Ávila climate — normals and trends
Ávila (Spain) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.0 °C and it receives 537 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 (20.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Ávila averages 63 frost days, 19 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 102 rainy days per year.
Ávila has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 80 to 46 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.8 °C (on 13 August 2021) and the coldest -18.7 °C (on 16 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
ÁvilaCastille and León
- coords
- 40.66°, -4.70°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.0°C
Average daily high
16.1°C
Average daily low
6.2°C
Annual rainfall
537mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
13.6km/h
Seasonal range
18.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
63 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
19 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
102 d/yr
Annual snowfall
38.3 cm
Average feels-like high
14.0 °C
Average feels-like low
3.7 °C
Average peak gust
33.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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
37.8 °C
13 August 2021
Coldest day
-18.7 °C
16 January 1945
Wettest day
64 mm
5 November 1951
Windiest day
44.7 km/h
6 November 1997
Strongest gust
118.1 km/h
25 February 1989
Hottest feels-like
37.5 °C
5 August 2025
Coldest feels-like
-23.0 °C
16 January 1945
Snowiest day
28.2 cm
13 November 1984
Sunniest day
14.8 h
2 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 64 mm | +15 mm |
| Feb | 11.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 40 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 9.7 °C | -1.8 °C | 161 mm | +110 mm |
| Apr | 15.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 73 mm | +15 mm |
| May | 19.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 77 mm | +18 mm |
| Jun | 28.9 °C | +5.7 °C | 44 mm | +0 mm |
| Jul | 29.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 10 mm | -9 mm |
| Aug | 31.0 °C | +3.9 °C | 5 mm | -12 mm |
| Sep | 24.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 20 mm | -16 mm |
| Oct | 20.2 °C | +3.6 °C | 44 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 11.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 87 mm | +31 mm |
| Dec | 7.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 61 mm | +7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ávila?
Ávila has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.0 °C and it receives 537 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ávila?
The hottest day measured in Ávila between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2021, reaching 37.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ávila?
The coldest day measured in Ávila between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1945, at -18.7 °C.
Does it snow in Ávila?
Yes. Ávila gets on average 38.3 cm of snow per year and has around 63 frost days.
Has the climate of Ávila warmed?
Yes: Ávila warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ávila?
The wettest day measured in Ávila between 1940 and 2025 was 5 November 1951, with 64 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ávila?
The windiest day measured in Ávila between 1940 and 2025 was 6 November 1997, with winds reaching 44.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ávila?
The warmest month in Ávila is July (20.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Ávila?
Ávila receives on average 537 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 102 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ávila?
Ávila gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ávila?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ávila between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1984, with 28.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ávila?
Yes: Ávila has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ávila?
In Ávila, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.5 °C on 5 August 2025, and the lowest was -23.0 °C on 16 January 1945.
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