Baza climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Baza?

Baza has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.9 °C and it receives 339 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Baza?

The hottest day measured in Baza between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 2021, reaching 41.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Baza?

The coldest day measured in Baza between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1971, at -15.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Baza?

Yes. Baza gets on average 13.4 cm of snow per year and has around 37 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Baza warmed?

Yes: Baza warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Baza?

The wettest day measured in Baza between 1940 and 2025 was 19 October 1973, with 111 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Baza?

The windiest day measured in Baza between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 1959, with winds reaching 44.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Baza?

The warmest month in Baza is July (24.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Baza?

Baza receives on average 339 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 65 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Baza?

Baza gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Baza (Spain) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.9 °C and it receives 339 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 (24.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.

Baza averages 37 frost days, 61 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 65 rainy days per year.

Baza has warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.35 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 53 to 21 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 41.1 °C (on 14 August 2021) and the coldest -15.1 °C (on 2 January 1971).

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

BazaAndalusia

coords: 37.49°, -2.77°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BSkCold semi-aridWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthAprilDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

13.9°C

Average daily high

20.0°C

Average daily low

8.2°C

Annual rainfall

339mm

Sunshine / day

10.6h

Mean relative humidity

62%

Average peak wind

13.9km/h

Seasonal range

19.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

37 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

61 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

65 d/yr

Annual snowfall

13.4 cm

Average feels-like high

18.2 °C

Average feels-like low

6.1 °C

Average peak gust

34.5 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

5 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.9 °C

since 1940

+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

41.1 °C

14 August 2021

Coldest day

-15.1 °C

2 January 1971

Wettest day

111 mm

19 October 1973

Windiest day

44.9 km/h

1 December 1959

Strongest gust

131.8 km/h

1 December 1959

Hottest feels-like

42.3 °C

9 August 2023

Coldest feels-like

-20.6 °C

2 January 1971

Snowiest day

45.2 cm

27 January 2007

Sunniest day

14.1 h

27 June 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	39.3 °C17 July 2025	-4.3 °C15 January 2025	16.1 °C	299 mm	109	17
2024	40.5 °C31 July 2024	-2.4 °C21 December 2024	16.4 °C	333 mm	92	16
2023	40.7 °C10 July 2023	-4.6 °C29 January 2023	16.2 °C	281 mm	91	38
2022	38.6 °C24 July 2022	-4.0 °C18 January 2022	16.3 °C	396 mm	111	13
2021	41.1 °C14 August 2021	-4.9 °C9 January 2021	15.5 °C	340 mm	83	21
2020	38.5 °C27 July 2020	-3.7 °C27 December 2020	15.6 °C	307 mm	83	11
2019	37.4 °C6 August 2019	-5.4 °C11 January 2019	15.2 °C	280 mm	79	36
2018	37.4 °C3 August 2018	-3.9 °C9 February 2018	14.6 °C	456 mm	78	29
2017	40.2 °C13 July 2017	-4.8 °C18 January 2017	15.8 °C	226 mm	88	35
2016	37.7 °C6 September 2016	-4.6 °C17 February 2016	15.4 °C	347 mm	89	11
2015	38.5 °C28 July 2015	-3.9 °C18 January 2015	15.5 °C	241 mm	75	34
2014	37.7 °C17 July 2014	-5.7 °C31 December 2014	15.3 °C	278 mm	76	21
2013	37.4 °C1 August 2013	-5.2 °C30 November 2013	14.4 °C	329 mm	62	42
2012	38.6 °C17 August 2012	-6.1 °C12 February 2012	14.9 °C	310 mm	100	49
2011	36.3 °C11 July 2011	-3.9 °C22 January 2011	15.1 °C	278 mm	80	25
2010	35.7 °C9 July 2010	-8.3 °C10 March 2010	14.0 °C	440 mm	62	27
2009	37.9 °C21 July 2009	-5.3 °C20 December 2009	14.9 °C	420 mm	84	20
2008	37.3 °C5 August 2008	-3.1 °C6 March 2008	14.2 °C	382 mm	67	31
2007	37.1 °C4 August 2007	-5.1 °C1 February 2007	14.4 °C	389 mm	66	28
