Fortuna climate — normals and trends
Fortuna (Spain) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.7 °C and it receives 300 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 (26.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Fortuna averages 8 frost days, 76 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 53 rainy days per year.
Fortuna has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 14 to 2 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.1 °C (on 27 August 2010) and the coldest -10.1 °C (on 14 February 1983).
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
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- coords
- 38.18°, -1.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.7°C
Average daily high
22.5°C
Average daily low
11.6°C
Annual rainfall
300mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
15.3km/h
Seasonal range
17.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
8 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
76 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
53 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.5 cm
Average feels-like high
21.2 °C
Average feels-like low
10.3 °C
Average peak gust
35.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
36 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · 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
43.1 °C
27 August 2010
Coldest day
-10.1 °C
14 February 1983
Wettest day
87 mm
20 October 1982
Windiest day
49.6 km/h
1 December 1959
Strongest gust
101.5 km/h
1 December 1959
Hottest feels-like
44.3 °C
12 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-14.6 °C
14 February 1983
Snowiest day
9.8 cm
12 February 1983
Sunniest day
14.0 h
10 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16.8 °C | +3.2 °C | 6 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 18.3 °C | +3.0 °C | 5 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 17.0 °C | -1.2 °C | 76 mm | +46 mm |
| Apr | 22.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 19 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 26.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 44 mm | +15 mm |
| Jun | 34.3 °C | +5.0 °C | 5 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 34.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 23 mm | +18 mm |
| Aug | 35.5 °C | +3.2 °C | 6 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 30.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 24 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 24.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 45 mm | +6 mm |
| Nov | 19.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 5 mm | -27 mm |
| Dec | 15.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 59 mm | +33 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Fortuna?
Fortuna has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.7 °C and it receives 300 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Fortuna?
The hottest day measured in Fortuna between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 2010, reaching 43.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Fortuna?
The coldest day measured in Fortuna between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 1983, at -10.1 °C.
Does it snow in Fortuna?
Yes. Fortuna gets on average 1.5 cm of snow per year and has around 8 frost days.
Has the climate of Fortuna warmed?
Yes: Fortuna warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Fortuna?
The wettest day measured in Fortuna between 1940 and 2025 was 20 October 1982, with 87 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Fortuna?
The windiest day measured in Fortuna between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 1959, with winds reaching 49.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Fortuna?
The warmest month in Fortuna is July (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Fortuna?
Fortuna receives on average 300 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 53 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Fortuna?
Fortuna gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Fortuna?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Fortuna between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1983, with 9.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Fortuna?
Yes: Fortuna has on average 36 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Fortuna?
In Fortuna, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.3 °C on 12 July 2023, and the lowest was -14.6 °C on 14 February 1983.
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