La Carolina climate — normals and trends
La Carolina (Spain) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.1 °C and it receives 505 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 (27.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
La Carolina averages 18 frost days, 86 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 83 rainy days per year.
La Carolina has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 27 to 9 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.5 °C (on 14 August 2021) and the coldest -12.5 °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
La CarolinaAndalusia
- coords
- 38.28°, -3.62°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.1°C
Average daily high
21.6°C
Average daily low
10.7°C
Annual rainfall
505mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
12.9km/h
Seasonal range
20.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
18 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
86 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
83 d/yr
Annual snowfall
3.9 cm
Average feels-like high
20.2 °C
Average feels-like low
9.0 °C
Average peak gust
30.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
41 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · 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
44.5 °C
14 August 2021
Coldest day
-12.5 °C
2 January 1971
Wettest day
65 mm
7 November 1982
Windiest day
43.1 km/h
6 November 1997
Strongest gust
112.3 km/h
6 November 1997
Hottest feels-like
43.2 °C
13 August 2021
Coldest feels-like
-16.7 °C
2 January 1971
Snowiest day
9.2 cm
20 February 1992
Sunniest day
14.3 h
27 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 68 mm | +9 mm |
| Feb | 16.5 °C | +3.2 °C | 22 mm | -36 mm |
| Mar | 15.4 °C | -1.1 °C | 154 mm | +94 mm |
| Apr | 21.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 60 mm | +5 mm |
| May | 26.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 35 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 36.5 °C | +7.2 °C | 9 mm | -13 mm |
| Jul | 37.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 37.5 °C | +3.9 °C | 9 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 31.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 21 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 25.5 °C | +3.3 °C | 49 mm | 0 mm |
| Nov | 16.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 70 mm | +11 mm |
| Dec | 12.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 52 mm | -16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of La Carolina?
La Carolina has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.1 °C and it receives 505 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in La Carolina?
The hottest day measured in La Carolina between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 2021, reaching 44.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in La Carolina?
The coldest day measured in La Carolina between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1971, at -12.5 °C.
Does it snow in La Carolina?
Yes. La Carolina gets on average 3.9 cm of snow per year and has around 18 frost days.
Has the climate of La Carolina warmed?
Yes: La Carolina warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in La Carolina?
The wettest day measured in La Carolina between 1940 and 2025 was 7 November 1982, with 65 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in La Carolina?
The windiest day measured in La Carolina between 1940 and 2025 was 6 November 1997, with winds reaching 43.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in La Carolina?
The warmest month in La Carolina is July (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.7 °C).
How much does it rain in La Carolina?
La Carolina receives on average 505 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 83 rainy days.
Is it sunny in La Carolina?
La Carolina gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in La Carolina?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in La Carolina between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1992, with 9.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in La Carolina?
Yes: La Carolina has on average 41 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in La Carolina?
In La Carolina, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.2 °C on 13 August 2021, and the lowest was -16.7 °C on 2 January 1971.
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