Dúrcal climate — normals and trends
Dúrcal (Spain) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.9 °C and it receives 652 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 (23.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Dúrcal averages 42 frost days, 21 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 89 rainy days per year.
Dúrcal has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 59 to 25 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.9 °C (on 14 August 2021) and the coldest -18.7 °C (on 4 February 1954).
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
DúrcalAndalusia
- coords
- 36.99°, -3.57°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.9°C
Average daily high
18.0°C
Average daily low
7.8°C
Annual rainfall
652mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
9.3km/h
Seasonal range
18.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
42 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
21 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
89 d/yr
Annual snowfall
27.2 cm
Average feels-like high
16.8 °C
Average feels-like low
5.9 °C
Average peak gust
36.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
6 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · 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
37.9 °C
14 August 2021
Coldest day
-18.7 °C
4 February 1954
Wettest day
122 mm
7 November 1982
Windiest day
29.5 km/h
6 November 1997
Strongest gust
137.9 km/h
6 November 1997
Hottest feels-like
38.9 °C
14 August 2021
Coldest feels-like
-23.2 °C
4 February 1954
Snowiest day
18.7 cm
19 December 1976
Sunniest day
14.2 h
26 June 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 52 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 13.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 33 mm | -32 mm |
| Mar | 12.2 °C | -1.0 °C | 235 mm | +156 mm |
| Apr | 17.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 62 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 21.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 47 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 29.5 °C | +5.2 °C | 34 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 30.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 18 mm | +9 mm |
| Aug | 30.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 14 mm | +3 mm |
| Sep | 26.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 33 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 21.8 °C | +3.1 °C | 61 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 14.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 88 mm | +12 mm |
| Dec | 10.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 88 mm | +8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dúrcal?
Dúrcal has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.9 °C and it receives 652 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dúrcal?
The hottest day measured in Dúrcal between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 2021, reaching 37.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dúrcal?
The coldest day measured in Dúrcal between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 1954, at -18.7 °C.
Does it snow in Dúrcal?
Yes. Dúrcal gets on average 27.2 cm of snow per year and has around 42 frost days.
Has the climate of Dúrcal warmed?
Yes: Dúrcal warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dúrcal?
The wettest day measured in Dúrcal between 1940 and 2025 was 7 November 1982, with 122 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dúrcal?
The windiest day measured in Dúrcal between 1940 and 2025 was 6 November 1997, with winds reaching 29.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dúrcal?
The warmest month in Dúrcal is July (23.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Dúrcal?
Dúrcal receives on average 652 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 89 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dúrcal?
Dúrcal 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 Dúrcal?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Dúrcal between 1940 and 2025 was 19 December 1976, with 18.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Dúrcal?
Yes: Dúrcal has on average 6 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dúrcal?
In Dúrcal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.9 °C on 14 August 2021, and the lowest was -23.2 °C on 4 February 1954.
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