l'Escala climate — normals and trends
l'Escala (Spain) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.5 °C and it receives 602 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 (22.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
l'Escala averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 75 rainy days per year.
l'Escala has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.1 °C (on 13 August 2003) and the coldest -3.7 °C (on 10 February 1956).
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'EscalaCatalonia
- coords
- 42.13°, 3.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.5°C
Average daily high
17.1°C
Average daily low
14.0°C
Annual rainfall
602mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
28.5km/h
Seasonal range
13.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
75 d/yr
Annual snowfall
3.0 cm
Average feels-like high
15.9 °C
Average feels-like low
11.2 °C
Average peak gust
41.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
60 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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
31.1 °C
13 August 2003
Coldest day
-3.7 °C
10 February 1956
Wettest day
125 mm
9 December 1970
Windiest day
76.0 km/h
10 January 1968
Strongest gust
122.0 km/h
10 January 1968
Hottest feels-like
34.6 °C
12 August 2003
Coldest feels-like
-16.8 °C
2 February 1956
Snowiest day
31.0 cm
2 February 1963
Sunniest day
14.5 h
17 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 26 mm | -31 mm |
| Feb | 12.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 55 mm | +3 mm |
| Mar | 13.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 105 mm | +47 mm |
| Apr | 16.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 17 mm | -34 mm |
| May | 19.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 34 mm | -8 mm |
| Jun | 24.9 °C | +3.6 °C | 2 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 26.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 44 mm | +29 mm |
| Aug | 25.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 12 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 22.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 54 mm | +0 mm |
| Oct | 19.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 56 mm | -31 mm |
| Nov | 15.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 48 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 13.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 246 mm | +172 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of l'Escala?
l'Escala has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.5 °C and it receives 602 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in l'Escala?
The hottest day measured in l'Escala between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2003, reaching 31.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in l'Escala?
The coldest day measured in l'Escala between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1956, at -3.7 °C.
Does it snow in l'Escala?
Yes. l'Escala gets on average 3.0 cm of snow per year and has around 0 frost days.
Has the climate of l'Escala warmed?
Yes: l'Escala warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in l'Escala?
The wettest day measured in l'Escala between 1940 and 2025 was 9 December 1970, with 125 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in l'Escala?
The windiest day measured in l'Escala between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1968, with winds reaching 76.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in l'Escala?
The warmest month in l'Escala is August (22.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.5 °C).
How much does it rain in l'Escala?
l'Escala receives on average 602 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 75 rainy days.
Is it sunny in l'Escala?
l'Escala gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in l'Escala?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in l'Escala between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1963, with 31.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in l'Escala?
Yes: l'Escala has on average 60 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in l'Escala?
In l'Escala, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.6 °C on 12 August 2003, and the lowest was -16.8 °C on 2 February 1956.
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