Calafell climate — normals and trends
Calafell (Spain) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.4 °C and it receives 601 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 (23.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Calafell averages 10 frost days, 22 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 91 rainy days per year.
Calafell has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 16 to 4 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.4 °C (on 6 July 1982) and the coldest -9.6 °C (on 27 December 1962).
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
CalafellCatalonia
- coords
- 41.20°, 1.57°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.4°C
Average daily high
20.0°C
Average daily low
11.3°C
Annual rainfall
601mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
17.7km/h
Seasonal range
16.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
10 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
22 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
91 d/yr
Annual snowfall
3.9 cm
Average feels-like high
19.1 °C
Average feels-like low
9.8 °C
Average peak gust
35.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
34 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.67 · 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
38.4 °C
6 July 1982
Coldest day
-9.6 °C
27 December 1962
Wettest day
98 mm
11 October 1970
Windiest day
57.6 km/h
24 January 2009
Strongest gust
112.7 km/h
24 January 2009
Hottest feels-like
40.5 °C
23 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-15.3 °C
2 January 1971
Snowiest day
17.2 cm
15 December 2001
Sunniest day
14.2 h
12 June 2012
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15.0 °C | +2.8 °C | 9 mm | -26 mm |
| Feb | 14.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 28 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 15.0 °C | -1.1 °C | 122 mm | +72 mm |
| Apr | 19.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 39 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 23.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 73 mm | +16 mm |
| Jun | 30.1 °C | +4.3 °C | 1 mm | -40 mm |
| Jul | 29.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 89 mm | +58 mm |
| Aug | 31.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 25 mm | -29 mm |
| Sep | 26.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 64 mm | -14 mm |
| Oct | 22.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 42 mm | -33 mm |
| Nov | 17.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 36 mm | -15 mm |
| Dec | 13.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 92 mm | +51 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Calafell?
Calafell has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.4 °C and it receives 601 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Calafell?
The hottest day measured in Calafell between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1982, reaching 38.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Calafell?
The coldest day measured in Calafell between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1962, at -9.6 °C.
Does it snow in Calafell?
Yes. Calafell gets on average 3.9 cm of snow per year and has around 10 frost days.
Has the climate of Calafell warmed?
Yes: Calafell warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Calafell?
The wettest day measured in Calafell between 1940 and 2025 was 11 October 1970, with 98 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Calafell?
The windiest day measured in Calafell between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 2009, with winds reaching 57.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Calafell?
The warmest month in Calafell is July (23.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Calafell?
Calafell receives on average 601 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 91 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Calafell?
Calafell gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Calafell?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Calafell between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 2001, with 17.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Calafell?
Yes: Calafell has on average 34 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Calafell?
In Calafell, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.5 °C on 23 August 2023, and the lowest was -15.3 °C on 2 January 1971.
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