El Molar climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of El Molar?

El Molar has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.9 °C and it receives 480 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in El Molar?

The hottest day measured in El Molar between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2018, reaching 39.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in El Molar?

The coldest day measured in El Molar between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1963, at -18.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in El Molar?

Yes. El Molar gets on average 17.2 cm of snow per year and has around 48 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of El Molar warmed?

Yes: El Molar warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in El Molar?

The wettest day measured in El Molar between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1984, with 53 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in El Molar?

The windiest day measured in El Molar between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 1992, with winds reaching 42.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in El Molar?

The warmest month in El Molar is July (23.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in El Molar?

El Molar receives on average 480 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 81 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in El Molar?

El Molar gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.

El Molar (Spain) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.9 °C and it receives 480 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 (23.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.

El Molar averages 48 frost days, 48 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 81 rainy days per year.

El Molar has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 66 to 30 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.4 °C (on 3 August 2018) and the coldest -18.9 °C (on 5 February 1963).

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 MolarMadrid

coords: 40.73°, -3.58°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CsaHot-summer MediterraneanWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthNovemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

12.9°C

Average daily high

18.4°C

Average daily low

7.6°C

Annual rainfall

480mm

Sunshine / day

10.2h

Mean relative humidity

63%

Average peak wind

13.2km/h

Seasonal range

19.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

48 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

48 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

81 d/yr

Annual snowfall

17.2 cm

Average feels-like high

16.4 °C

Average feels-like low

5.3 °C

Average peak gust

32.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

5 d/yr

Solar radiation

16.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.6 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

