Isla Cristina climate — normals and trends
Isla Cristina (Spain) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.3 °C and it receives 395 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 (25.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Isla Cristina averages 0 frost days, 51 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 55 rainy days per year.
Isla Cristina has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.9 °C (on 19 July 1941) and the coldest 0.9 °C (on 28 January 2005).
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
Isla CristinaAndalusia
- coords
- 37.20°, -7.32°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.3°C
Average daily high
22.0°C
Average daily low
14.7°C
Annual rainfall
395mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
17.6km/h
Seasonal range
14.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
51 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
55 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.1 cm
Average feels-like high
21.7 °C
Average feels-like low
13.5 °C
Average peak gust
32.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
62 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · 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
41.9 °C
19 July 1941
Coldest day
0.9 °C
28 January 2005
Wettest day
72 mm
24 November 1955
Windiest day
64.1 km/h
15 February 1941
Strongest gust
126.7 km/h
23 December 2009
Hottest feels-like
44.6 °C
14 July 1991
Coldest feels-like
-4.9 °C
4 February 1956
Snowiest day
2.8 cm
3 February 1954
Sunniest day
14.6 h
17 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 87 mm | +40 mm |
| Feb | 16.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 34 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 17.1 °C | -0.8 °C | 121 mm | +74 mm |
| Apr | 20.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 59 mm | +20 mm |
| May | 24.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 25 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 30.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 6 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 30.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 31.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 28.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 1 mm | -17 mm |
| Oct | 25.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 29 mm | -25 mm |
| Nov | 19.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 54 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 15.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 106 mm | +50 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Isla Cristina?
Isla Cristina has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.3 °C and it receives 395 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Isla Cristina?
The hottest day measured in Isla Cristina between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1941, reaching 41.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Isla Cristina?
The coldest day measured in Isla Cristina between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 2005, at 0.9 °C.
Does it snow in Isla Cristina?
Almost never: Isla Cristina sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Isla Cristina warmed?
Yes: Isla Cristina warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Isla Cristina?
The wettest day measured in Isla Cristina between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 1955, with 72 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Isla Cristina?
The windiest day measured in Isla Cristina between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1941, with winds reaching 64.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Isla Cristina?
The warmest month in Isla Cristina is August (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Isla Cristina?
Isla Cristina receives on average 395 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 55 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Isla Cristina?
Isla Cristina gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Isla Cristina?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Isla Cristina between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1954, with 2.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Isla Cristina?
Yes: Isla Cristina has on average 62 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Isla Cristina?
In Isla Cristina, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.6 °C on 14 July 1991, and the lowest was -4.9 °C on 4 February 1956.
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