Don Benito climate — normals and trends
Don Benito (Spain) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.5 °C and it receives 467 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 (26.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Don Benito averages 11 frost days, 83 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 72 rainy days per year.
Don Benito has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 16 to 6 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.4 °C (on 14 August 2021) and the coldest -6.1 °C (on 22 December 1978).
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
Don BenitoExtremadura
- coords
- 38.96°, -5.86°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.5°C
Average daily high
21.9°C
Average daily low
11.2°C
Annual rainfall
467mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
62%
Average peak wind
13.2km/h
Seasonal range
19.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
11 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
83 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
72 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.7 cm
Average feels-like high
20.9 °C
Average feels-like low
9.5 °C
Average peak gust
29.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
32 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · 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
44.4 °C
14 August 2021
Coldest day
-6.1 °C
22 December 1978
Wettest day
72 mm
16 December 1955
Windiest day
45.6 km/h
6 November 1997
Strongest gust
104.8 km/h
30 November 1959
Hottest feels-like
44.6 °C
14 August 2021
Coldest feels-like
-10.5 °C
28 January 2005
Snowiest day
9.7 cm
3 January 1971
Sunniest day
14.7 h
27 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 114 mm | +61 mm |
| Feb | 16.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 26 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 16.0 °C | -1.2 °C | 170 mm | +118 mm |
| Apr | 20.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 68 mm | +21 mm |
| May | 25.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 22 mm | -13 mm |
| Jun | 34.7 °C | +5.3 °C | 7 mm | -11 mm |
| Jul | 35.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 36.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 30.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 19 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 26.3 °C | +3.7 °C | 58 mm | +2 mm |
| Nov | 16.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 69 mm | +9 mm |
| Dec | 13.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 90 mm | +30 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Don Benito?
Don Benito has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.5 °C and it receives 467 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Don Benito?
The hottest day measured in Don Benito between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 2021, reaching 44.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Don Benito?
The coldest day measured in Don Benito between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1978, at -6.1 °C.
Does it snow in Don Benito?
Almost never: Don Benito sees virtually no snow, with about 11 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Don Benito warmed?
Yes: Don Benito warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Don Benito?
The wettest day measured in Don Benito between 1940 and 2025 was 16 December 1955, with 72 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Don Benito?
The windiest day measured in Don Benito between 1940 and 2025 was 6 November 1997, with winds reaching 45.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Don Benito?
The warmest month in Don Benito is July (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Don Benito?
Don Benito receives on average 467 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 72 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Don Benito?
Don Benito gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Don Benito?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Don Benito between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1971, with 9.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Don Benito?
Yes: Don Benito has on average 32 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Don Benito?
In Don Benito, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.6 °C on 14 August 2021, and the lowest was -10.5 °C on 28 January 2005.
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