Cuevas del Almanzora climate — normals and trends
Cuevas del Almanzora (Spain) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.8 °C and it receives 347 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 (24.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Cuevas del Almanzora averages 2 frost days, 41 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 54 rainy days per year.
Cuevas del Almanzora has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 4 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.3 °C (on 5 July 1994) and the coldest -5.5 °C (on 14 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
Cuevas del AlmanzoraAndalusia
- coords
- 37.30°, -1.88°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.8°C
Average daily high
21.9°C
Average daily low
12.2°C
Annual rainfall
347mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
62%
Average peak wind
14.5km/h
Seasonal range
15.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
2 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
41 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
54 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.0 cm
Average feels-like high
21.1 °C
Average feels-like low
10.6 °C
Average peak gust
37.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
30 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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
5 July 1994
Coldest day
-5.5 °C
14 February 1983
Wettest day
137 mm
19 October 1973
Windiest day
44.3 km/h
1 December 1959
Strongest gust
109.4 km/h
13 December 1949
Hottest feels-like
43.9 °C
5 July 1994
Coldest feels-like
-9.4 °C
14 February 1983
Snowiest day
11.3 cm
13 December 1949
Sunniest day
14.0 h
29 June 2017
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 | 17.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 5 mm | -26 mm |
| Feb | 17.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 18 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 17.4 °C | -0.5 °C | 160 mm | +121 mm |
| Apr | 20.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 13 mm | -29 mm |
| May | 24.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 77 mm | +47 mm |
| Jun | 30.1 °C | +2.8 °C | 0 mm | -13 mm |
| Jul | 30.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 37 mm | +32 mm |
| Aug | 32.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 2 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 27.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 31 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 24.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 55 mm | +10 mm |
| Nov | 19.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 11 mm | -28 mm |
| Dec | 15.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 71 mm | +36 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cuevas del Almanzora?
Cuevas del Almanzora has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.8 °C and it receives 347 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cuevas del Almanzora?
The hottest day measured in Cuevas del Almanzora between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 1994, reaching 43.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cuevas del Almanzora?
The coldest day measured in Cuevas del Almanzora between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 1983, at -5.5 °C.
Does it snow in Cuevas del Almanzora?
Almost never: Cuevas del Almanzora sees virtually no snow, with about 2 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Cuevas del Almanzora warmed?
Yes: Cuevas del Almanzora warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cuevas del Almanzora?
The wettest day measured in Cuevas del Almanzora between 1940 and 2025 was 19 October 1973, with 137 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cuevas del Almanzora?
The windiest day measured in Cuevas del Almanzora between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 1959, with winds reaching 44.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cuevas del Almanzora?
The warmest month in Cuevas del Almanzora is August (24.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Cuevas del Almanzora?
Cuevas del Almanzora receives on average 347 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 54 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cuevas del Almanzora?
Cuevas del Almanzora gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Cuevas del Almanzora?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Cuevas del Almanzora between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1949, with 11.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Cuevas del Almanzora?
Yes: Cuevas del Almanzora has on average 30 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cuevas del Almanzora?
In Cuevas del Almanzora, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.9 °C on 5 July 1994, and the lowest was -9.4 °C on 14 February 1983.
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