Barbate climate — normals and trends
Barbate (Spain) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 725 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 (12.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Barbate averages 0 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 73 rainy days per year.
Barbate has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.1 °C (on 20 July 1941) and the coldest 1.6 °C (on 12 February 1956).
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
BarbateAndalusia
- coords
- 36.19°, -5.92°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.7°C
Average daily high
20.1°C
Average daily low
15.5°C
Annual rainfall
725mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
25.1km/h
Seasonal range
10.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
73 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
19.2 °C
Average feels-like low
13.8 °C
Average peak gust
41.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
65 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
39.1 °C
20 July 1941
Coldest day
1.6 °C
12 February 1956
Wettest day
77 mm
8 January 2021
Windiest day
68.0 km/h
22 December 1958
Strongest gust
125.3 km/h
22 December 1958
Hottest feels-like
40.3 °C
20 July 1941
Coldest feels-like
-5.8 °C
1 February 1954
Snowiest day
0.5 cm
12 December 1949
Sunniest day
14.4 h
30 June 1955
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 | 16.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 92 mm | -9 mm |
| Feb | 16.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 44 mm | -47 mm |
| Mar | 16.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 324 mm | +236 mm |
| Apr | 18.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 71 mm | +10 mm |
| May | 22.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 21 mm | -11 mm |
| Jun | 26.3 °C | +3.0 °C | 18 mm | +8 mm |
| Jul | 26.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 27.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 25.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 8 mm | -15 mm |
| Oct | 23.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 56 mm | -23 mm |
| Nov | 18.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 135 mm | +27 mm |
| Dec | 15.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 143 mm | +18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Barbate?
Barbate has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 725 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Barbate?
The hottest day measured in Barbate between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1941, reaching 39.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Barbate?
The coldest day measured in Barbate between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1956, at 1.6 °C.
Does it snow in Barbate?
Almost never: Barbate sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Barbate warmed?
Yes: Barbate warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Barbate?
The wettest day measured in Barbate between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2021, with 77 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Barbate?
The windiest day measured in Barbate between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1958, with winds reaching 68.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Barbate?
The warmest month in Barbate is August (23.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Barbate?
Barbate receives on average 725 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 73 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Barbate?
Barbate gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Barbate?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Barbate between 1940 and 2025 was 12 December 1949, with 0.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Barbate?
Yes: Barbate has on average 65 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Barbate?
In Barbate, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.3 °C on 20 July 1941, and the lowest was -5.8 °C on 1 February 1954.
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