Bolaños de Calatrava climate — normals and trends

Bolaños de Calatrava (Spain) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.0 °C and it receives 423 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 (26.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Bolaños de Calatrava averages 29 frost days, 75 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 75 rainy days per year.

Bolaños de Calatrava has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 39 to 19 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 43.5 °C (on 13 August 2021) and the coldest -9.3 °C (on 28 January 1952).

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

Bolaños de CalatravaCastille-La Mancha

coords
38.91°, -3.66°
period
19402025 · 86 yrs
BSkCold semi-aridWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

15.0°C

Average daily high

20.6°C

Average daily low

9.6°C

Annual rainfall

423mm

Sunshine / day

10.3h

Mean relative humidity

61%

Average peak wind

14.4km/h

Seasonal range

20.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

29 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

75 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

75 d/yr

Annual snowfall

4.9 cm

Average feels-like high

18.9 °C

Average feels-like low

7.3 °C

Average peak gust

32.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

22 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.5 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.57 · p = < 0.001

1940Each stripe is one year, from 1940 (left) to 2025 (right). Blue = colder than the period average, red = warmer.2025

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

43.5 °C

13 August 2021

Coldest day

-9.3 °C

28 January 1952

Wettest day

75 mm

16 December 1955

Windiest day

47.3 km/h

6 November 1997

Strongest gust

106.2 km/h

26 February 1989

Hottest feels-like

43.0 °C

13 August 2021

Coldest feels-like

-14.2 °C

28 January 1952

Snowiest day

11.7 cm

8 March 1971

Sunniest day

14.6 h

28 June 2021

YearHottest dayColdest dayAnnual meanRainfallHot daysFrost days
202540.9 °C17 August 2025-3.3 °C15 January 202516.8 °C549 mm10817
202441.4 °C24 July 2024-2.4 °C31 December 202416.9 °C429 mm9813
202342.4 °C17 July 2023-4.5 °C28 February 202317.0 °C290 mm10333
202241.2 °C14 July 2022-3.2 °C19 January 202217.2 °C434 mm10514
202143.5 °C13 August 2021-6.5 °C12 January 202116.3 °C367 mm9019
202040.8 °C26 July 2020-4.1 °C27 December 202016.4 °C353 mm9116
201941.4 °C28 June 2019-3.4 °C11 January 201916.5 °C343 mm9720
201841.2 °C3 August 2018-4.4 °C9 February 201815.7 °C521 mm9115
201742.0 °C13 July 2017-4.1 °C18 January 201717.0 °C340 mm10531
201640.1 °C6 September 2016-4.1 °C17 February 201616.5 °C465 mm999
201541.2 °C6 July 2015-3.1 °C1 January 201516.8 °C241 mm9326
201439.1 °C16 July 2014-4.4 °C30 December 201416.5 °C340 mm8011
201338.6 °C1 August 2013-3.9 °C7 December 201315.2 °C439 mm9237
201240.4 °C10 August 2012-5.6 °C12 February 201215.5 °C366 mm10246
201139.2 °C20 August 2011-3.9 °C22 January 201116.2 °C376 mm9423
201038.8 °C26 August 2010-4.6 °C10 January 201015.1 °C626 mm8125
200937.9 °C26 July 2009-7.2 °C20 December 200915.9 °C412 mm9718
200838.8 °C4 August 2008-3.2 °C26 December 200815.1 °C502 mm6826
200740.1 °C4 August 2007-5.4 °C17 November 200715.1 °C377 mm7131
200639.2 °C10 July 2006-5.1 °C29 January 200616.4 °C424 mm9525
200540.4 °C7 August 2005-8.7 °C28 January 200515.6 °C220 mm9657
200439.1 °C27 June 2004-3.8 °C2 March 200415.3 °C458 mm9613
200340.5 °C1 August 2003-4.8 °C14 January 200316.4 °C396 mm10117
200238.3 °C16 June 2002-1.1 °C2 February 200216.0 °C397 mm804
200138.0 °C24 June 2001-5.8 °C16 December 200115.9 °C407 mm8718
200038.7 °C31 July 2000-4.4 °C25 January 200015.7 °C348 mm8625
199939.5 °C24 August 1999-4.6 °C1 February 199915.8 °C369 mm8834