2006	37.4 °C10 July 2006	-9.3 °C29 January 2006	15.3 °C	348 mm	78	28
2005	38.5 °C15 July 2005	-8.4 °C5 March 2005	14.5 °C	181 mm	79	69
2004	38.2 °C24 August 2004	-4.3 °C3 March 2004	14.7 °C	321 mm	78	24
2003	37.4 °C19 July 2003	-14.8 °C12 January 2003	14.7 °C	379 mm	80	28
2002	35.9 °C21 July 2002	-3.4 °C20 February 2002	15.0 °C	271 mm	71	9
2001	37.4 °C1 August 2001	-6.4 °C16 December 2001	15.2 °C	258 mm	83	20
2000	37.2 °C1 August 2000	-3.3 °C8 January 2000	14.8 °C	278 mm	73	23
1999	38.7 °C2 July 1999	-8.7 °C21 November 1999	14.9 °C	312 mm	82	40
1998	36.6 °C29 July 1998	-5.7 °C22 November 1998	14.5 °C	269 mm	73	35
1997	36.2 °C2 August 1997	-5.0 °C7 December 1997	14.9 °C	439 mm	44	12
1996	35.9 °C24 July 1996	-4.4 °C23 February 1996	13.9 °C	432 mm	45	22
1995	37.9 °C20 July 1995	-4.1 °C14 January 1995	14.9 °C	186 mm	48	17
1994	38.6 °C3 July 1994	-5.6 °C23 January 1994	15.0 °C	195 mm	81	33
1993	37.2 °C25 July 1993	-6.9 °C1 March 1993	13.3 °C	208 mm	55	39
1992	34.9 °C18 August 1992	-6.7 °C22 February 1992	13.1 °C	300 mm	47	39
1991	36.6 °C14 July 1991	-4.5 °C14 January 1991	13.4 °C	266 mm	55	32
1990	35.2 °C24 July 1990	-4.9 °C23 December 1990	14.1 °C	242 mm	61	25
1989	34.6 °C1 August 1989	-2.9 °C2 January 1989	14.1 °C	506 mm	57	18
1988	36.9 °C28 July 1988	-5.4 °C28 February 1988	13.8 °C	291 mm	58	32
1987	35.3 °C15 August 1987	-5.2 °C18 January 1987	14.2 °C	285 mm	43	38
1986	33.8 °C10 July 1986	-5.8 °C10 February 1986	13.1 °C	394 mm	39	53
1985	36.8 °C4 August 1985	-5.9 °C15 January 1985	13.6 °C	308 mm	62	47
1984	37.0 °C23 July 1984	-6.0 °C11 January 1984	12.7 °C	377 mm	37	43
1983	34.5 °C30 July 1983	-12.6 °C14 February 1983	13.9 °C	251 mm	55	45
1982	37.1 °C6 July 1982	-4.1 °C29 January 1982	13.5 °C	289 mm	52	30
1981	36.1 °C30 July 1981	-7.9 °C14 January 1981	13.9 °C	274 mm	46	47
1980	37.5 °C23 July 1980	-9.2 °C16 January 1980	13.3 °C	332 mm	53	53
1979	37.1 °C28 July 1979	-5.2 °C3 March 1979	13.4 °C	338 mm	35	28
1978	38.6 °C16 July 1978	-5.9 °C13 February 1978	13.5 °C	340 mm	50	24
1977	34.0 °C16 August 1977	-3.3 °C31 March 1977	13.5 °C	315 mm	20	16
1976	36.3 °C5 August 1976	-6.5 °C26 January 1976	12.7 °C	437 mm	40	39
1975	38.8 °C14 July 1975	-4.1 °C7 January 1975	12.9 °C	377 mm	58	41
1974	36.1 °C6 August 1974	-4.4 °C5 March 1974	12.7 °C	366 mm	51	52
1973	36.9 °C25 July 1973	-5.5 °C19 February 1973	13.2 °C	492 mm	65	62
1972	33.5 °C14 July 1972	-7.9 °C19 January 1972	12.3 °C	595 mm	22	29
1971	35.8 °C31 July 1971	-15.1 °C2 January 1971	12.4 °C	636 mm	36	54
1970	35.4 °C7 August 1970	-6.7 °C28 December 1970	13.5 °C	260 mm	67	44
1969	36.0 °C13 August 1969	-5.1 °C3 January 1969	12.8 °C	629 mm	43	34
1968	36.1 °C9 July 1968	-6.8 °C11 March 1968	13.7 °C	356 mm	62	38
1967	37.7 °C20 July 1967	-14.2 °C12 December 1967	13.4 °C	379 mm	57	44
1966	36.7 °C12 July 1966	-3.7 °C24 November 1966	13.1 °C	277 mm	50	59
1965	35.2 °C21 June 1965	-5.2 °C24 November 1965	13.2 °C	317 mm	41	50
1964	34.8 °C2 September 1964	-4.8 °C30 December 1964	13.5 °C	259 mm	67	41
1963	35.6 °C16 July 1963	-6.7 °C3 February 1963	12.7 °C	422 mm	41	36
1962	36.9 °C20 August 1962	-4.5 °C25 December 1962	13.4 °C	412 mm	73	45
1961	35.5 °C11 July 1961	-3.8 °C6 January 1961	13.9 °C	245 mm	37	18
1960	33.9 °C27 July 1960	-5.3 °C16 January 1960	13.1 °C	446 mm	38	36
1959	35.6 °C28 July 1959	-2.8 °C20 February 1959	13.0 °C	402 mm	23	23
1958	34.0 °C29 July 1958	-5.4 °C14 January 1958	13.1 °C	275 mm	31	48
1957	33.6 °C5 August 1957	-6.4 °C23 January 1957	12.6 °C	423 mm	40	52
1956	35.4 °C14 August 1956	-9.3 °C20 February 1956	12.2 °C	269 mm	53	81
1955	35.7 °C8 July 1955	-10.1 °C13 March 1955	14.1 °C	293 mm	55	27
1954	35.6 °C27 July 1954	-12.6 °C7 February 1954	12.7 °C	290 mm	57	60
1953	36.3 °C25 July 1953	-8.0 °C10 January 1953	12.9 °C	279 mm	57	69
1952	36.0 °C13 August 1952	-13.0 °C23 January 1952	12.9 °C	298 mm	50	71
1951	35.7 °C27 July 1951	-7.6 °C11 February 1951	12.5 °C	467 mm	43	45
1950	35.9 °C17 July 1950	-8.9 °C31 December 1950	13.3 °C	290 mm	61	57
1949	34.6 °C17 August 1949	-6.5 °C14 January 1949	13.2 °C	389 mm	52	42
1948	35.0 °C23 August 1948	-4.7 °C18 January 1948	13.5 °C	463 mm	52	8
1947	36.9 °C3 August 1947	-11.8 °C27 January 1947	13.9 °C	360 mm	56	38
1946	36.8 °C5 August 1946	-8.9 °C21 January 1946	12.8 °C	418 mm	49	54
1945	36.4 °C7 September 1945	-13.2 °C14 January 1945	14.1 °C	165 mm	61	48
1944	38.3 °C1 August 1944	-10.3 °C25 February 1944	12.9 °C	175 mm	53	77
1943	35.1 °C1 September 1943	-5.5 °C1 January 1943	13.3 °C	383 mm	78	51
1942	38.0 °C29 July 1942	-7.2 °C12 February 1942	13.3 °C	416 mm	75	59
1941	38.2 °C26 July 1941	-7.1 °C17 January 1941	12.7 °C	287 mm	71	57
1940	37.6 °C25 July 1940	-8.5 °C24 January 1940	12.5 °C	397 mm	54	57

