La Guancha climate — normals and trends
La Guancha (Spain) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.8 °C and it receives 257 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 (21.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
La Guancha averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 42 rainy days per year.
La Guancha has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.0 °C (on 21 July 1953) and the coldest 7.0 °C (on 22 February 1972).
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 GuanchaCanary Islands
- coords
- 28.37°, -16.65°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.8°C
Average daily high
19.3°C
Average daily low
14.9°C
Annual rainfall
257mm
Sunshine / day
11.5h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
19.2km/h
Seasonal range
7.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
42 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
19.0 °C
Average feels-like low
13.3 °C
Average peak gust
36.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
17 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.27 · 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
35.0 °C
21 July 1953
Coldest day
7.0 °C
22 February 1972
Wettest day
75 mm
8 November 1950
Windiest day
51.0 km/h
28 November 2005
Strongest gust
121.7 km/h
28 November 2005
Hottest feels-like
35.8 °C
21 July 1953
Coldest feels-like
0.9 °C
15 February 2014
Sunniest day
13.8 h
8 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 21 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 17.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 7 mm | -32 mm |
| Mar | 15.8 °C | -0.9 °C | 46 mm | +15 mm |
| Apr | 17.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 51 mm | +36 mm |
| May | 19.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 16 mm | +11 mm |
| Jun | 22.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 24.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 25.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 24.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 2 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 22.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 6 mm | -20 mm |
| Nov | 19.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 50 mm | +8 mm |
| Dec | 16.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 32 mm | -17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of La Guancha?
La Guancha has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.8 °C and it receives 257 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in La Guancha?
The hottest day measured in La Guancha between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 1953, reaching 35.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in La Guancha?
The coldest day measured in La Guancha between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 1972, at 7.0 °C.
Does it snow in La Guancha?
Almost never: La Guancha sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of La Guancha warmed?
Yes: La Guancha warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in La Guancha?
The wettest day measured in La Guancha between 1940 and 2025 was 8 November 1950, with 75 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in La Guancha?
The windiest day measured in La Guancha between 1940 and 2025 was 28 November 2005, with winds reaching 51.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in La Guancha?
The warmest month in La Guancha is August (21.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.6 °C).
How much does it rain in La Guancha?
La Guancha receives on average 257 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 42 rainy days.
Is it sunny in La Guancha?
La Guancha gets on average 11.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,198 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in La Guancha?
Yes: La Guancha has on average 17 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in La Guancha?
In La Guancha, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.8 °C on 21 July 1953, and the lowest was 0.9 °C on 15 February 2014.
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