Getxo climate — normals and trends

Getxo (Spain) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.0 °C and it receives 1,093 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 (18.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.

Getxo averages 4 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 166 rainy days per year.

Getxo has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 8 to 0 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 34.7 °C (on 18 June 2022) and the coldest -9.7 °C (on 18 January 1957).

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

GetxoBasque Country

coords
43.36°, -3.01°
period
19402025 · 86 yrs
CfbTemperate oceanicWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthNovemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

13.0°C

Average daily high

16.0°C

Average daily low

10.3°C

Annual rainfall

1,093mm

Sunshine / day

9.0h

Mean relative humidity

79%

Average peak wind

17.5km/h

Seasonal range

11.2°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

4 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

1 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

166 d/yr

Annual snowfall

13.0 cm

Average feels-like high

14.9 °C

Average feels-like low

8.3 °C

Average peak gust

36.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

1 d/yr

Solar radiation

13.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.8 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · p = < 0.001

1940Each stripe is one year, from 1940 (left) to 2025 (right). Blue = colder than the period average, red = warmer.2025

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

34.7 °C

18 June 2022

Coldest day

-9.7 °C

18 January 1957

Wettest day

71 mm

10 June 1966

Windiest day

51.9 km/h

29 December 1951

Strongest gust

123.1 km/h

29 December 1951

Hottest feels-like

38.1 °C

18 June 2022

Coldest feels-like

-14.4 °C

18 January 1957

Snowiest day

11.1 cm

13 January 1978

Sunniest day

14.8 h

5 July 2025

YearHottest dayColdest dayAnnual meanRainfallHot daysFrost days
202534.0 °C15 August 20250.9 °C14 January 202514.5 °C1,034 mm20
202433.6 °C11 August 2024-0.6 °C20 January 202414.1 °C1,263 mm21
202333.0 °C23 August 20231.3 °C10 February 202314.6 °C1,259 mm20
202234.7 °C18 June 20220.6 °C23 January 202214.5 °C839 mm70
202128.7 °C7 September 2021-0.1 °C7 January 202113.3 °C1,302 mm01
202033.5 °C19 August 20202.6 °C31 March 202014.2 °C1,017 mm30
201932.6 °C23 July 2019-0.5 °C4 January 201913.7 °C1,220 mm22
201829.7 °C17 September 2018-1.6 °C27 February 201813.8 °C1,195 mm02
201731.7 °C19 June 2017-1.2 °C7 January 201713.7 °C1,067 mm12
201631.4 °C18 July 20160.8 °C17 February 201613.8 °C1,041 mm60
201531.5 °C3 July 2015-0.4 °C6 February 201513.8 °C1,137 mm41
201431.4 °C17 July 20140.7 °C31 December 201414.2 °C1,068 mm10
201331.2 °C31 July 20130.9 °C28 November 201313.3 °C1,477 mm10
201231.0 °C17 August 2012-1.3 °C11 February 201213.2 °C1,013 mm15
201133.4 °C26 June 2011-0.1 °C24 January 201114.0 °C855 mm21
201029.5 °C26 August 2010-4.8 °C10 January 201012.8 °C1,026 mm05
200931.6 °C31 August 2009-2.0 °C9 January 200913.4 °C992 mm23
200828.9 °C23 July 20081.2 °C1 January 200813.2 °C1,280 mm00
200729.2 °C15 July 2007-1.1 °C27 January 200713.1 °C1,087 mm02
200630.8 °C18 July 2006-0.7 °C29 January 200614.1 °C886 mm12
200530.9 °C27 July 2005-2.3 °C1 March 200513.1 °C1,046 mm16
200428.6 °C1 August 20040.2 °C1 March 200413.3 °C1,087 mm00
200332.8 °C4 August 2003-2.6 °C18 February 200314.2 °C1,086 mm23
200226.7 °C14 June 20022.8 °C2 March 200213.6 °C1,003 mm00
200130.1 °C1 August 2001-2.5 °C25 December 200113.4 °C945 mm18
200031.5 °C18 June 2000-1.1 °C26 January 200013.5 °C1,013 mm11
199927.3 °C10 September 19990.8 °C31 January 199913.4 °C1,155 mm00
