Benavente climate — normals and trends
Benavente (Spain) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.4 °C and it receives 426 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 (21.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Benavente averages 46 frost days, 36 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 79 rainy days per year.
Benavente has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 63 to 29 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.2 °C (on 17 July 2022) and the coldest -13.4 °C (on 16 December 1963).
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
BenaventeCastille and León
- coords
- 42.00°, -5.68°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.4°C
Average daily high
17.9°C
Average daily low
7.4°C
Annual rainfall
426mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
16.9km/h
Seasonal range
17.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
46 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
36 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
79 d/yr
Annual snowfall
7.5 cm
Average feels-like high
15.6 °C
Average feels-like low
4.9 °C
Average peak gust
35.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
40.2 °C
17 July 2022
Coldest day
-13.4 °C
16 December 1963
Wettest day
47 mm
20 October 2020
Windiest day
49.4 km/h
16 December 1989
Strongest gust
113.0 km/h
11 December 1948
Hottest feels-like
39.7 °C
12 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-18.4 °C
16 December 1963
Snowiest day
14.9 cm
23 December 2009
Sunniest day
14.9 h
8 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 64 mm | +24 mm |
| Feb | 12.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 25 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 12.4 °C | -1.3 °C | 88 mm | +49 mm |
| Apr | 18.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 55 mm | +10 mm |
| May | 22.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 49 mm | +5 mm |
| Jun | 31.3 °C | +6.0 °C | 35 mm | +4 mm |
| Jul | 31.8 °C | +2.7 °C | 9 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 33.4 °C | +4.7 °C | 3 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 26.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 5 mm | -22 mm |
| Oct | 21.7 °C | +3.3 °C | 28 mm | -19 mm |
| Nov | 12.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 59 mm | +13 mm |
| Dec | 9.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 73 mm | +29 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Benavente?
Benavente has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.4 °C and it receives 426 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Benavente?
The hottest day measured in Benavente between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 2022, reaching 40.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Benavente?
The coldest day measured in Benavente between 1940 and 2025 was 16 December 1963, at -13.4 °C.
Does it snow in Benavente?
Yes. Benavente gets on average 7.5 cm of snow per year and has around 46 frost days.
Has the climate of Benavente warmed?
Yes: Benavente warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Benavente?
The wettest day measured in Benavente between 1940 and 2025 was 20 October 2020, with 47 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Benavente?
The windiest day measured in Benavente between 1940 and 2025 was 16 December 1989, with winds reaching 49.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Benavente?
The warmest month in Benavente is July (21.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Benavente?
Benavente receives on average 426 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 79 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Benavente?
Benavente gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Benavente?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Benavente between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 2009, with 14.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Benavente?
Yes: Benavente has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Benavente?
In Benavente, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.7 °C on 12 July 2022, and the lowest was -18.4 °C on 16 December 1963.
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