Breña Alta climate — normals and trends
Breña Alta (Spain) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.9 °C and it receives 298 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 September (20.7 °C on average) and the coldest is February (15.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Breña Alta averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 70 rainy days per year.
Breña Alta has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 26.3 °C (on 7 October 2023) and the coldest 9.6 °C (on 14 March 2011).
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
Breña AltaCanary Islands
- coords
- 28.65°, -17.78°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.9°C
Average daily high
18.4°C
Average daily low
17.4°C
Annual rainfall
298mm
Sunshine / day
11.5h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
33.0km/h
Seasonal range
5.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
70 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
17.2 °C
Average feels-like low
14.5 °C
Average peak gust
45.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
51 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · 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
26.3 °C
7 October 2023
Coldest day
9.6 °C
14 March 2011
Wettest day
69 mm
22 November 1955
Windiest day
74.3 km/h
28 November 2005
Strongest gust
113.0 km/h
3 March 2013
Hottest feels-like
30.0 °C
13 August 1976
Coldest feels-like
2.8 °C
22 February 1972
Sunniest day
13.7 h
17 June 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 23 mm | -21 mm |
| Feb | 16.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 14 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 16.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 46 mm | +15 mm |
| Apr | 17.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 46 mm | +26 mm |
| May | 18.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 15 mm | +4 mm |
| Jun | 19.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 7 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 20.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 11 mm | +7 mm |
| Aug | 21.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 12 mm | +7 mm |
| Sep | 21.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 10 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 21.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 12 mm | -18 mm |
| Nov | 20.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 48 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 18.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 35 mm | -16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Breña Alta?
Breña Alta has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.9 °C and it receives 298 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Breña Alta?
The hottest day measured in Breña Alta between 1940 and 2025 was 7 October 2023, reaching 26.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Breña Alta?
The coldest day measured in Breña Alta between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 2011, at 9.6 °C.
Does it snow in Breña Alta?
Almost never: Breña Alta sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Breña Alta warmed?
Yes: Breña Alta warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Breña Alta?
The wettest day measured in Breña Alta between 1940 and 2025 was 22 November 1955, with 69 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Breña Alta?
The windiest day measured in Breña Alta between 1940 and 2025 was 28 November 2005, with winds reaching 74.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Breña Alta?
The warmest month in Breña Alta is September (20.7 °C on average); the coldest is February (15.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Breña Alta?
Breña Alta receives on average 298 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 70 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Breña Alta?
Breña Alta gets on average 11.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,198 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Breña Alta?
Yes: Breña Alta has on average 51 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Breña Alta?
In Breña Alta, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 30.0 °C on 13 August 1976, and the lowest was 2.8 °C on 22 February 1972.
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