Igualada climate — normals and trends
Igualada (Spain) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.2 °C and it receives 757 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 July (22.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Igualada averages 33 frost days, 15 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 106 rainy days per year.
Igualada has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 45 to 21 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.1 °C (on 6 July 1982) and the coldest -17.6 °C (on 16 January 1985).
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
IgualadaCatalonia
- coords
- 41.58°, 1.62°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.2°C
Average daily high
18.2°C
Average daily low
8.8°C
Annual rainfall
757mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
16.5km/h
Seasonal range
17.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
33 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
15 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
106 d/yr
Annual snowfall
10.6 cm
Average feels-like high
17.0 °C
Average feels-like low
7.2 °C
Average peak gust
34.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
6 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · 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
40.1 °C
6 July 1982
Coldest day
-17.6 °C
16 January 1985
Wettest day
130 mm
11 October 1970
Windiest day
58.0 km/h
24 January 2009
Strongest gust
119.2 km/h
24 January 2009
Hottest feels-like
39.9 °C
23 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-22.7 °C
16 January 1985
Snowiest day
35.4 cm
25 February 1944
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 | 12.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 15 mm | -24 mm |
| Feb | 13.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 36 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 13.2 °C | -1.2 °C | 195 mm | +136 mm |
| Apr | 17.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 105 mm | +29 mm |
| May | 21.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 109 mm | +24 mm |
| Jun | 29.8 °C | +5.2 °C | 7 mm | -59 mm |
| Jul | 28.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 128 mm | +82 mm |
| Aug | 29.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 48 mm | -23 mm |
| Sep | 24.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 116 mm | +23 mm |
| Oct | 20.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 61 mm | -24 mm |
| Nov | 14.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 38 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | 11.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 77 mm | +33 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Igualada?
Igualada has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.2 °C and it receives 757 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Igualada?
The hottest day measured in Igualada between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1982, reaching 40.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Igualada?
The coldest day measured in Igualada between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1985, at -17.6 °C.
Does it snow in Igualada?
Yes. Igualada gets on average 10.6 cm of snow per year and has around 33 frost days.
Has the climate of Igualada warmed?
Yes: Igualada warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Igualada?
The wettest day measured in Igualada between 1940 and 2025 was 11 October 1970, with 130 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Igualada?
The windiest day measured in Igualada between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 2009, with winds reaching 58.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Igualada?
The warmest month in Igualada is July (22.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Igualada?
Igualada receives on average 757 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 106 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Igualada?
Igualada gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Igualada?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Igualada between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1944, with 35.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Igualada?
Yes: Igualada has on average 6 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Igualada?
In Igualada, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.9 °C on 23 August 2023, and the lowest was -22.7 °C on 16 January 1985.
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