199833.4 °C20 June 1998-0.5 °C26 January 199813.4 °C1,044 mm22
199727.2 °C6 June 19971.2 °C16 December 199714.2 °C975 mm00
199631.1 °C30 May 1996-1.2 °C24 February 199613.1 °C1,299 mm21
199532.9 °C25 July 1995-0.1 °C15 December 199513.9 °C910 mm11
199428.6 °C23 June 1994-1.8 °C19 January 199413.6 °C967 mm01
199330.5 °C24 July 1993-0.4 °C25 February 199312.8 °C1,021 mm21
199229.0 °C29 July 19920.1 °C22 January 199212.8 °C1,349 mm00
199129.9 °C21 August 1991-1.2 °C15 February 199112.7 °C982 mm01
199029.2 °C21 July 1990-0.9 °C21 December 199013.7 °C988 mm01
198930.5 °C21 July 1989-0.8 °C3 January 198914.0 °C787 mm11
198830.3 °C27 August 1988-1.0 °C23 November 198813.2 °C1,090 mm11
198730.6 °C16 September 1987-3.2 °C15 January 198713.2 °C994 mm17
198628.1 °C13 September 1986-2.6 °C11 February 198612.5 °C1,079 mm03
198531.1 °C13 July 1985-8.2 °C9 January 198512.7 °C943 mm113
198429.1 °C1 September 1984-0.1 °C15 February 198412.3 °C1,250 mm01
198329.3 °C30 July 1983-7.0 °C13 February 198313.2 °C1,086 mm09
198231.5 °C8 July 19821.9 °C30 December 198213.3 °C1,134 mm10
198129.3 °C29 July 1981-0.2 °C12 February 198112.9 °C1,105 mm01
198029.4 °C28 July 1980-1.0 °C9 December 198012.3 °C1,253 mm05
197926.1 °C25 July 1979-1.2 °C23 December 197912.5 °C1,316 mm02
197827.1 °C14 August 1978-1.0 °C12 February 197812.6 °C1,245 mm02
197727.1 °C11 September 19771.3 °C10 January 197712.6 °C1,246 mm00
197628.3 °C29 June 1976-0.1 °C26 January 197612.4 °C1,101 mm01
197530.9 °C31 July 1975-2.6 °C24 December 197512.4 °C1,231 mm12
197430.0 °C15 August 1974-0.4 °C5 March 197412.3 °C1,373 mm11
197328.5 °C4 September 1973-0.1 °C3 December 197312.3 °C1,250 mm01
197226.7 °C4 July 19720.2 °C4 January 197211.9 °C1,424 mm00
197128.5 °C8 July 1971-8.5 °C3 January 197112.4 °C1,383 mm09
197028.9 °C6 July 1970-2.6 °C27 December 197012.6 °C1,189 mm05
196928.3 °C14 July 1969-1.8 °C9 February 196912.6 °C1,272 mm03
196832.5 °C30 June 1968-1.7 °C11 January 196812.9 °C1,126 mm31
196727.0 °C15 August 1967-3.1 °C11 December 196712.6 °C1,142 mm03
196631.1 °C7 September 1966-1.2 °C17 January 196612.7 °C1,411 mm21
196529.6 °C4 August 1965-3.0 °C21 February 196512.0 °C1,199 mm08
196430.3 °C26 August 1964-4.1 °C9 March 196412.5 °C948 mm15
196327.5 °C21 June 1963-7.4 °C3 February 196311.8 °C970 mm017
196230.2 °C24 July 1962-7.7 °C25 December 196212.2 °C1,119 mm26
196130.5 °C16 September 19610.8 °C20 December 196113.5 °C1,020 mm10
196028.4 °C21 August 1960-3.0 °C16 January 196012.8 °C1,199 mm07
195928.0 °C4 July 19590.7 °C2 February 195913.2 °C1,141 mm00
195829.8 °C9 August 19580.7 °C20 February 195812.7 °C1,315 mm00
195730.3 °C3 July 1957-9.7 °C18 January 195712.4 °C878 mm19
195626.4 °C8 September 1956-9.2 °C16 February 195611.4 °C1,111 mm021
195528.3 °C17 July 1955-4.4 °C12 March 195512.9 °C909 mm03
195429.2 °C3 August 1954-7.6 °C1 February 195411.8 °C1,264 mm06
195329.8 °C12 August 1953-2.8 °C13 January 195312.2 °C1,026 mm06
195228.4 °C11 August 1952-3.2 °C23 January 195212.5 °C1,102 mm04
195128.0 °C28 July 19510.7 °C2 March 195112.3 °C1,099 mm00
195029.1 °C29 June 1950-0.2 °C20 January 195012.9 °C1,056 mm02
194929.4 °C4 September 1949-1.5 °C3 February 194913.0 °C981 mm01
194829.4 °C7 August 1948-3.7 °C22 February 194812.9 °C855 mm04
194732.4 °C1 August 1947-5.7 °C28 January 194713.2 °C989 mm511
194630.4 °C3 August 1946-2.0 °C17 January 194612.4 °C897 mm27
194531.5 °C21 July 1945-5.2 °C13 January 194512.8 °C837 mm39
194429.8 °C1 August 1944-6.6 °C23 February 194412.1 °C937 mm08
194332.0 °C17 August 19430.4 °C27 December 194312.9 °C894 mm10
194230.6 °C12 September 1942-8.3 °C13 January 194212.4 °C929 mm215
194131.8 °C22 July 1941-7.8 °C12 January 194111.9 °C1,019 mm215
194027.3 °C25 May 1940-9.5 °C21 January 194012.1 °C946 mm022