39.4 °C

3 August 2018

Coldest day

-18.9 °C

5 February 1963

Wettest day

53 mm

13 November 1984

Windiest day

42.3 km/h

30 March 1992

Strongest gust

119.9 km/h

30 December 1981

Hottest feels-like

39.8 °C

24 July 1995

Coldest feels-like

-23.6 °C

5 February 1963

Snowiest day

25.4 cm

6 December 1950

Sunniest day

14.7 h

27 June 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	38.1 °C16 August 2025	-5.6 °C15 January 2025	14.2 °C	695 mm	75	26
2024	38.4 °C24 July 2024	-3.2 °C12 January 2024	14.4 °C	526 mm	63	20
2023	37.9 °C22 August 2023	-5.3 °C30 January 2023	14.3 °C	473 mm	62	50
2022	38.9 °C14 July 2022	-5.3 °C16 January 2022	14.7 °C	512 mm	74	37
2021	39.4 °C14 August 2021	-9.2 °C17 January 2021	13.6 °C	428 mm	57	27
2020	37.9 °C27 July 2020	-4.6 °C12 January 2020	14.2 °C	526 mm	74	18
2019	39.2 °C29 June 2019	-4.2 °C11 January 2019	14.5 °C	381 mm	64	38
2018	39.4 °C3 August 2018	-5.5 °C23 February 2018	14.0 °C	572 mm	78	31
2017	39.0 °C13 July 2017	-5.3 °C18 January 2017	14.9 °C	293 mm	80	46
2016	38.5 °C6 September 2016	-4.9 °C17 February 2016	14.1 °C	543 mm	81	23
2015	38.2 °C14 July 2015	-4.3 °C8 February 2015	14.5 °C	276 mm	71	42
2014	37.1 °C2 September 2014	-4.3 °C31 December 2014	14.3 °C	502 mm	47	21
2013	36.7 °C8 July 2013	-4.4 °C8 December 2013	13.2 °C	468 mm	66	47
2012	38.2 °C10 August 2012	-6.0 °C11 February 2012	13.6 °C	337 mm	66	56
2011	37.4 °C20 August 2011	-5.1 °C24 January 2011	14.3 °C	459 mm	67	33
2010	36.3 °C28 July 2010	-5.9 °C26 December 2010	13.1 °C	510 mm	67	44
2009	35.8 °C26 July 2009	-7.0 °C12 January 2009	14.2 °C	342 mm	77	40
2008	37.1 °C4 August 2008	-4.3 °C28 November 2008	13.1 °C	482 mm	51	35
2007	36.4 °C4 August 2007	-6.4 °C18 November 2007	13.0 °C	415 mm	32	42
2006	36.2 °C10 July 2006	-5.4 °C28 February 2006	14.2 °C	521 mm	69	46
2005	37.9 °C7 August 2005	-7.4 °C1 March 2005	13.4 °C	266 mm	67	76
2004	37.0 °C24 July 2004	-5.0 °C2 March 2004	13.3 °C	384 mm	54	47
2003	37.8 °C1 August 2003	-6.5 °C18 February 2003	14.0 °C	610 mm	69	31
2002	35.6 °C22 June 2002	-3.0 °C20 February 2002	13.7 °C	535 mm	51	17
2001	36.7 °C31 July 2001	-8.7 °C16 December 2001	13.7 °C	415 mm	68	44
2000	36.2 °C31 July 2000	-5.3 °C25 January 2000	13.6 °C	458 mm	61	37
1999	36.6 °C1 July 1999	-5.0 °C1 February 1999	13.7 °C	378 mm	59	53
1998	36.5 °C30 July 1998	-5.3 °C22 November 1998	13.8 °C	361 mm	67	40
1997	35.9 °C2 August 1997	-6.3 °C7 January 1997	14.3 °C	642 mm	41	18
1996	35.5 °C20 July 1996	-4.1 °C27 December 1996	13.6 °C	608 mm	44	29
1995	39.1 °C24 July 1995	-3.7 °C14 January 1995	14.6 °C	345 mm	46	31
1994	37.2 °C30 June 1994	-5.5 °C19 January 1994	13.9 °C	238 mm	67	37
1993	37.7 °C28 July 1993	-6.0 °C25 February 1993	12.3 °C	456 mm	46	51
1992	35.1 °C7 August 1992	-6.0 °C19 January 1992	12.9 °C	343 mm	44	50
1991	37.0 °C6 August 1991	-5.9 °C15 January 1991	12.8 °C	449 mm	60	49
1990	36.0 °C19 July 1990	-5.8 °C16 December 1990	13.7 °C	313 mm	56	42
1989	36.7 °C31 July 1989	-4.4 °C2 January 1989	14.0 °C	726 mm	53	34
1988	36.1 °C8 September 1988	-5.3 °C23 November 1988	12.9 °C	529 mm	45	51
1987	38.9 °C12 August 1987	-6.0 °C18 January 1987	13.6 °C	536 mm	60	43
1986	36.9 °C8 July 1986	-7.8 °C10 February 1986	12.9 °C	396 mm	51	53
1985	36.8 °C4 August 1985	-8.3 °C9 January 1985	13.4 °C	387 mm	69	51
1984	36.7 °C23 July 1984	-7.4 °C26 February 1984	12.2 °C	550 mm	44	61
1983	36.9 °C13 July 1983	-8.0 °C14 February 1983	13.2 °C	361 mm	51	55
1982	36.6 °C7 July 1982	-3.0 °C8 March 1982	13.4 °C	420 mm	47	24
1981	37.4 °C29 July 1981	-6.0 °C1 February 1981	13.2 °C	436 mm	58	57
1980	37.1 °C23 July 1980	-4.7 °C2 December 1980	12.6 °C	372 mm	55	54
1979	37.6 °C28 July 1979	-4.8 °C17 February 1979	12.6 °C	556 mm	42	43
1978	38.7 °C16 July 1978	-7.0 °C12 February 1978	13.1 °C	474 mm	61	30
1977	33.5 °C15 August 1977	-4.5 °C31 March 1977	12.5 °C	665 mm	25	26
1976	37.0 °C5 August 1976	-4.2 °C27 December 1976	12.4 °C	527 mm	35	52
1975	34.9 °C13 July 1975	-6.3 °C24 December 1975	12.2 °C	532 mm	37	53
1974	35.0 °C12 July 1974	-4.2 °C27 February 1974	12.1 °C	465 mm	35	50
1973	35.9 °C9 August 1973	-5.0 °C9 January 1973	12.3 °C	421 mm	45	73
1972	34.9 °C14 July 1972	-7.8 °C3 January 1972	11.7 °C	929 mm	28	40
1971	36.0 °C30 July 1971	-9.8 °C4 January 1971	11.9 °C	656 mm	29	60
1970	34.7 °C11 July 1970	-5.9 °C27 December 1970	12.8 °C	412 mm	45	60
1969	35.0 °C20 July 1969	-5.9 °C6 February 1969	11.8 °C	657 mm	37	52
1968	35.1 °C30 June 1968	-5.5 °C23 January 1968	12.7 °C	466 mm	35	43
1967	36.4 °C20 July 1967	-9.4 °C17 January 1967	12.2 °C	483 mm	42	58
1966	35.5 °C12 July 1966	-3.8 °C24 November 1966	12.1 °C	644 mm	25	57
1965	34.2 °C5 August 1965	-6.4 °C8 March 1965	11.8 °C	635 mm	27	72
1964	33.2 °C6 August 1964	-6.6 °C30 December 1964	12.2 °C	412 mm	33	61
1963	32.2 °C26 August 1963	-18.9 °C5 February 1963	11.3 °C	725 mm	17	58
1962	33.4 °C29 August 1962	-7.3 °C25 December 1962	12.1 °C	547 mm	38	64
1961	32.3 °C9 July 1961	-5.6 °C21 December 1961	13.3 °C	519 mm	22	21
1960	32.8 °C20 June 1960	-5.0 °C16 January 1960	12.1 °C	674 mm	17	37
1959	33.8 °C27 July 1959	-3.2 °C5 January 1959	12.4 °C	504 mm	17	24
1958	35.7 °C30 July 1958	-5.5 °C12 March 1958	12.5 °C	489 mm	16	45
1957	34.5 °C1 August 1957	-5.7 °C17 January 1957	11.9 °C	410 mm	28	68
1956	32.1 °C13 September 1956	-9.6 °C12 February 1956	10.9 °C	493 mm	17	83
1955	33.2 °C8 July 1955	-6.2 °C8 March 1955	13.1 °C	437 mm	29	45
1954	36.0 °C26 July 1954	-9.7 °C7 February 1954	12.2 °C	322 mm	39	64
1953	35.1 °C8 August 1953	-6.3 °C13 January 1953	12.3 °C	377 mm	54	78
1952	34.4 °C13 August 1952	-16.4 °C28 January 1952	11.8 °C	413 mm	16	73
1951	35.4 °C27 July 1951	-6.7 °C31 January 1951	11.5 °C	671 mm	24	59
1950	37.2 °C29 June 1950	-7.0 °C17 December 1950	13.1 °C	318 mm	60	59
1949	34.7 °C4 July 1949	-5.5 °C12 January 1949	12.5 °C	373 mm	42	60
1948	33.8 °C26 July 1948	-13.0 °C22 February 1948	12.4 °C	510 mm	24	37
1947	34.5 °C3 August 1947	-12.6 °C31 January 1947	12.9 °C	533 mm	35	49
1946	35.2 °C12 July 1946	-9.7 °C3 March 1946	11.5 °C	527 mm	30	76
1945	36.3 °C22 July 1945	-16.1 °C16 January 1945	13.5 °C	325 mm	55	61
1944	36.1 °C31 July 1944	-9.7 °C25 February 1944	12.0 °C	341 mm	42	100
1943	33.4 °C30 July 1943	-4.3 °C10 December 1943	12.5 °C	414 mm	47	66
1942	35.5 °C29 July 1942	-7.6 °C12 January 1942	12.1 °C	565 mm	46	68
1941	35.9 °C24 July 1941	-14.2 °C12 January 1941	11.6 °C	492 mm	47	78
1940	34.7 °C11 August 1940	-15.9 °C24 January 1940	11.3 °C	592 mm	26	79

