Bigues i Riells climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Bigues i Riells?

Bigues i Riells has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.9 °C and it receives 835 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bigues i Riells?

The hottest day measured in Bigues i Riells between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1982, reaching 40.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Bigues i Riells?

The coldest day measured in Bigues i Riells between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1940, at -17.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Bigues i Riells?

Yes. Bigues i Riells gets on average 11.9 cm of snow per year and has around 38 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Bigues i Riells warmed?

Yes: Bigues i Riells warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Bigues i Riells?

The wettest day measured in Bigues i Riells between 1940 and 2025 was 4 September 1972, with 118 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Bigues i Riells?

The windiest day measured in Bigues i Riells between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 1999, with winds reaching 38.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Bigues i Riells?

The warmest month in Bigues i Riells is July (21.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Bigues i Riells?

Bigues i Riells receives on average 835 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 116 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Bigues i Riells?

Bigues i Riells gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Bigues i Riells (Spain) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.9 °C and it receives 835 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 (21.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.

Bigues i Riells averages 38 frost days, 14 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 116 rainy days per year.

Bigues i Riells 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 51 to 25 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 40.3 °C (on 6 July 1982) and the coldest -17.8 °C (on 25 December 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

Bigues i RiellsCatalonia

coords: 41.68°, 2.23°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfbTemperate oceanicWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthSeptemberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

12.9°C

Average daily high

18.1°C

Average daily low

8.4°C

Annual rainfall

835mm

Sunshine / day

9.9h

Mean relative humidity

78%

Average peak wind

11.4km/h

Seasonal range

17.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

38 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

14 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

116 d/yr

Annual snowfall

11.9 cm

Average feels-like high

17.4 °C

Average feels-like low

7.1 °C

Average peak gust

30.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

3 d/yr

Solar radiation

14.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.2 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · 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

