm | -22 mm |
| Feb | 15.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 12 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 16.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 88 mm | +61 mm |
| Apr | 18.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 4 mm | -24 mm |
| May | 21.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 40 mm | +19 mm |
| Jun | 26.0 °C | +3.1 °C | 2 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 27.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 6 mm | +4 mm |
| Aug | 28.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 26.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 32 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 22.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 65 mm | +18 mm |
| Nov | 19.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 6 mm | -35 mm |
| Dec | 16.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 109 mm | +70 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Algar?
Algar has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.9 °C and it receives 307 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Algar?
The hottest day measured in Algar between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 2024, reaching 33.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Algar?
The coldest day measured in Algar between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1956, at 0.7 °C.
Does it snow in Algar?
Almost never: Algar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Algar warmed?
Yes: Algar warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Algar?
The wettest day measured in Algar between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 1989, with 136 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Algar?
The windiest day measured in Algar between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1949, with winds reaching 73.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Algar?
The warmest month in Algar is August (25.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Algar?
Algar receives on average 307 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 47 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Algar?
Algar gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Algar?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Algar between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1960, with 2.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Algar?
Yes: Algar has on average 109 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Algar?
In Algar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.4 °C on 14 August 2022, and the lowest was -6.8 °C on 1 February 1954.
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