Córdoba climate — normals and trends
Córdoba (Spain) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.1 °C and it receives 514 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 (27.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Córdoba averages 7 frost days, 93 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 70 rainy days per year.
Córdoba has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 12 to 2 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.1 °C (on 14 August 2021) and the coldest -10.1 °C (on 13 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
CórdobaAndalusia
- coords
- 37.89°, -4.77°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.1°C
Average daily high
22.6°C
Average daily low
11.9°C
Annual rainfall
514mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
14.6km/h
Seasonal range
19.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
7 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
93 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
70 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.3 cm
Average feels-like high
21.2 °C
Average feels-like low
10.4 °C
Average peak gust
31.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
48 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · 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
44.1 °C
14 August 2021
Coldest day
-10.1 °C
13 February 1983
Wettest day
70 mm
17 December 1997
Windiest day
51.6 km/h
6 November 1997
Strongest gust
119.2 km/h
6 November 1997
Hottest feels-like
44.9 °C
23 July 1995
Coldest feels-like
-13.7 °C
13 February 1983
Snowiest day
13.9 cm
8 March 1971
Sunniest day
14.6 h
21 June 1950
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 78 mm | +18 mm |
| Feb | 16.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 39 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 16.1 °C | -1.4 °C | 205 mm | +142 mm |
| Apr | 21.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 65 mm | +14 mm |
| May | 26.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 42 mm | +5 mm |
| Jun | 35.4 °C | +5.4 °C | 9 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 36.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 37.4 °C | +3.3 °C | 3 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 31.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 14 mm | -9 mm |
| Oct | 26.7 °C | +3.6 °C | 45 mm | -11 mm |
| Nov | 17.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 112 mm | +46 mm |
| Dec | 13.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 78 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Córdoba?
Córdoba has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.1 °C and it receives 514 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Córdoba?
The hottest day measured in Córdoba between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 2021, reaching 44.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Córdoba?
The coldest day measured in Córdoba between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1983, at -10.1 °C.
Does it snow in Córdoba?
Yes. Córdoba gets on average 1.3 cm of snow per year and has around 7 frost days.
Has the climate of Córdoba warmed?
Yes: Córdoba warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Córdoba?
The wettest day measured in Córdoba between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 1997, with 70 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Córdoba?
The windiest day measured in Córdoba between 1940 and 2025 was 6 November 1997, with winds reaching 51.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Córdoba?
The warmest month in Córdoba is July (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Córdoba?
Córdoba receives on average 514 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 70 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Córdoba?
Córdoba 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 Córdoba?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Córdoba between 1940 and 2025 was 8 March 1971, with 13.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Córdoba?
Yes: Córdoba has on average 48 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Córdoba?
In Córdoba, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.9 °C on 23 July 1995, and the lowest was -13.7 °C on 13 February 1983.
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