Catral climate — normals and trends
Catral (Spain) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 290 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 (26.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Catral averages 3 frost days, 62 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 52 rainy days per year.
Catral 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 6 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.3 °C (on 13 July 1946) and the coldest -5.7 °C (on 3 January 1971).
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
CatralValencia
- coords
- 38.16°, -0.80°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.5°C
Average daily high
22.8°C
Average daily low
12.9°C
Annual rainfall
290mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
16.5km/h
Seasonal range
16.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
3 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
62 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
52 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.6 cm
Average feels-like high
21.9 °C
Average feels-like low
11.8 °C
Average peak gust
35.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
56 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.74 · 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
43.3 °C
13 July 1946
Coldest day
-5.7 °C
3 January 1971
Wettest day
129 mm
1 October 1988
Windiest day
50.0 km/h
25 March 1954
Strongest gust
102.2 km/h
13 December 1949
Hottest feels-like
43.9 °C
10 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-10.2 °C
12 February 1956
Snowiest day
9.4 cm
11 January 1960
Sunniest day
14.0 h
10 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18.2 °C | +3.1 °C | 5 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 18.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 16 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 18.3 °C | -0.6 °C | 66 mm | +39 mm |
| Apr | 22.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 13 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 26.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 40 mm | +13 mm |
| Jun | 32.8 °C | +4.4 °C | 0 mm | -15 mm |
| Jul | 33.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 12 mm | +7 mm |
| Aug | 34.3 °C | +3.0 °C | 4 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 29.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 50 mm | +19 mm |
| Oct | 25.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 39 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 20.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 3 mm | -29 mm |
| Dec | 16.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 87 mm | +61 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Catral?
Catral has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 290 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Catral?
The hottest day measured in Catral between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1946, reaching 43.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Catral?
The coldest day measured in Catral between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1971, at -5.7 °C.
Does it snow in Catral?
Almost never: Catral sees virtually no snow, with about 3 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Catral warmed?
Yes: Catral warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Catral?
The wettest day measured in Catral between 1940 and 2025 was 1 October 1988, with 129 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Catral?
The windiest day measured in Catral between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 1954, with winds reaching 50.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Catral?
The warmest month in Catral is August (26.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Catral?
Catral receives on average 290 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 52 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Catral?
Catral gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Catral?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Catral between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1960, with 9.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Catral?
Yes: Catral has on average 56 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Catral?
In Catral, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.9 °C on 10 August 2023, and the lowest was -10.2 °C on 12 February 1956.
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