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

22.8 °C

+2.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

109 d/yr

+48

Frost days (< 0 °C)

17 d/yr

-20

Annual rainfall

299 mm

-40 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	13.6 °C	+3.3 °C	14 mm	-18 mm
Feb	15.9 °C	+4.0 °C	16 mm	-14 mm
Mar	14.1 °C	-0.7 °C	78 mm	+40 mm
Apr	20.1 °C	+2.5 °C	32 mm	-11 mm
May	25.6 °C	+3.5 °C	33 mm	-1 mm
Jun	33.8 °C	+6.4 °C	16 mm	-4 mm
Jul	34.9 °C	+3.0 °C	8 mm	+2 mm
Aug	34.7 °C	+3.3 °C	3 mm	-6 mm
Sep	29.4 °C	+2.8 °C	21 mm	-2 mm
Oct	24.4 °C	+3.9 °C	9 mm	-24 mm
Nov	16.2 °C	+1.7 °C	20 mm	-14 mm
Dec	11.1 °C	+0.2 °C	49 mm	+13 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

39.3 °C

17 Jul 2025

Coldest day

-4.3 °C

15 Jan 2025

Wettest day

14.1 mm

12 Apr 2025

Windiest day

31.8 km/h

27 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

72.7 km/h

27 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

38.7 °C

9 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-8.3 °C

15 Jan 2025

Snowiest day

0.2 cm

3 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

14.1 h

27 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Baza?

Baza has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.9 °C and it receives 339 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Baza?

The hottest day measured in Baza between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 2021, reaching 41.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Baza?

The coldest day measured in Baza between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1971, at -15.1 °C.

Does it snow in Baza?

Yes. Baza gets on average 13.4 cm of snow per year and has around 37 frost days.

Has the climate of Baza warmed?

Yes: Baza warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Baza?

The wettest day measured in Baza between 1940 and 2025 was 19 October 1973, with 111 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Baza?

The windiest day measured in Baza between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 1959, with winds reaching 44.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Baza?

The warmest month in Baza is July (24.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Baza?

Baza receives on average 339 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 65 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Baza?

Baza gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Baza?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Baza between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 2007, with 45.2 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Baza?

Yes: Baza has on average 5 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Baza?

In Baza, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.3 °C on 9 August 2023, and the lowest was -20.6 °C on 2 January 1971.

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