L'Alcúdia climate — normals and trends
L'Alcúdia (Spain) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.1 °C and it receives 472 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 (25.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
L'Alcúdia averages 5 frost days, 62 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 67 rainy days per year.
L'Alcúdia has warmed by +2.5 °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 8 to 2 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.6 °C (on 10 August 2023) and the coldest -7.4 °C (on 24 January 1940).
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
L'AlcúdiaValencia
- coords
- 39.20°, -0.51°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.1°C
Average daily high
22.5°C
Average daily low
12.4°C
Annual rainfall
472mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
15.9km/h
Seasonal range
16.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
5 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
62 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
67 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.9 cm
Average feels-like high
22.1 °C
Average feels-like low
11.5 °C
Average peak gust
34.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
49 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · 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
44.6 °C
10 August 2023
Coldest day
-7.4 °C
24 January 1940
Wettest day
119 mm
28 September 1947
Windiest day
52.3 km/h
2 December 1976
Strongest gust
104.4 km/h
25 February 1989
Hottest feels-like
46.7 °C
10 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-12.5 °C
24 January 1940
Snowiest day
14.9 cm
11 January 1960
Sunniest day
14.0 h
8 May 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 | 17.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 22 mm | -18 mm |
| Feb | 18.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 14 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 17.3 °C | -1.2 °C | 164 mm | +120 mm |
| Apr | 22.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 27 mm | -17 mm |
| May | 26.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 22 mm | -13 mm |
| Jun | 32.8 °C | +4.3 °C | 2 mm | -20 mm |
| Jul | 33.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 25 mm | +14 mm |
| Aug | 34.2 °C | +3.1 °C | 15 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 29.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 117 mm | +64 mm |
| Oct | 24.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 176 mm | +103 mm |
| Nov | 19.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 6 mm | -43 mm |
| Dec | 15.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 147 mm | +103 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of L'Alcúdia?
L'Alcúdia has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.1 °C and it receives 472 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in L'Alcúdia?
The hottest day measured in L'Alcúdia between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 2023, reaching 44.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in L'Alcúdia?
The coldest day measured in L'Alcúdia between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1940, at -7.4 °C.
Does it snow in L'Alcúdia?
Yes. L'Alcúdia gets on average 1.9 cm of snow per year and has around 5 frost days.
Has the climate of L'Alcúdia warmed?
Yes: L'Alcúdia warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in L'Alcúdia?
The wettest day measured in L'Alcúdia between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 1947, with 119 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in L'Alcúdia?
The windiest day measured in L'Alcúdia between 1940 and 2025 was 2 December 1976, with winds reaching 52.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in L'Alcúdia?
The warmest month in L'Alcúdia is July (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.4 °C).
How much does it rain in L'Alcúdia?
L'Alcúdia receives on average 472 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 67 rainy days.
Is it sunny in L'Alcúdia?
L'Alcúdia 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 L'Alcúdia?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in L'Alcúdia between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1960, with 14.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in L'Alcúdia?
Yes: L'Alcúdia has on average 49 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in L'Alcúdia?
In L'Alcúdia, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.7 °C on 10 August 2023, and the lowest was -12.5 °C on 24 January 1940.
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