Candelaria climate — normals and trends
Candelaria (Spain) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 336 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 (21.1 °C on average) and the coldest is February (15.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Candelaria averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 57 rainy days per year.
Candelaria has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.5 °C (on 19 July 1941) and the coldest 10.3 °C (on 6 January 1965).
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
CandelariaCanary Islands
- coords
- 28.35°, -16.37°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.1°C
Average daily high
18.9°C
Average daily low
17.4°C
Annual rainfall
336mm
Sunshine / day
11.4h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
26.0km/h
Seasonal range
5.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
57 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
18.5 °C
Average feels-like low
15.6 °C
Average peak gust
36.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
60 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · 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
30.5 °C
19 July 1941
Coldest day
10.3 °C
6 January 1965
Wettest day
87 mm
13 November 1954
Windiest day
62.0 km/h
16 January 1979
Strongest gust
91.4 km/h
16 January 1979
Hottest feels-like
33.3 °C
18 July 1941
Coldest feels-like
3.2 °C
19 February 2016
Sunniest day
13.8 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 | 17.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 14 mm | -25 mm |
| Feb | 16.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 10 mm | -30 mm |
| Mar | 17.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 113 mm | +72 mm |
| Apr | 17.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 106 mm | +73 mm |
| May | 18.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 41 mm | +21 mm |
| Jun | 20.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 21.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 22.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 2 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 22.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 3 mm | -13 mm |
| Oct | 21.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 19 mm | -22 mm |
| Nov | 20.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 37 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 17.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 45 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Candelaria?
Candelaria has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 336 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Candelaria?
The hottest day measured in Candelaria between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1941, reaching 30.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Candelaria?
The coldest day measured in Candelaria between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1965, at 10.3 °C.
Does it snow in Candelaria?
Almost never: Candelaria sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Candelaria warmed?
Yes: Candelaria warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Candelaria?
The wettest day measured in Candelaria between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1954, with 87 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Candelaria?
The windiest day measured in Candelaria between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1979, with winds reaching 62.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Candelaria?
The warmest month in Candelaria is August (21.1 °C on average); the coldest is February (15.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Candelaria?
Candelaria receives on average 336 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 57 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Candelaria?
Candelaria gets on average 11.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,161 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Candelaria?
Yes: Candelaria has on average 60 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Candelaria?
In Candelaria, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.3 °C on 18 July 1941, and the lowest was 3.2 °C on 19 February 2016.
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