199838.5 °C25 August 1998-3.8 °C22 December 199815.7 °C355 mm8019
199737.6 °C2 August 1997-4.6 °C6 January 199716.2 °C589 mm535
199637.2 °C21 July 1996-3.3 °C27 December 199615.3 °C612 mm7010
199541.9 °C24 July 1995-3.3 °C14 January 199516.7 °C305 mm6812
199439.0 °C4 July 1994-4.7 °C24 December 199416.0 °C237 mm8828
199340.9 °C20 August 1993-5.8 °C1 March 199314.3 °C331 mm6241
199238.3 °C24 August 1992-4.0 °C4 January 199214.6 °C326 mm6935
199139.1 °C5 August 1991-5.2 °C15 January 199115.0 °C328 mm8627
199038.0 °C20 July 1990-5.5 °C16 December 199015.5 °C311 mm8419
198938.1 °C21 July 1989-5.2 °C4 January 198915.8 °C567 mm7215
198838.0 °C6 September 1988-4.1 °C17 December 198814.8 °C373 mm6730
198739.3 °C12 August 1987-4.2 °C5 January 198715.5 °C532 mm7829
198637.5 °C30 July 1986-3.6 °C10 February 198614.6 °C392 mm7137
198538.8 °C4 August 1985-6.6 °C9 January 198515.2 °C361 mm8734
198438.5 °C23 July 1984-4.7 °C15 February 198413.9 °C441 mm6138
198336.6 °C10 June 1983-8.2 °C14 February 198314.9 °C343 mm8150
198237.1 °C19 August 1982-2.8 °C29 January 198214.8 °C483 mm6214
198139.1 °C30 July 1981-5.5 °C2 February 198115.0 °C393 mm7443
198038.2 °C21 August 1980-5.0 °C2 December 198014.5 °C322 mm6837
197938.5 °C28 July 1979-5.1 °C22 December 197914.5 °C516 mm5726
197840.7 °C16 July 1978-3.2 °C14 January 197814.8 °C414 mm7012
197735.7 °C15 August 1977-2.9 °C31 March 197714.5 °C496 mm406
197637.7 °C5 August 1976-4.4 °C26 January 197613.9 °C533 mm4732
197537.6 °C7 August 1975-3.1 °C6 January 197514.0 °C476 mm5324
197437.4 °C16 August 1974-3.7 °C23 December 197414.0 °C401 mm6133
197338.2 °C9 August 1973-3.7 °C4 December 197314.2 °C388 mm6942
197234.8 °C13 July 1972-3.1 °C24 January 197213.6 °C707 mm5020
197137.3 °C30 July 1971-9.3 °C10 March 197113.2 °C715 mm4239
197036.1 °C5 September 1970-6.0 °C25 December 197014.5 °C391 mm8032
196937.2 °C21 July 1969-4.1 °C5 February 196913.8 °C709 mm5734
196836.8 °C9 July 1968-3.9 °C11 January 196814.5 °C475 mm5924
196739.4 °C20 July 1967-5.2 °C13 December 196714.6 °C410 mm6433
196638.1 °C12 July 1966-2.5 °C24 November 196614.3 °C453 mm6433
196537.9 °C5 August 1965-4.1 °C9 December 196514.4 °C462 mm6546
196435.3 °C1 September 1964-3.4 °C11 February 196414.5 °C361 mm8042
196335.7 °C10 August 1963-3.4 °C2 February 196313.9 °C611 mm5126
196236.3 °C13 August 1962-5.1 °C25 December 196214.5 °C507 mm8337
196136.1 °C26 August 1961-2.5 °C19 December 196115.6 °C395 mm7914
196037.0 °C25 July 1960-3.9 °C15 January 196014.6 °C611 mm6021
195937.2 °C27 July 1959-1.5 °C5 January 195914.7 °C418 mm459
195838.1 °C30 July 1958-4.4 °C24 January 195814.5 °C390 mm4628
195735.8 °C1 August 1957-4.1 °C17 January 195713.8 °C485 mm5541
195636.1 °C6 July 1956-8.0 °C12 February 195613.0 °C400 mm4461
195535.6 °C7 July 1955-4.4 °C8 March 195515.3 °C517 mm7020
195437.4 °C26 July 1954-5.8 °C10 January 195414.5 °C237 mm7642
195336.9 °C25 July 1953-5.4 °C22 January 195314.5 °C291 mm8363
195237.3 °C13 August 1952-9.3 °C28 January 195213.8 °C417 mm5655
195137.7 °C27 July 1951-2.8 °C27 January 195113.7 °C510 mm5927
195038.8 °C29 June 1950-3.9 °C19 December 195014.9 °C323 mm8142
194937.4 °C5 July 1949-6.6 °C11 January 194914.5 °C378 mm5633
194835.8 °C25 July 1948-3.1 °C22 February 194814.7 °C479 mm588
194737.9 °C3 August 1947-8.6 °C27 January 194715.2 °C486 mm7829
194638.4 °C12 July 1946-4.7 °C16 January 194614.1 °C391 mm7838
194538.5 °C22 July 1945-5.5 °C16 January 194515.7 °C259 mm8933
194439.3 °C31 July 1944-4.6 °C21 February 194414.3 °C273 mm6462
194336.5 °C18 August 1943-2.6 °C21 November 194314.8 °C355 mm8931
194237.6 °C28 July 1942-5.2 °C13 January 194214.4 °C420 mm8047
194138.4 °C25 July 1941-8.1 °C11 January 194113.9 °C452 mm7643
194037.6 °C11 August 1940-6.2 °C28 December 194013.7 °C492 mm5648

