Guitiriz climate — normals and trends
Guitiriz (Spain) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.4 °C and it receives 1,265 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 (17.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Guitiriz averages 3 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 153 rainy days per year.
Guitiriz has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 7 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.4 °C (on 17 July 2006) and the coldest -6.8 °C (on 23 February 1956).
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
GuitirizGalicia
- coords
- 43.18°, -7.90°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.4°C
Average daily high
15.8°C
Average daily low
9.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,265mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
20.4km/h
Seasonal range
10.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
3 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
153 d/yr
Annual snowfall
4.9 cm
Average feels-like high
14.2 °C
Average feels-like low
7.1 °C
Average peak gust
41.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.54 · 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
34.4 °C
17 July 2006
Coldest day
-6.8 °C
23 February 1956
Wettest day
94 mm
15 October 1987
Windiest day
76.0 km/h
15 February 1941
Strongest gust
151.2 km/h
15 February 1941
Hottest feels-like
38.1 °C
20 July 1990
Coldest feels-like
-11.4 °C
4 February 1963
Snowiest day
8.2 cm
24 February 1956
Sunniest day
15.0 h
31 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 266 mm | +117 mm |
| Feb | 13.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 126 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 13.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 88 mm | -36 mm |
| Apr | 17.4 °C | +3.2 °C | 161 mm | +52 mm |
| May | 18.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 106 mm | +8 mm |
| Jun | 23.0 °C | +3.4 °C | 43 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 22.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 28 mm | -9 mm |
| Aug | 24.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 32 mm | -15 mm |
| Sep | 20.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 65 mm | -13 mm |
| Oct | 19.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 115 mm | -16 mm |
| Nov | 13.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 191 mm | +47 mm |
| Dec | 11.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 171 mm | +14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Guitiriz?
Guitiriz has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.4 °C and it receives 1,265 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Guitiriz?
The hottest day measured in Guitiriz between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 2006, reaching 34.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Guitiriz?
The coldest day measured in Guitiriz between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1956, at -6.8 °C.
Does it snow in Guitiriz?
Yes. Guitiriz gets on average 4.9 cm of snow per year and has around 3 frost days.
Has the climate of Guitiriz warmed?
Yes: Guitiriz warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Guitiriz?
The wettest day measured in Guitiriz between 1940 and 2025 was 15 October 1987, with 94 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Guitiriz?
The windiest day measured in Guitiriz between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1941, with winds reaching 76.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Guitiriz?
The warmest month in Guitiriz is August (17.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Guitiriz?
Guitiriz receives on average 1,265 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 153 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Guitiriz?
Guitiriz 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 Guitiriz?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Guitiriz between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 1956, with 8.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Guitiriz?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Guitiriz.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Guitiriz?
In Guitiriz, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.1 °C on 20 July 1990, and the lowest was -11.4 °C on 4 February 1963.
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