Es Castell climate — normals and trends
Es Castell (Spain) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.6 °C and it receives 470 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 (24.5 °C on average) and the coldest is February (12.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Es Castell averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 74 rainy days per year.
Es Castell has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.3 °C (on 13 August 2003) and the coldest 1.0 °C (on 2 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
Es CastellBalearic Islands
- coords
- 39.88°, 4.29°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.6°C
Average daily high
18.4°C
Average daily low
16.9°C
Annual rainfall
470mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
30.1km/h
Seasonal range
12.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
74 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.4 cm
Average feels-like high
17.8 °C
Average feels-like low
14.2 °C
Average peak gust
40.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
118 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
30.3 °C
13 August 2003
Coldest day
1.0 °C
2 February 1956
Wettest day
76 mm
2 October 1961
Windiest day
85.8 km/h
4 May 2010
Strongest gust
124.6 km/h
4 May 2010
Hottest feels-like
37.3 °C
14 August 2022
Coldest feels-like
-11.6 °C
2 February 1956
Snowiest day
5.3 cm
11 February 1956
Sunniest day
14.3 h
15 June 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 49 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 14.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 19 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 15.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 55 mm | +18 mm |
| Apr | 16.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 14 mm | -19 mm |
| May | 19.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 15 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 25.0 °C | +3.5 °C | 1 mm | -10 mm |
| Jul | 26.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 20 mm | +16 mm |
| Aug | 26.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 2 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 24.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 46 mm | +9 mm |
| Oct | 22.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 30 mm | -43 mm |
| Nov | 18.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 63 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 16.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 102 mm | +38 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Es Castell?
Es Castell has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.6 °C and it receives 470 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Es Castell?
The hottest day measured in Es Castell between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2003, reaching 30.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Es Castell?
The coldest day measured in Es Castell between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1956, at 1.0 °C.
Does it snow in Es Castell?
Almost never: Es Castell sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Es Castell warmed?
Yes: Es Castell warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Es Castell?
The wettest day measured in Es Castell between 1940 and 2025 was 2 October 1961, with 76 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Es Castell?
The windiest day measured in Es Castell between 1940 and 2025 was 4 May 2010, with winds reaching 85.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Es Castell?
The warmest month in Es Castell is August (24.5 °C on average); the coldest is February (12.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Es Castell?
Es Castell receives on average 470 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 74 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Es Castell?
Es Castell gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Es Castell?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Es Castell between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1956, with 5.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Es Castell?
Yes: Es Castell has on average 118 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Es Castell?
In Es Castell, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.3 °C on 14 August 2022, and the lowest was -11.6 °C on 2 February 1956.
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