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Across the whole year

Average daily high
17.8 °C
+1.8 °C
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
+1
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
-4
Annual rainfall
1034 mm
-59 mm

Month by month

Highvs. normalPrecipitationvs. normal
Jan13.2 °C+2.8 °C120 mm+9 mm
Feb14.2 °C+3.1 °C65 mm-32 mm
Mar13.0 °C0.0 °C105 mm+13 mm
Apr16.9 °C+2.8 °C93 mm-10 mm
May17.8 °C+1.2 °C115 mm+22 mm
Jun22.7 °C+3.4 °C74 mm+1 mm
Jul22.4 °C+1.0 °C62 mm+6 mm
Aug24.1 °C+2.1 °C42 mm-16 mm
Sep21.4 °C+0.6 °C71 mm-5 mm
Oct19.8 °C+1.8 °C35 mm-63 mm
Nov15.5 °C+1.9 °C160 mm+38 mm
Dec12.9 °C+1.8 °C93 mm-21 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day
34.0 °C
15 Aug 2025
Coldest day
0.9 °C
14 Jan 2025
Wettest day
30.9 mm
30 Jan 2025
Windiest day
42.8 km/h
30 Jan 2025
Strongest gust
96.8 km/h
26 Jan 2025
Hottest feels-like
36.2 °C
15 Aug 2025
Coldest feels-like
-3.0 °C
19 Jan 2025
Sunniest day
14.8 h
5 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Getxo?

Getxo has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.0 °C and it receives 1,093 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Getxo?

The hottest day measured in Getxo between 1940 and 2025 was 18 June 2022, reaching 34.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Getxo?

The coldest day measured in Getxo between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1957, at -9.7 °C.

Does it snow in Getxo?

Yes. Getxo gets on average 13.0 cm of snow per year and has around 4 frost days.

Has the climate of Getxo warmed?

Yes: Getxo warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Getxo?

The wettest day measured in Getxo between 1940 and 2025 was 10 June 1966, with 71 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Getxo?

The windiest day measured in Getxo between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1951, with winds reaching 51.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Getxo?

The warmest month in Getxo is August (18.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Getxo?

Getxo receives on average 1,093 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 166 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Getxo?

Getxo gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Getxo?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Getxo between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1978, with 11.1 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Getxo?

Yes: Getxo has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Getxo?

In Getxo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.1 °C on 18 June 2022, and the lowest was -14.4 °C on 18 January 1957.

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