Jaén climate — normals and trends
Jaén (Spain) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.0 °C and it receives 623 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 (25.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Jaén averages 25 frost days, 63 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 89 rainy days per year.
Jaén has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 34 to 16 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.2 °C (on 13 August 2021) and the coldest -13.6 °C (on 2 January 1971).
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
JaénAndalusia
- coords
- 37.77°, -3.79°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.0°C
Average daily high
20.5°C
Average daily low
9.5°C
Annual rainfall
623mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
11.9km/h
Seasonal range
18.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
25 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
63 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
89 d/yr
Annual snowfall
5.8 cm
Average feels-like high
19.6 °C
Average feels-like low
7.8 °C
Average peak gust
32.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
11 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.61 · 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
43.2 °C
13 August 2021
Coldest day
-13.6 °C
2 January 1971
Wettest day
62 mm
7 May 1971
Windiest day
39.2 km/h
6 November 1997
Strongest gust
119.2 km/h
1 December 1959
Hottest feels-like
43.0 °C
14 August 2021
Coldest feels-like
-18.0 °C
2 January 1971
Snowiest day
11.1 cm
13 April 1958
Sunniest day
14.3 h
30 June 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 67 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | 16.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 31 mm | -32 mm |
| Mar | 15.0 °C | -0.7 °C | 195 mm | +124 mm |
| Apr | 20.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 84 mm | +12 mm |
| May | 25.0 °C | +2.8 °C | 40 mm | -17 mm |
| Jun | 34.3 °C | +6.9 °C | 17 mm | -13 mm |
| Jul | 35.7 °C | +3.9 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 36.4 °C | +4.8 °C | 11 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 30.5 °C | +3.4 °C | 22 mm | -17 mm |
| Oct | 25.5 °C | +4.3 °C | 48 mm | -17 mm |
| Nov | 16.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 74 mm | +2 mm |
| Dec | 12.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 77 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Jaén?
Jaén has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.0 °C and it receives 623 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jaén?
The hottest day measured in Jaén between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2021, reaching 43.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Jaén?
The coldest day measured in Jaén between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1971, at -13.6 °C.
Does it snow in Jaén?
Yes. Jaén gets on average 5.8 cm of snow per year and has around 25 frost days.
Has the climate of Jaén warmed?
Yes: Jaén warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Jaén?
The wettest day measured in Jaén between 1940 and 2025 was 7 May 1971, with 62 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Jaén?
The windiest day measured in Jaén between 1940 and 2025 was 6 November 1997, with winds reaching 39.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Jaén?
The warmest month in Jaén is July (25.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Jaén?
Jaén receives on average 623 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 89 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Jaén?
Jaén gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Jaén?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Jaén between 1940 and 2025 was 13 April 1958, with 11.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Jaén?
Yes: Jaén has on average 11 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jaén?
In Jaén, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.0 °C on 14 August 2021, and the lowest was -18.0 °C on 2 January 1971.
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