Aracena climate — normals and trends
Aracena (Spain) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.7 °C and it receives 574 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 (25.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Aracena averages 7 frost days, 65 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 75 rainy days per year.
Aracena has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 10 to 4 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.0 °C (on 23 July 1995) and the coldest -5.4 °C (on 15 January 1945).
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
AracenaAndalusia
- coords
- 37.89°, -6.56°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.7°C
Average daily high
20.7°C
Average daily low
10.7°C
Annual rainfall
574mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
15.2km/h
Seasonal range
17.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
7 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
65 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
75 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.1 cm
Average feels-like high
19.3 °C
Average feels-like low
8.8 °C
Average peak gust
33.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
19 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.23 · 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
42.0 °C
23 July 1995
Coldest day
-5.4 °C
15 January 1945
Wettest day
73 mm
5 November 1997
Windiest day
50.2 km/h
15 February 1941
Strongest gust
123.1 km/h
6 November 1997
Hottest feels-like
43.4 °C
23 July 1995
Coldest feels-like
-10.8 °C
4 February 1956
Snowiest day
8.0 cm
28 February 2013
Sunniest day
14.6 h
27 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 154 mm | +92 mm |
| Feb | 14.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 26 mm | -35 mm |
| Mar | 14.4 °C | -1.6 °C | 229 mm | +161 mm |
| Apr | 18.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 94 mm | +33 mm |
| May | 24.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 29 mm | -17 mm |
| Jun | 31.7 °C | +4.3 °C | 27 mm | +5 mm |
| Jul | 33.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 33.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 4 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 28.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 11 mm | -18 mm |
| Oct | 24.9 °C | +3.6 °C | 48 mm | -21 mm |
| Nov | 16.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 97 mm | +27 mm |
| Dec | 12.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 105 mm | +31 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Aracena?
Aracena has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.7 °C and it receives 574 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Aracena?
The hottest day measured in Aracena between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1995, reaching 42.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Aracena?
The coldest day measured in Aracena between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1945, at -5.4 °C.
Does it snow in Aracena?
Yes. Aracena gets on average 1.1 cm of snow per year and has around 7 frost days.
Has the climate of Aracena warmed?
Yes: Aracena warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Aracena?
The wettest day measured in Aracena between 1940 and 2025 was 5 November 1997, with 73 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Aracena?
The windiest day measured in Aracena between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1941, with winds reaching 50.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Aracena?
The warmest month in Aracena is July (25.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Aracena?
Aracena receives on average 574 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 75 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Aracena?
Aracena gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Aracena?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Aracena between 1940 and 2025 was 28 February 2013, with 8.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Aracena?
Yes: Aracena has on average 19 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Aracena?
In Aracena, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.4 °C on 23 July 1995, and the lowest was -10.8 °C on 4 February 1956.
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