Arona climate — normals and trends
Arona (Spain) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.4 °C and it receives 254 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 (22.8 °C on average) and the coldest is February (16.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Arona averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 61 rainy days per year.
Arona has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.2 °C (on 4 September 2005) and the coldest 11.6 °C (on 1 March 1988).
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
AronaCanary Islands
- coords
- 28.10°, -16.68°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.4°C
Average daily high
20.2°C
Average daily low
18.8°C
Annual rainfall
254mm
Sunshine / day
11.5h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
18.1km/h
Seasonal range
5.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
61 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
22.2 °C
Average feels-like low
18.3 °C
Average peak gust
26.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
124 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · 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
31.2 °C
4 September 2005
Coldest day
11.6 °C
1 March 1988
Wettest day
77 mm
10 October 1953
Windiest day
60.6 km/h
18 February 2010
Strongest gust
92.5 km/h
22 February 1972
Hottest feels-like
34.4 °C
11 August 1976
Coldest feels-like
5.2 °C
22 February 1972
Sunniest day
13.8 h
11 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 13 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 18.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 14 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 17.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 31 mm | +6 mm |
| Apr | 18.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 35 mm | +14 mm |
| May | 19.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 12 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 21.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 2 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 23.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 2 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 24.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 9 mm | +6 mm |
| Sep | 24.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 5 mm | -9 mm |
| Oct | 22.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 13 mm | -18 mm |
| Nov | 21.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 48 mm | +10 mm |
| Dec | 18.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 28 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Arona?
Arona has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.4 °C and it receives 254 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Arona?
The hottest day measured in Arona between 1940 and 2025 was 4 September 2005, reaching 31.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Arona?
The coldest day measured in Arona between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1988, at 11.6 °C.
Does it snow in Arona?
Almost never: Arona sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Arona warmed?
Yes: Arona warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Arona?
The wettest day measured in Arona between 1940 and 2025 was 10 October 1953, with 77 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Arona?
The windiest day measured in Arona between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 2010, with winds reaching 60.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Arona?
The warmest month in Arona is August (22.8 °C on average); the coldest is February (16.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Arona?
Arona receives on average 254 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 61 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Arona?
Arona gets on average 11.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,198 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Arona?
Yes: Arona has on average 124 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Arona?
In Arona, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.4 °C on 11 August 1976, and the lowest was 5.2 °C on 22 February 1972.
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