Algeciras climate — normals and trends
Algeciras (Spain) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.3 °C and it receives 737 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 (23.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Algeciras averages 0 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 79 rainy days per year.
Algeciras has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.6 °C (on 13 July 1946) and the coldest 0.9 °C (on 28 January 2005).
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
AlgecirasAndalusia
- coords
- 36.13°, -5.45°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.3°C
Average daily high
20.1°C
Average daily low
14.8°C
Annual rainfall
737mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
21.7km/h
Seasonal range
11.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
79 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.1 cm
Average feels-like high
19.4 °C
Average feels-like low
13.5 °C
Average peak gust
38.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
52 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °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).
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
38.6 °C
13 July 1946
Coldest day
0.9 °C
28 January 2005
Wettest day
93 mm
27 December 1962
Windiest day
60.2 km/h
27 January 1948
Strongest gust
118.4 km/h
27 January 1948
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
8 August 2011
Coldest feels-like
-6.0 °C
1 February 1954
Snowiest day
5.9 cm
3 February 1954
Sunniest day
14.3 h
29 June 1942
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 | +1.7 °C | 75 mm | -23 mm |
| Feb | 16.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 70 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 16.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 355 mm | +259 mm |
| Apr | 18.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 71 mm | +7 mm |
| May | 22.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 28 mm | -6 mm |
| Jun | 26.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 7 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 27.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 28.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 25.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 7 mm | -21 mm |
| Oct | 23.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 44 mm | -37 mm |
| Nov | 18.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 102 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 15.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 191 mm | +70 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Algeciras?
Algeciras has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.3 °C and it receives 737 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Algeciras?
The hottest day measured in Algeciras between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1946, reaching 38.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Algeciras?
The coldest day measured in Algeciras between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 2005, at 0.9 °C.
Does it snow in Algeciras?
Almost never: Algeciras sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Algeciras warmed?
Yes: Algeciras warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Algeciras?
The wettest day measured in Algeciras between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1962, with 93 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Algeciras?
The windiest day measured in Algeciras between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1948, with winds reaching 60.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Algeciras?
The warmest month in Algeciras is August (23.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Algeciras?
Algeciras receives on average 737 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 79 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Algeciras?
Algeciras 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 Algeciras?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Algeciras between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1954, with 5.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Algeciras?
Yes: Algeciras has on average 52 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Algeciras?
In Algeciras, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 8 August 2011, and the lowest was -6.0 °C on 1 February 1954.
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