Campo de Criptana climate — normals and trends
Campo de Criptana (Spain) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.8 °C and it receives 397 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 (26.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Campo de Criptana averages 31 frost days, 75 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 74 rainy days per year.
Campo de Criptana has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 42 to 20 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.9 °C (on 13 August 2021) and the coldest -14.3 °C (on 28 January 1952).
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
Campo de CriptanaCastille-La Mancha
- coords
- 39.40°, -3.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.8°C
Average daily high
20.4°C
Average daily low
9.5°C
Annual rainfall
397mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
17.1km/h
Seasonal range
21.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
31 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
75 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
74 d/yr
Annual snowfall
6.4 cm
Average feels-like high
18.2 °C
Average feels-like low
6.9 °C
Average peak gust
34.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
23 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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
42.9 °C
13 August 2021
Coldest day
-14.3 °C
28 January 1952
Wettest day
46 mm
28 September 1949
Windiest day
49.5 km/h
6 November 1997
Strongest gust
106.2 km/h
20 December 2019
Hottest feels-like
42.8 °C
14 August 2021
Coldest feels-like
-19.7 °C
28 January 1952
Snowiest day
14.1 cm
10 January 1941
Sunniest day
14.4 h
26 June 2025
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 | 12.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 47 mm | +10 mm |
| Feb | 15.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 9 mm | -27 mm |
| Mar | 13.1 °C | -2.1 °C | 134 mm | +92 mm |
| Apr | 19.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 66 mm | +21 mm |
| May | 24.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 34 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 34.7 °C | +6.1 °C | 17 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 34.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 7 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 35.5 °C | +3.0 °C | 5 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 29.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 10 mm | -14 mm |
| Oct | 23.7 °C | +3.2 °C | 38 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 14.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 62 mm | +18 mm |
| Dec | 11.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 34 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Campo de Criptana?
Campo de Criptana has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.8 °C and it receives 397 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Campo de Criptana?
The hottest day measured in Campo de Criptana between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2021, reaching 42.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Campo de Criptana?
The coldest day measured in Campo de Criptana between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1952, at -14.3 °C.
Does it snow in Campo de Criptana?
Yes. Campo de Criptana gets on average 6.4 cm of snow per year and has around 31 frost days.
Has the climate of Campo de Criptana warmed?
Yes: Campo de Criptana warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Campo de Criptana?
The wettest day measured in Campo de Criptana between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 1949, with 46 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Campo de Criptana?
The windiest day measured in Campo de Criptana between 1940 and 2025 was 6 November 1997, with winds reaching 49.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Campo de Criptana?
The warmest month in Campo de Criptana is July (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Campo de Criptana?
Campo de Criptana receives on average 397 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 74 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Campo de Criptana?
Campo de Criptana gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Campo de Criptana?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Campo de Criptana between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1941, with 14.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Campo de Criptana?
Yes: Campo de Criptana has on average 23 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Campo de Criptana?
In Campo de Criptana, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.8 °C on 14 August 2021, and the lowest was -19.7 °C on 28 January 1952.
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