El Álamo climate — normals and trends
El Álamo (Spain) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.7 °C and it receives 421 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 (25.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
El Álamo averages 36 frost days, 72 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 70 rainy days per year.
El Álamo 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 48 to 24 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.0 °C (on 24 July 1995) and the coldest -16.1 °C (on 24 January 1940).
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
El ÁlamoMadrid
- coords
- 40.23°, -3.99°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.7°C
Average daily high
20.4°C
Average daily low
9.3°C
Annual rainfall
421mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
14.2km/h
Seasonal range
20.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
36 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
72 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
70 d/yr
Annual snowfall
4.9 cm
Average feels-like high
18.6 °C
Average feels-like low
7.1 °C
Average peak gust
32.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
21 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.59 · 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
42.0 °C
24 July 1995
Coldest day
-16.1 °C
24 January 1940
Wettest day
57 mm
3 September 2023
Windiest day
44.8 km/h
30 March 1992
Strongest gust
114.5 km/h
20 December 2019
Hottest feels-like
43.0 °C
24 July 1995
Coldest feels-like
-20.7 °C
24 January 1940
Snowiest day
18.1 cm
9 January 2021
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 | 12.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 50 mm | +10 mm |
| Feb | 14.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 19 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 13.6 °C | -2.0 °C | 202 mm | +157 mm |
| Apr | 19.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 79 mm | +33 mm |
| May | 23.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 63 mm | +25 mm |
| Jun | 33.7 °C | +5.4 °C | 11 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 34.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 35.0 °C | +2.8 °C | 3 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 28.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 5 mm | -20 mm |
| Oct | 23.8 °C | +3.2 °C | 35 mm | -17 mm |
| Nov | 14.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 59 mm | +6 mm |
| Dec | 11.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 64 mm | +15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of El Álamo?
El Álamo has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.7 °C and it receives 421 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in El Álamo?
The hottest day measured in El Álamo between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1995, reaching 42.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in El Álamo?
The coldest day measured in El Álamo between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1940, at -16.1 °C.
Does it snow in El Álamo?
Yes. El Álamo gets on average 4.9 cm of snow per year and has around 36 frost days.
Has the climate of El Álamo warmed?
Yes: El Álamo warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in El Álamo?
The wettest day measured in El Álamo between 1940 and 2025 was 3 September 2023, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in El Álamo?
The windiest day measured in El Álamo between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 1992, with winds reaching 44.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in El Álamo?
The warmest month in El Álamo is July (25.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.2 °C).
How much does it rain in El Álamo?
El Álamo receives on average 421 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 70 rainy days.
Is it sunny in El Álamo?
El Álamo gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in El Álamo?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in El Álamo between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 2021, with 18.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in El Álamo?
Yes: El Álamo has on average 21 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in El Álamo?
In El Álamo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.0 °C on 24 July 1995, and the lowest was -20.7 °C on 24 January 1940.
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