Cacabelos climate — normals and trends
Cacabelos (Spain) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.3 °C and it receives 862 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 (18.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Cacabelos averages 54 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 129 rainy days per year.
Cacabelos has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 77 to 31 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.9 °C (on 14 July 2022) and the coldest -20.4 °C (on 5 February 1954).
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
CacabelosCastille and León
- coords
- 42.60°, -6.72°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.3°C
Average daily high
14.9°C
Average daily low
5.9°C
Annual rainfall
862mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
11.5km/h
Seasonal range
14.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
54 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
129 d/yr
Annual snowfall
52.7 cm
Average feels-like high
13.3 °C
Average feels-like low
3.7 °C
Average peak gust
34.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
36.9 °C
14 July 2022
Coldest day
-20.4 °C
5 February 1954
Wettest day
75 mm
20 January 1941
Windiest day
39.1 km/h
24 January 2009
Strongest gust
146.2 km/h
24 January 2009
Hottest feels-like
37.5 °C
22 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-25.1 °C
13 January 1945
Snowiest day
18.6 cm
7 December 1960
Sunniest day
15.0 h
8 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 161 mm | +65 mm |
| Feb | 10.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 61 mm | -24 mm |
| Mar | 10.6 °C | -0.5 °C | 84 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 15.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 124 mm | +44 mm |
| May | 17.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 74 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 25.2 °C | +4.4 °C | 19 mm | -34 mm |
| Jul | 26.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 16 mm | -14 mm |
| Aug | 28.0 °C | +4.0 °C | 12 mm | -15 mm |
| Sep | 21.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 19 mm | -30 mm |
| Oct | 19.1 °C | +3.3 °C | 55 mm | -28 mm |
| Nov | 10.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 137 mm | +43 mm |
| Dec | 7.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 114 mm | +12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cacabelos?
Cacabelos has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.3 °C and it receives 862 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cacabelos?
The hottest day measured in Cacabelos between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 2022, reaching 36.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cacabelos?
The coldest day measured in Cacabelos between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1954, at -20.4 °C.
Does it snow in Cacabelos?
Yes. Cacabelos gets on average 52.7 cm of snow per year and has around 54 frost days.
Has the climate of Cacabelos warmed?
Yes: Cacabelos warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cacabelos?
The wettest day measured in Cacabelos between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1941, with 75 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cacabelos?
The windiest day measured in Cacabelos between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 2009, with winds reaching 39.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cacabelos?
The warmest month in Cacabelos is July (18.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Cacabelos?
Cacabelos receives on average 862 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 129 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cacabelos?
Cacabelos gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Cacabelos?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Cacabelos between 1940 and 2025 was 7 December 1960, with 18.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Cacabelos?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Cacabelos.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cacabelos?
In Cacabelos, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.5 °C on 22 August 2023, and the lowest was -25.1 °C on 13 January 1945.
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