Benidorm climate — normals and trends
Benidorm (Spain) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.5 °C and it receives 416 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 (24.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Benidorm averages 0 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 68 rainy days per year.
Benidorm has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.4 °C (on 10 August 2023) and the coldest -3.9 °C (on 24 January 1940).
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
BenidormValencia
- coords
- 38.54°, -0.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.5°C
Average daily high
19.4°C
Average daily low
13.8°C
Annual rainfall
416mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
17.3km/h
Seasonal range
14.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
68 d/yr
Annual snowfall
3.6 cm
Average feels-like high
18.9 °C
Average feels-like low
12.6 °C
Average peak gust
33.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
67 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.61 · 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
34.4 °C
10 August 2023
Coldest day
-3.9 °C
24 January 1940
Wettest day
130 mm
1 October 1988
Windiest day
54.2 km/h
28 December 1980
Strongest gust
108.4 km/h
20 January 2020
Hottest feels-like
37.6 °C
19 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-9.0 °C
27 January 1947
Snowiest day
15.6 cm
8 February 1942
Sunniest day
14.0 h
11 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 18 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 15.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 22 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 15.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 96 mm | +58 mm |
| Apr | 18.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 32 mm | -13 mm |
| May | 21.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 36 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 28.2 °C | +4.2 °C | 1 mm | -19 mm |
| Jul | 29.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 25 mm | +19 mm |
| Aug | 30.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 11 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 26.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 67 mm | +24 mm |
| Oct | 22.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 71 mm | +11 mm |
| Nov | 18.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 9 mm | -35 mm |
| Dec | 14.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 114 mm | +73 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Benidorm?
Benidorm has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.5 °C and it receives 416 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Benidorm?
The hottest day measured in Benidorm between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 2023, reaching 34.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Benidorm?
The coldest day measured in Benidorm between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1940, at -3.9 °C.
Does it snow in Benidorm?
Yes. Benidorm gets on average 3.6 cm of snow per year and has around 0 frost days.
Has the climate of Benidorm warmed?
Yes: Benidorm warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Benidorm?
The wettest day measured in Benidorm between 1940 and 2025 was 1 October 1988, with 130 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Benidorm?
The windiest day measured in Benidorm between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1980, with winds reaching 54.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Benidorm?
The warmest month in Benidorm is August (24.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Benidorm?
Benidorm receives on average 416 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 68 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Benidorm?
Benidorm gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Benidorm?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Benidorm between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1942, with 15.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Benidorm?
Yes: Benidorm has on average 67 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Benidorm?
In Benidorm, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.6 °C on 19 July 2023, and the lowest was -9.0 °C on 27 January 1947.
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