Gáldar climate — normals and trends
Gáldar (Spain) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.0 °C and it receives 201 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 September (21.7 °C on average) and the coldest is February (16.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Gáldar averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 58 rainy days per year.
Gáldar has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.8 °C (on 13 September 1987) and the coldest 11.3 °C (on 6 January 1965).
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
GáldarCanary Islands
- coords
- 28.15°, -15.65°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.0°C
Average daily high
19.7°C
Average daily low
18.4°C
Annual rainfall
201mm
Sunshine / day
11.4h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
24.4km/h
Seasonal range
4.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
58 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
19.7 °C
Average feels-like low
17.1 °C
Average peak gust
34.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
105 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · 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
29.8 °C
13 September 1987
Coldest day
11.3 °C
6 January 1965
Wettest day
64 mm
3 March 1959
Windiest day
66.4 km/h
28 November 2005
Strongest gust
97.9 km/h
28 November 2005
Hottest feels-like
33.9 °C
13 August 1976
Coldest feels-like
4.5 °C
22 February 1972
Sunniest day
13.8 h
9 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
Pick a year and see how it compares to normal — warmer, drier or more extreme than usual?
Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 12 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 18.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 11 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 18.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 37 mm | +16 mm |
| Apr | 18.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 54 mm | +39 mm |
| May | 19.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 13 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 20.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 15 mm | +6 mm |
| Jul | 21.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 29 mm | +19 mm |
| Aug | 22.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 12 mm | +4 mm |
| Sep | 23.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 15 mm | +5 mm |
| Oct | 22.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 6 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | 21.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 20 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 19.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 66 mm | +40 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
Your birthday, a wedding, a memorable trip: discover the actual weather for any date since 1940.
Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gáldar?
Gáldar has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.0 °C and it receives 201 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gáldar?
The hottest day measured in Gáldar between 1940 and 2025 was 13 September 1987, reaching 29.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gáldar?
The coldest day measured in Gáldar between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1965, at 11.3 °C.
Does it snow in Gáldar?
Almost never: Gáldar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Gáldar warmed?
Yes: Gáldar warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gáldar?
The wettest day measured in Gáldar between 1940 and 2025 was 3 March 1959, with 64 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gáldar?
The windiest day measured in Gáldar between 1940 and 2025 was 28 November 2005, with winds reaching 66.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gáldar?
The warmest month in Gáldar is September (21.7 °C on average); the coldest is February (16.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Gáldar?
Gáldar receives on average 201 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 58 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gáldar?
Gáldar gets on average 11.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,161 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Gáldar?
Yes: Gáldar has on average 105 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gáldar?
In Gáldar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.9 °C on 13 August 1976, and the lowest was 4.5 °C on 22 February 1972.
Compare Gáldar with another city
Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.
Nearby cities
The climate around Gáldar