Briviesca climate — normals and trends
Briviesca (Spain) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.2 °C and it receives 736 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 (17.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Briviesca averages 51 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 138 rainy days per year.
Briviesca has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 70 to 32 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.2 °C (on 16 July 2022) and the coldest -18.9 °C (on 21 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
BriviescaCastille and León
- coords
- 42.55°, -3.32°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.2°C
Average daily high
15.0°C
Average daily low
6.1°C
Annual rainfall
736mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
16.4km/h
Seasonal range
14.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
51 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
138 d/yr
Annual snowfall
56.4 cm
Average feels-like high
12.9 °C
Average feels-like low
3.6 °C
Average peak gust
37.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · 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
38.2 °C
16 July 2022
Coldest day
-18.9 °C
21 January 1940
Wettest day
49 mm
8 October 1966
Windiest day
51.5 km/h
4 October 1984
Strongest gust
136.8 km/h
20 December 2019
Hottest feels-like
37.9 °C
16 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-24.0 °C
21 January 1940
Snowiest day
29.7 cm
5 December 1996
Sunniest day
14.8 h
5 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 68 mm | +8 mm |
| Feb | 11.6 °C | +3.3 °C | 45 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 10.4 °C | -0.8 °C | 102 mm | +42 mm |
| Apr | 16.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 99 mm | +18 mm |
| May | 17.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 102 mm | +15 mm |
| Jun | 26.0 °C | +5.5 °C | 41 mm | -29 mm |
| Jul | 25.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 44 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 29.0 °C | +4.9 °C | 31 mm | -7 mm |
| Sep | 23.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 41 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 19.7 °C | +3.3 °C | 26 mm | -32 mm |
| Nov | 11.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 88 mm | +22 mm |
| Dec | 9.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 56 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Briviesca?
Briviesca has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.2 °C and it receives 736 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Briviesca?
The hottest day measured in Briviesca between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 2022, reaching 38.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Briviesca?
The coldest day measured in Briviesca between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1940, at -18.9 °C.
Does it snow in Briviesca?
Yes. Briviesca gets on average 56.4 cm of snow per year and has around 51 frost days.
Has the climate of Briviesca warmed?
Yes: Briviesca warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Briviesca?
The wettest day measured in Briviesca between 1940 and 2025 was 8 October 1966, with 49 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Briviesca?
The windiest day measured in Briviesca between 1940 and 2025 was 4 October 1984, with winds reaching 51.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Briviesca?
The warmest month in Briviesca is August (17.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Briviesca?
Briviesca receives on average 736 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 138 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Briviesca?
Briviesca gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Briviesca?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Briviesca between 1940 and 2025 was 5 December 1996, with 29.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Briviesca?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Briviesca.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Briviesca?
In Briviesca, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.9 °C on 16 July 2022, and the lowest was -24.0 °C on 21 January 1940.
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