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

19.9 °C

+1.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

75 d/yr

+27

Frost days (< 0 °C)

26 d/yr

-22

Annual rainfall

695 mm

+215 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	9.9 °C	+1.6 °C	64 mm	+18 mm
Feb	12.8 °C	+2.5 °C	20 mm	-23 mm
Mar	11.4 °C	-2.2 °C	243 mm	+193 mm
Apr	17.4 °C	+1.2 °C	85 mm	+33 mm
May	21.2 °C	+0.8 °C	76 mm	+30 mm
Jun	31.3 °C	+5.2 °C	22 mm	-4 mm
Jul	31.9 °C	+1.3 °C	3 mm	-7 mm
Aug	32.5 °C	+2.4 °C	6 mm	-3 mm
Sep	26.3 °C	+1.1 °C	7 mm	-21 mm
Oct	21.8 °C	+3.1 °C	37 mm	-20 mm
Nov	12.8 °C	+0.4 °C	81 mm	+21 mm
Dec	9.3 °C	+0.5 °C	52 mm	-2 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

38.1 °C

16 Aug 2025

Coldest day

-5.6 °C

15 Jan 2025

Wettest day

34.3 mm

18 Mar 2025

Windiest day

30.0 km/h

27 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

81.0 km/h

15 Nov 2025

Hottest feels-like

38.4 °C

5 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

-9.9 °C

15 Jan 2025

Snowiest day

2.4 cm

2 Mar 2025

Sunniest day

14.7 h

27 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of El Molar?

El Molar has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.9 °C and it receives 480 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in El Molar?

The hottest day measured in El Molar between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2018, reaching 39.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in El Molar?

The coldest day measured in El Molar between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1963, at -18.9 °C.

Does it snow in El Molar?

Yes. El Molar gets on average 17.2 cm of snow per year and has around 48 frost days.

Has the climate of El Molar warmed?

Yes: El Molar warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in El Molar?

The wettest day measured in El Molar between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1984, with 53 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in El Molar?

The windiest day measured in El Molar between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 1992, with winds reaching 42.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in El Molar?

The warmest month in El Molar is July (23.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.0 °C).

How much does it rain in El Molar?

El Molar receives on average 480 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 81 rainy days.

Is it sunny in El Molar?

El Molar gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in El Molar?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in El Molar between 1940 and 2025 was 6 December 1950, with 25.4 cm.

Are there tropical nights in El Molar?

Yes: El Molar has on average 5 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in El Molar?

In El Molar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.8 °C on 24 July 1995, and the lowest was -23.6 °C on 5 February 1963.

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