Arafo climate — normals and trends
Arafo (Spain) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.8 °C and it receives 288 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 (20.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Arafo averages 0 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 57 rainy days per year.
Arafo has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.6 °C (on 7 July 2020) and the coldest 4.4 °C (on 20 January 1957).
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
ArafoCanary Islands
- coords
- 28.34°, -16.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.8°C
Average daily high
19.6°C
Average daily low
13.0°C
Annual rainfall
288mm
Sunshine / day
11.4h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
14.5km/h
Seasonal range
8.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
57 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
19.0 °C
Average feels-like low
11.6 °C
Average peak gust
42.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
9 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.25 · 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
36.6 °C
7 July 2020
Coldest day
4.4 °C
20 January 1957
Wettest day
95 mm
9 November 1950
Windiest day
43.3 km/h
28 November 2005
Strongest gust
145.8 km/h
28 November 2005
Hottest feels-like
36.5 °C
26 August 2020
Coldest feels-like
1.0 °C
22 February 1972
Sunniest day
13.8 h
8 June 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 | 16.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 19 mm | -22 mm |
| Feb | 17.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 6 mm | -34 mm |
| Mar | 16.0 °C | -0.9 °C | 62 mm | +31 mm |
| Apr | 17.5 °C | -0.2 °C | 56 mm | +38 mm |
| May | 19.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 15 mm | +7 mm |
| Jun | 22.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 25.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 27.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 24.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 5 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 22.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 9 mm | -24 mm |
| Nov | 19.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 54 mm | +4 mm |
| Dec | 15.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 47 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Arafo?
Arafo has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.8 °C and it receives 288 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Arafo?
The hottest day measured in Arafo between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 2020, reaching 36.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Arafo?
The coldest day measured in Arafo between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1957, at 4.4 °C.
Does it snow in Arafo?
Almost never: Arafo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Arafo warmed?
Yes: Arafo warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Arafo?
The wettest day measured in Arafo between 1940 and 2025 was 9 November 1950, with 95 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Arafo?
The windiest day measured in Arafo between 1940 and 2025 was 28 November 2005, with winds reaching 43.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Arafo?
The warmest month in Arafo is August (20.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Arafo?
Arafo receives on average 288 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 57 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Arafo?
Arafo gets on average 11.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,161 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Arafo?
Yes: Arafo has on average 9 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Arafo?
In Arafo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.5 °C on 26 August 2020, and the lowest was 1.0 °C on 22 February 1972.
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