Elexalde climate — normals and trends
Elexalde (Spain) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.5 °C and it receives 1,191 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 (19.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Elexalde averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 165 rainy days per year.
Elexalde has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.9 °C (on 19 August 2020) and the coldest -1.7 °C (on 11 February 1956).
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
ElexaldeBasque Country
- coords
- 43.41°, -2.94°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.5°C
Average daily high
15.8°C
Average daily low
13.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,191mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
25.9km/h
Seasonal range
9.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
165 d/yr
Annual snowfall
3.1 cm
Average feels-like high
14.5 °C
Average feels-like low
10.6 °C
Average peak gust
36.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
15 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · 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
30.9 °C
19 August 2020
Coldest day
-1.7 °C
11 February 1956
Wettest day
72 mm
10 June 1966
Windiest day
79.8 km/h
29 December 1951
Strongest gust
137.2 km/h
24 January 2009
Hottest feels-like
34.6 °C
19 June 2017
Coldest feels-like
-10.4 °C
10 February 1956
Snowiest day
8.3 cm
11 March 1958
Sunniest day
14.9 h
27 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 138 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 13.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 66 mm | -50 mm |
| Mar | 13.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 105 mm | +4 mm |
| Apr | 15.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 64 mm | -33 mm |
| May | 16.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 82 mm | +5 mm |
| Jun | 20.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 66 mm | +7 mm |
| Jul | 21.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 54 mm | +5 mm |
| Aug | 22.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 61 mm | +3 mm |
| Sep | 20.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 93 mm | +14 mm |
| Oct | 19.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 36 mm | -77 mm |
| Nov | 16.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 196 mm | +40 mm |
| Dec | 14.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 131 mm | -15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Elexalde?
Elexalde has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.5 °C and it receives 1,191 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Elexalde?
The hottest day measured in Elexalde between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 2020, reaching 30.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Elexalde?
The coldest day measured in Elexalde between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1956, at -1.7 °C.
Does it snow in Elexalde?
Yes. Elexalde gets on average 3.1 cm of snow per year and has around 0 frost days.
Has the climate of Elexalde warmed?
Yes: Elexalde warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Elexalde?
The wettest day measured in Elexalde between 1940 and 2025 was 10 June 1966, with 72 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Elexalde?
The windiest day measured in Elexalde between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1951, with winds reaching 79.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Elexalde?
The warmest month in Elexalde is August (19.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Elexalde?
Elexalde receives on average 1,191 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 165 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Elexalde?
Elexalde gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Elexalde?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Elexalde between 1940 and 2025 was 11 March 1958, with 8.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Elexalde?
Yes: Elexalde has on average 15 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Elexalde?
In Elexalde, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.6 °C on 19 June 2017, and the lowest was -10.4 °C on 10 February 1956.
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