Figueres climate — normals and trends
Figueres (Spain) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.1 °C and it receives 671 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 (7.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Figueres averages 6 frost days, 18 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 80 rainy days per year.
Figueres has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 11 to 1 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.1 °C (on 18 July 2023) and the coldest -9.7 °C (on 16 January 1960).
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
FigueresCatalonia
- coords
- 42.27°, 2.96°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.1°C
Average daily high
19.2°C
Average daily low
11.2°C
Annual rainfall
671mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
17.1km/h
Seasonal range
16.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
6 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
18 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
80 d/yr
Annual snowfall
6.4 cm
Average feels-like high
18.2 °C
Average feels-like low
9.8 °C
Average peak gust
33.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
31 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.57 · 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
40.1 °C
18 July 2023
Coldest day
-9.7 °C
16 January 1960
Wettest day
145 mm
13 September 1963
Windiest day
52.5 km/h
10 January 1968
Strongest gust
101.2 km/h
10 January 1968
Hottest feels-like
40.2 °C
23 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-15.4 °C
2 February 1956
Snowiest day
36.7 cm
8 March 2010
Sunniest day
14.5 h
14 June 2018
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14.5 °C | +3.0 °C | 28 mm | -27 mm |
| Feb | 14.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 58 mm | +4 mm |
| Mar | 14.5 °C | -0.4 °C | 166 mm | +99 mm |
| Apr | 18.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 31 mm | -32 mm |
| May | 22.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 52 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 30.1 °C | +5.3 °C | 7 mm | -26 mm |
| Jul | 29.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 54 mm | +33 mm |
| Aug | 30.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 29 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 24.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 107 mm | +47 mm |
| Oct | 21.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 71 mm | -23 mm |
| Nov | 16.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 46 mm | -24 mm |
| Dec | 13.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 244 mm | +175 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Figueres?
Figueres has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.1 °C and it receives 671 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Figueres?
The hottest day measured in Figueres between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2023, reaching 40.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Figueres?
The coldest day measured in Figueres between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1960, at -9.7 °C.
Does it snow in Figueres?
Yes. Figueres gets on average 6.4 cm of snow per year and has around 6 frost days.
Has the climate of Figueres warmed?
Yes: Figueres warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Figueres?
The wettest day measured in Figueres between 1940 and 2025 was 13 September 1963, with 145 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Figueres?
The windiest day measured in Figueres between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1968, with winds reaching 52.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Figueres?
The warmest month in Figueres is July (23.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Figueres?
Figueres receives on average 671 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 80 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Figueres?
Figueres 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 Figueres?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Figueres between 1940 and 2025 was 8 March 2010, with 36.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Figueres?
Yes: Figueres has on average 31 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Figueres?
In Figueres, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.2 °C on 23 August 2023, and the lowest was -15.4 °C on 2 February 1956.
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