40.3 °C

6 July 1982

Coldest day

-17.8 °C

25 December 1940

Wettest day

118 mm

4 September 1972

Windiest day

38.0 km/h

28 April 1999

Strongest gust

97.6 km/h

24 January 2009

Hottest feels-like

41.6 °C

23 August 2023

Coldest feels-like

-23.0 °C

25 December 1940

Snowiest day

30.0 cm

30 January 1986

Sunniest day

14.3 h

12 June 1942

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	36.8 °C16 August 2025	-3.1 °C14 January 2025	14.6 °C	1,044 mm	41	9
2024	35.0 °C31 July 2024	-1.5 °C9 January 2024	14.6 °C	936 mm	26	5
2023	38.2 °C23 August 2023	-3.5 °C23 January 2023	14.8 °C	674 mm	36	33
2022	36.1 °C12 August 2022	-3.8 °C16 January 2022	15.0 °C	770 mm	48	25
2021	36.1 °C12 August 2021	-4.5 °C6 January 2021	13.7 °C	696 mm	21	23
2020	33.1 °C31 July 2020	-3.5 °C27 December 2020	13.8 °C	944 mm	16	21
2019	38.4 °C28 June 2019	-3.0 °C11 January 2019	13.9 °C	869 mm	34	28
2018	35.3 °C4 August 2018	-4.7 °C13 February 2018	14.0 °C	1,336 mm	17	24
2017	35.8 °C3 August 2017	-4.3 °C18 January 2017	14.3 °C	573 mm	38	41
2016	32.7 °C8 August 2016	-3.5 °C17 January 2016	14.0 °C	700 mm	24	22
2015	36.2 °C5 July 2015	-4.1 °C24 November 2015	14.1 °C	688 mm	31	39
2014	31.0 °C12 June 2014	-3.1 °C31 December 2014	14.2 °C	957 mm	4	24
2013	31.7 °C28 July 2013	-6.6 °C24 February 2013	13.3 °C	765 mm	13	42
2012	35.9 °C20 August 2012	-7.5 °C3 February 2012	13.9 °C	650 mm	32	45
2011	33.4 °C20 August 2011	-4.8 °C23 January 2011	14.2 °C	811 mm	9	19
2010	33.8 °C27 August 2010	-5.7 °C9 March 2010	12.8 °C	928 mm	21	47
2009	34.5 °C23 July 2009	-5.9 °C20 December 2009	13.9 °C	614 mm	25	23
2008	32.3 °C6 August 2008	-3.6 °C1 January 2008	13.1 °C	957 mm	10	31
2007	32.8 °C28 August 2007	-4.7 °C18 November 2007	13.5 °C	731 mm	13	31
2006	34.8 °C26 July 2006	-3.1 °C27 December 2006	14.2 °C	555 mm	35	30
2005	33.7 °C27 June 2005	-6.3 °C27 January 2005	13.1 °C	636 mm	21	77
2004	33.0 °C1 August 2004	-4.5 °C2 March 2004	13.4 °C	680 mm	11	28
2003	37.0 °C13 August 2003	-4.6 °C17 February 2003	14.1 °C	819 mm	57	34
2002	31.8 °C22 June 2002	-2.3 °C7 January 2002	13.4 °C	969 mm	7	15
2001	33.6 °C1 August 2001	-12.1 °C25 December 2001	13.5 °C	776 mm	13	35
2000	34.9 °C25 August 2000	-3.0 °C12 January 2000	13.5 °C	665 mm	14	25
1999	31.9 °C25 August 1999	-4.9 °C1 February 1999	13.4 °C	658 mm	7	42
1998	32.6 °C10 August 1998	-3.8 °C22 December 1998	13.3 °C	594 mm	14	31
1997	30.6 °C11 June 1997	-2.9 °C13 January 1997	14.0 °C	663 mm	5	20
1996	33.6 °C24 July 1996	-4.9 °C21 February 1996	12.9 °C	1,123 mm	3	20
1995	31.4 °C28 July 1995	-4.7 °C3 January 1995	13.4 °C	715 mm	11	15
1994	34.8 °C4 July 1994	-4.3 °C8 January 1994	13.9 °C	751 mm	33	34
1993	32.9 °C5 August 1993	-7.4 °C25 February 1993	12.3 °C	760 mm	8	49
1992	31.3 °C27 July 1992	-4.0 °C31 December 1992	12.6 °C	927 mm	8	43
1991	34.0 °C27 August 1991	-4.5 °C15 February 1991	12.6 °C	795 mm	23	37
1990	32.9 °C23 July 1990	-4.7 °C21 December 1990	13.2 °C	696 mm	16	45
1989	31.5 °C22 July 1989	-5.0 °C1 January 1989	13.6 °C	686 mm	11	30
1988	32.3 °C14 August 1988	-4.8 °C23 November 1988	13.1 °C	732 mm	21	44
1987	34.5 °C15 August 1987	-11.8 °C18 January 1987	12.9 °C	939 mm	21	40
1986	33.7 °C27 June 1986	-13.4 °C11 February 1986	12.8 °C	780 mm	14	46
1985	33.3 °C25 July 1985	-15.9 °C16 January 1985	12.5 °C	688 mm	8	47
1984	31.4 °C23 July 1984	-6.4 °C27 February 1984	11.9 °C	882 mm	6	49
1983	36.5 °C30 July 1983	-13.3 °C14 February 1983	13.2 °C	779 mm	24	39
1982	40.3 °C6 July 1982	-2.1 °C24 January 1982	13.1 °C	1,160 mm	14	17
1981	33.2 °C16 June 1981	-12.5 °C14 January 1981	12.7 °C	843 mm	9	44
1980	29.7 °C5 August 1980	-5.1 °C9 December 1980	12.0 °C	833 mm	0	47
1979	31.1 °C6 August 1979	-5.8 °C23 December 1979	12.3 °C	983 mm	6	36
1978	30.1 °C16 July 1978	-9.3 °C13 February 1978	12.1 °C	897 mm	1	42
1977	27.5 °C15 August 1977	-2.8 °C20 November 1977	12.4 °C	1,243 mm	0	26
1976	30.2 °C24 June 1976	-9.3 °C27 January 1976	12.2 °C	913 mm	1	34
1975	31.4 °C6 August 1975	-3.5 °C3 January 1975	12.3 °C	896 mm	11	38
1974	30.8 °C11 July 1974	-4.1 °C5 March 1974	12.2 °C	916 mm	3	25
1973	32.9 °C21 August 1973	-4.0 °C3 December 1973	12.4 °C	811 mm	11	46
1972	28.5 °C10 August 1972	-3.4 °C5 January 1972	11.9 °C	1,510 mm	0	23
1971	30.5 °C15 August 1971	-15.7 °C2 January 1971	12.3 °C	1,364 mm	4	44
1970	31.8 °C7 August 1970	-15.9 °C31 December 1970	12.6 °C	870 mm	5	28
1969	31.1 °C21 July 1969	-11.7 °C1 January 1969	11.9 °C	1,280 mm	2	53
1968	33.1 °C10 July 1968	-9.6 °C31 December 1968	12.7 °C	926 mm	6	31
1967	33.6 °C20 July 1967	-9.6 °C12 December 1967	12.6 °C	928 mm	9	45
1966	32.9 °C9 September 1966	-8.2 °C18 January 1966	12.4 °C	677 mm	4	41
1965	33.4 °C3 July 1965	-11.8 °C19 February 1965	11.8 °C	820 mm	10	68
1964	32.5 °C21 July 1964	-13.0 °C9 March 1964	12.6 °C	732 mm	8	46
1963	31.8 °C24 July 1963	-16.5 °C17 December 1963	11.3 °C	1,122 mm	4	67
1962	31.8 °C14 August 1962	-14.5 °C27 December 1962	12.1 °C	948 mm	10	53
1961	31.4 °C12 July 1961	-4.2 °C22 December 1961	13.4 °C	665 mm	2	14
1960	30.4 °C28 August 1960	-14.0 °C16 January 1960	12.3 °C	1,057 mm	1	30
1959	32.0 °C28 July 1959	-2.1 °C17 January 1959	12.8 °C	938 mm	6	12
1958	31.6 °C1 August 1958	-3.4 °C12 March 1958	12.9 °C	699 mm	4	29
1957	31.2 °C9 August 1957	-4.0 °C17 December 1957	12.3 °C	855 mm	5	25
1956	31.4 °C14 September 1956	-13.5 °C11 February 1956	11.5 °C	885 mm	5	45
1955	32.1 °C18 July 1955	-4.3 °C8 March 1955	13.0 °C	682 mm	7	25
1954	32.2 °C26 July 1954	-9.5 °C1 February 1954	12.0 °C	796 mm	2	38
1953	30.8 °C25 July 1953	-7.2 °C5 February 1953	12.5 °C	736 mm	4	53
1952	33.6 °C26 June 1952	-9.3 °C29 January 1952	12.7 °C	726 mm	16	61
1951	30.1 °C20 July 1951	-8.8 °C30 January 1951	12.0 °C	1,049 mm	1	36
1950	34.6 °C28 July 1950	-6.8 °C9 December 1950	13.1 °C	524 mm	27	40
1949	33.5 °C15 July 1949	-4.4 °C3 March 1949	12.5 °C	757 mm	12	49
1948	31.2 °C26 August 1948	-14.8 °C23 February 1948	12.3 °C	1,018 mm	4	23
1947	37.1 °C3 August 1947	-12.4 °C31 January 1947	13.0 °C	748 mm	23	52
1946	33.5 °C4 August 1946	-9.9 °C20 December 1946	12.2 °C	740 mm	16	61
1945	34.0 °C24 June 1945	-8.5 °C19 January 1945	12.7 °C	605 mm	21	52
1944	33.7 °C1 September 1944	-8.3 °C2 March 1944	11.8 °C	770 mm	14	76
1943	32.7 °C31 July 1943	-5.6 °C24 November 1943	12.8 °C	832 mm	29	49
1942	33.0 °C30 July 1942	-10.7 °C17 February 1942	12.3 °C	723 mm	18	65
1941	37.0 °C25 July 1941	-16.9 °C17 January 1941	11.6 °C	630 mm	25	68
1940	32.8 °C9 August 1940	-17.8 °C25 December 1940	11.4 °C	806 mm	6	68