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Across the whole year

Average daily high
22.9 °C
+2.3 °C
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
108 d/yr
+33
Frost days (< 0 °C)
17 d/yr
-12
Annual rainfall
549 mm
+126 mm

Month by month

Highvs. normalPrecipitationvs. normal
Jan12.3 °C+2.0 °C61 mm+19 mm
Feb15.6 °C+3.2 °C16 mm-26 mm
Mar14.0 °C-1.5 °C158 mm+110 mm
Apr19.9 °C+1.7 °C65 mm+15 mm
May25.1 °C+2.4 °C41 mm+2 mm
Jun35.1 °C+6.7 °C10 mm-10 mm
Jul35.4 °C+2.4 °C1 mm-5 mm
Aug36.1 °C+3.5 °C4 mm-3 mm
Sep29.9 °C+2.3 °C22 mm-2 mm
Oct24.1 °C+3.0 °C41 mm-7 mm
Nov15.2 °C+0.6 °C81 mm+33 mm
Dec11.3 °C+0.4 °C50 mm-1 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day
40.9 °C
17 Aug 2025
Coldest day
-3.3 °C
15 Jan 2025
Wettest day
22.5 mm
21 Jan 2025
Windiest day
34.5 km/h
27 Jan 2025
Strongest gust
75.2 km/h
15 Nov 2025
Hottest feels-like
41.3 °C
11 Aug 2025
Coldest feels-like
-7.0 °C
14 Jan 2025
Sunniest day
14.5 h
27 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Bolaños de Calatrava?

Bolaños de Calatrava has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.0 °C and it receives 423 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bolaños de Calatrava?

The hottest day measured in Bolaños de Calatrava between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2021, reaching 43.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Bolaños de Calatrava?

The coldest day measured in Bolaños de Calatrava between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1952, at -9.3 °C.

Does it snow in Bolaños de Calatrava?

Yes. Bolaños de Calatrava gets on average 4.9 cm of snow per year and has around 29 frost days.

Has the climate of Bolaños de Calatrava warmed?

Yes: Bolaños de Calatrava warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Bolaños de Calatrava?

The wettest day measured in Bolaños de Calatrava between 1940 and 2025 was 16 December 1955, with 75 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Bolaños de Calatrava?

The windiest day measured in Bolaños de Calatrava between 1940 and 2025 was 6 November 1997, with winds reaching 47.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Bolaños de Calatrava?

The warmest month in Bolaños de Calatrava is July (26.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Bolaños de Calatrava?

Bolaños de Calatrava receives on average 423 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 75 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Bolaños de Calatrava?

Bolaños de Calatrava gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Bolaños de Calatrava?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Bolaños de Calatrava between 1940 and 2025 was 8 March 1971, with 11.7 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Bolaños de Calatrava?

Yes: Bolaños de Calatrava has on average 22 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bolaños de Calatrava?

In Bolaños de Calatrava, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.0 °C on 13 August 2021, and the lowest was -14.2 °C on 28 January 1952.

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