Gavà climate — normals and trends
Gavà (Spain) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.0 °C and it receives 627 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 (23.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Gavà averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 91 rainy days per year.
Gavà has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.2 °C (on 23 August 2023) and the coldest -3.2 °C (on 2 January 1971).
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
GavàCatalonia
- coords
- 41.31°, 2.00°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.0°C
Average daily high
18.0°C
Average daily low
14.1°C
Annual rainfall
627mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
20.4km/h
Seasonal range
14.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
91 d/yr
Annual snowfall
2.2 cm
Average feels-like high
17.6 °C
Average feels-like low
12.9 °C
Average peak gust
31.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
74 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °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
32.2 °C
23 August 2023
Coldest day
-3.2 °C
2 January 1971
Wettest day
103 mm
11 October 1970
Windiest day
66.0 km/h
15 November 2001
Strongest gust
101.2 km/h
24 January 2009
Hottest feels-like
37.8 °C
23 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-10.8 °C
2 February 1956
Snowiest day
10.6 cm
25 December 1962
Sunniest day
14.2 h
13 June 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 12 mm | -31 mm |
| Feb | 13.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 41 mm | +1 mm |
| Mar | 13.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 111 mm | +63 mm |
| Apr | 16.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 29 mm | -22 mm |
| May | 19.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 52 mm | +5 mm |
| Jun | 25.7 °C | +3.7 °C | 0 mm | -34 mm |
| Jul | 26.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 64 mm | +38 mm |
| Aug | 27.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 33 mm | -15 mm |
| Sep | 24.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 95 mm | +9 mm |
| Oct | 21.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 48 mm | -43 mm |
| Nov | 16.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 49 mm | -15 mm |
| Dec | 14.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 142 mm | +91 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gavà?
Gavà has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.0 °C and it receives 627 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gavà?
The hottest day measured in Gavà between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 2023, reaching 32.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gavà?
The coldest day measured in Gavà between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1971, at -3.2 °C.
Does it snow in Gavà?
Yes. Gavà gets on average 2.2 cm of snow per year and has around 0 frost days.
Has the climate of Gavà warmed?
Yes: Gavà warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gavà?
The wettest day measured in Gavà between 1940 and 2025 was 11 October 1970, with 103 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gavà?
The windiest day measured in Gavà between 1940 and 2025 was 15 November 2001, with winds reaching 66.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gavà?
The warmest month in Gavà is August (23.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Gavà?
Gavà receives on average 627 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 91 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gavà?
Gavà gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Gavà?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gavà between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1962, with 10.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gavà?
Yes: Gavà has on average 74 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gavà?
In Gavà, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.8 °C on 23 August 2023, and the lowest was -10.8 °C on 2 February 1956.
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