Cardona climate — normals and trends
Cardona (Spain) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.9 °C and it receives 899 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 (21.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Cardona averages 61 frost days, 11 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 117 rainy days per year.
Cardona 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 82 to 40 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.2 °C (on 6 July 1982) and the coldest -23.2 °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
CardonaCatalonia
- coords
- 41.91°, 1.68°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.9°C
Average daily high
17.3°C
Average daily low
6.8°C
Annual rainfall
899mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
10.8km/h
Seasonal range
17.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
61 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
11 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
117 d/yr
Annual snowfall
15.0 cm
Average feels-like high
16.4 °C
Average feels-like low
5.0 °C
Average peak gust
29.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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
39.2 °C
6 July 1982
Coldest day
-23.2 °C
27 December 1962
Wettest day
105 mm
11 October 1970
Windiest day
34.4 km/h
24 January 2009
Strongest gust
97.6 km/h
24 January 2009
Hottest feels-like
39.0 °C
6 July 1982
Coldest feels-like
-27.9 °C
27 December 1962
Snowiest day
27.6 cm
24 February 1944
Sunniest day
14.3 h
26 June 2019
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 | 10.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 25 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 11.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 59 mm | +15 mm |
| Mar | 12.3 °C | -1.3 °C | 179 mm | +112 mm |
| Apr | 17.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 167 mm | +69 mm |
| May | 20.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 111 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 29.8 °C | +5.9 °C | 12 mm | -81 mm |
| Jul | 27.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 152 mm | +83 mm |
| Aug | 28.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 47 mm | -35 mm |
| Sep | 22.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 172 mm | +76 mm |
| Oct | 18.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 67 mm | -23 mm |
| Nov | 13.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 65 mm | +5 mm |
| Dec | 10.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 93 mm | +46 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cardona?
Cardona has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.9 °C and it receives 899 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cardona?
The hottest day measured in Cardona between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1982, reaching 39.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cardona?
The coldest day measured in Cardona between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1962, at -23.2 °C.
Does it snow in Cardona?
Yes. Cardona gets on average 15.0 cm of snow per year and has around 61 frost days.
Has the climate of Cardona warmed?
Yes: Cardona warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cardona?
The wettest day measured in Cardona between 1940 and 2025 was 11 October 1970, with 105 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cardona?
The windiest day measured in Cardona between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 2009, with winds reaching 34.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cardona?
The warmest month in Cardona is July (21.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Cardona?
Cardona receives on average 899 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 117 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cardona?
Cardona gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Cardona?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Cardona between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 1944, with 27.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Cardona?
Yes: Cardona has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cardona?
In Cardona, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.0 °C on 6 July 1982, and the lowest was -27.9 °C on 27 December 1962.
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