El Ejido climate — normals and trends
El Ejido (Spain) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.1 °C and it receives 288 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 (24.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
El Ejido averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 53 rainy days per year.
El Ejido has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.6 °C (on 4 July 1994) and the coldest -0.5 °C (on 1 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
El EjidoAndalusia
- coords
- 36.78°, -2.81°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.1°C
Average daily high
18.7°C
Average daily low
15.5°C
Annual rainfall
288mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
21.3km/h
Seasonal range
12.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
53 d/yr
Annual snowfall
4.5 cm
Average feels-like high
18.0 °C
Average feels-like low
14.1 °C
Average peak gust
35.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
88 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · 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
32.6 °C
4 July 1994
Coldest day
-0.5 °C
1 February 1954
Wettest day
157 mm
19 October 1973
Windiest day
66.5 km/h
1 December 1959
Strongest gust
116.3 km/h
22 December 1958
Hottest feels-like
36.2 °C
18 August 2025
Coldest feels-like
-5.9 °C
1 February 1954
Snowiest day
4.6 cm
3 February 1954
Sunniest day
14.0 h
26 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 9 mm | -25 mm |
| Feb | 14.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 16 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 14.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 89 mm | +57 mm |
| Apr | 17.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 13 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 20.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 29 mm | +8 mm |
| Jun | 25.4 °C | +3.1 °C | 9 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 26.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 8 mm | +5 mm |
| Aug | 27.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 4 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 24.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 19 mm | +4 mm |
| Oct | 22.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 16 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | 17.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 24 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 14.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 59 mm | +19 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of El Ejido?
El Ejido has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.1 °C and it receives 288 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in El Ejido?
The hottest day measured in El Ejido between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 1994, reaching 32.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in El Ejido?
The coldest day measured in El Ejido between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1954, at -0.5 °C.
Does it snow in El Ejido?
Yes. El Ejido gets on average 4.5 cm of snow per year and has around 0 frost days.
Has the climate of El Ejido warmed?
Yes: El Ejido warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in El Ejido?
The wettest day measured in El Ejido between 1940 and 2025 was 19 October 1973, with 157 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in El Ejido?
The windiest day measured in El Ejido between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 1959, with winds reaching 66.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in El Ejido?
The warmest month in El Ejido is August (24.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.5 °C).
How much does it rain in El Ejido?
El Ejido receives on average 288 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 53 rainy days.
Is it sunny in El Ejido?
El Ejido gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in El Ejido?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in El Ejido between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1954, with 4.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in El Ejido?
Yes: El Ejido has on average 88 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in El Ejido?
In El Ejido, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.2 °C on 18 August 2025, and the lowest was -5.9 °C on 1 February 1954.
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