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

19.6 °C

+1.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

41 d/yr

+27

Frost days (< 0 °C)

9 d/yr

-29

Annual rainfall

1044 mm

+209 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	12.6 °C	+2.8 °C	20 mm	-24 mm
Feb	12.8 °C	+1.5 °C	58 mm	+12 mm
Mar	13.1 °C	-1.1 °C	207 mm	+139 mm
Apr	17.8 °C	+1.4 °C	83 mm	-6 mm
May	21.0 °C	+0.9 °C	102 mm	+13 mm
Jun	30.1 °C	+5.9 °C	9 mm	-62 mm
Jul	27.9 °C	+0.6 °C	125 mm	+70 mm
Aug	29.5 °C	+2.6 °C	67 mm	-5 mm
Sep	23.4 °C	+0.1 °C	176 mm	+79 mm
Oct	19.9 °C	+1.0 °C	58 mm	-36 mm
Nov	14.8 °C	+1.0 °C	45 mm	-18 mm
Dec	12.0 °C	+1.5 °C	95 mm	+47 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.8 °C

16 Aug 2025

Coldest day

-3.1 °C

14 Jan 2025

Wettest day

37.9 mm

21 Sep 2025

Windiest day

27.9 km/h

23 Oct 2025

Strongest gust

69.1 km/h

27 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

39.5 °C

10 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

-7.1 °C

14 Jan 2025

Snowiest day

0.6 cm

21 Nov 2025

Sunniest day

14.3 h

7 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Bigues i Riells?

Bigues i Riells has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.9 °C and it receives 835 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bigues i Riells?

The hottest day measured in Bigues i Riells between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1982, reaching 40.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Bigues i Riells?

The coldest day measured in Bigues i Riells between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1940, at -17.8 °C.

Does it snow in Bigues i Riells?

Yes. Bigues i Riells gets on average 11.9 cm of snow per year and has around 38 frost days.

Has the climate of Bigues i Riells warmed?

Yes: Bigues i Riells warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Bigues i Riells?

The wettest day measured in Bigues i Riells between 1940 and 2025 was 4 September 1972, with 118 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Bigues i Riells?

The windiest day measured in Bigues i Riells between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 1999, with winds reaching 38.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Bigues i Riells?

The warmest month in Bigues i Riells is July (21.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Bigues i Riells?

Bigues i Riells receives on average 835 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 116 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Bigues i Riells?

Bigues i Riells gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Bigues i Riells?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Bigues i Riells between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1986, with 30.0 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Bigues i Riells?

Yes: Bigues i Riells has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bigues i Riells?

In Bigues i Riells, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.6 °C on 23 August 2023, and the lowest was -23.0 °C on 25 December 1940.

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