Gijón climate — normals and trends
Gijón (Spain) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.1 °C and it receives 1,232 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 (18.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Gijón averages 2 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 169 rainy days per year.
Gijón has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 5 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.3 °C (on 24 July 1941) and the coldest -10.1 °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
GijónPrincipality of Asturias
- coords
- 43.54°, -5.66°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.1°C
Average daily high
16.1°C
Average daily low
10.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,232mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
16.8km/h
Seasonal range
10.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
2 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
169 d/yr
Annual snowfall
7.7 cm
Average feels-like high
15.2 °C
Average feels-like low
8.4 °C
Average peak gust
34.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · 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
31.3 °C
24 July 1941
Coldest day
-10.1 °C
18 January 1957
Wettest day
124 mm
27 July 1983
Windiest day
55.4 km/h
24 January 2009
Strongest gust
134.3 km/h
24 January 2009
Hottest feels-like
36.5 °C
17 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-14.9 °C
18 January 1957
Snowiest day
10.9 cm
11 January 1981
Sunniest day
15.0 h
14 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 105 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 14.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 96 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 13.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 105 mm | +4 mm |
| Apr | 16.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 94 mm | -22 mm |
| May | 17.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 113 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 21.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 53 mm | -31 mm |
| Jul | 21.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 42 mm | -23 mm |
| Aug | 23.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 33 mm | -37 mm |
| Sep | 20.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 76 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 19.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 36 mm | -82 mm |
| Nov | 15.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 145 mm | +13 mm |
| Dec | 13.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 154 mm | +29 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gijón?
Gijón has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.1 °C and it receives 1,232 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gijón?
The hottest day measured in Gijón between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1941, reaching 31.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gijón?
The coldest day measured in Gijón between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1957, at -10.1 °C.
Does it snow in Gijón?
Yes. Gijón gets on average 7.7 cm of snow per year and has around 2 frost days.
Has the climate of Gijón warmed?
Yes: Gijón warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gijón?
The wettest day measured in Gijón between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1983, with 124 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gijón?
The windiest day measured in Gijón between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 2009, with winds reaching 55.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gijón?
The warmest month in Gijón is August (18.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Gijón?
Gijón receives on average 1,232 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 169 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gijón?
Gijón gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Gijón?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gijón between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1981, with 10.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gijón?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Gijón.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gijón?
In Gijón, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.5 °C on 17 July 2022, and the lowest was -14.9 °C on 18 January 1957.
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