Calasparra climate — normals and trends
Calasparra (Spain) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.8 °C and it receives 366 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 (25.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Calasparra averages 18 frost days, 74 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 61 rainy days per year.
Calasparra has warmed by +2.6 °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 28 to 8 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.4 °C (on 10 August 2023) and the coldest -13.0 °C (on 14 February 1983).
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
CalasparraMurcia
- coords
- 38.23°, -1.70°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.8°C
Average daily high
21.9°C
Average daily low
10.1°C
Annual rainfall
366mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
62%
Average peak wind
13.6km/h
Seasonal range
18.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
18 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
74 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
61 d/yr
Annual snowfall
4.3 cm
Average feels-like high
20.7 °C
Average feels-like low
8.7 °C
Average peak gust
32.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
14 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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
42.4 °C
10 August 2023
Coldest day
-13.0 °C
14 February 1983
Wettest day
95 mm
20 October 1982
Windiest day
44.8 km/h
5 March 2006
Strongest gust
96.8 km/h
1 December 1959
Hottest feels-like
44.0 °C
10 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-17.5 °C
14 February 1983
Snowiest day
16.2 cm
13 December 1949
Sunniest day
14.0 h
2 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16.1 °C | +3.3 °C | 5 mm | -24 mm |
| Feb | 18.1 °C | +3.6 °C | 7 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 16.1 °C | -1.3 °C | 133 mm | +94 mm |
| Apr | 21.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 20 mm | -23 mm |
| May | 26.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 61 mm | +25 mm |
| Jun | 34.8 °C | +5.8 °C | 12 mm | -10 mm |
| Jul | 35.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 38 mm | +32 mm |
| Aug | 35.9 °C | +3.7 °C | 4 mm | -11 mm |
| Sep | 30.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 28 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 24.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 47 mm | +3 mm |
| Nov | 18.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 5 mm | -32 mm |
| Dec | 14.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 70 mm | +36 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Calasparra?
Calasparra has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.8 °C and it receives 366 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Calasparra?
The hottest day measured in Calasparra between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 2023, reaching 42.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Calasparra?
The coldest day measured in Calasparra between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 1983, at -13.0 °C.
Does it snow in Calasparra?
Yes. Calasparra gets on average 4.3 cm of snow per year and has around 18 frost days.
Has the climate of Calasparra warmed?
Yes: Calasparra warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Calasparra?
The wettest day measured in Calasparra between 1940 and 2025 was 20 October 1982, with 95 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Calasparra?
The windiest day measured in Calasparra between 1940 and 2025 was 5 March 2006, with winds reaching 44.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Calasparra?
The warmest month in Calasparra is July (25.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Calasparra?
Calasparra receives on average 366 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 61 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Calasparra?
Calasparra gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Calasparra?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Calasparra between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1949, with 16.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Calasparra?
Yes: Calasparra has on average 14 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Calasparra?
In Calasparra, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.0 °C on 10 August 2023, and the lowest was -17.5 °C on 14 February 1983.
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