Los Dolores climate — normals and trends
Los Dolores (Spain) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.0 °C and it receives 266 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 (25.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Los Dolores averages 0 frost days, 29 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 43 rainy days per year.
Los Dolores has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.2 °C (on 3 August 1988) and the coldest -1.6 °C (on 3 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
Los DoloresMurcia
- coords
- 37.64°, -1.00°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.0°C
Average daily high
22.0°C
Average daily low
14.2°C
Annual rainfall
266mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
18.8km/h
Seasonal range
14.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
29 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
43 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.1 cm
Average feels-like high
21.6 °C
Average feels-like low
13.4 °C
Average peak gust
36.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
75 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.74 · 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
39.2 °C
3 August 1988
Coldest day
-1.6 °C
3 January 1971
Wettest day
118 mm
7 September 1989
Windiest day
58.0 km/h
13 December 1949
Strongest gust
115.2 km/h
13 December 1949
Hottest feels-like
41.5 °C
12 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-8.4 °C
1 February 1954
Snowiest day
2.9 cm
11 January 1960
Sunniest day
14.0 h
12 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 7 mm | -18 mm |
| Feb | 18.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 13 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 18.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 78 mm | +51 mm |
| Apr | 21.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 9 mm | -20 mm |
| May | 24.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 35 mm | +15 mm |
| Jun | 30.2 °C | +3.5 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 31.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 9 mm | +6 mm |
| Aug | 32.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 28.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 14 mm | -14 mm |
| Oct | 25.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 32 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 20.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 3 mm | -29 mm |
| Dec | 16.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 83 mm | +53 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Los Dolores?
Los Dolores has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.0 °C and it receives 266 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Los Dolores?
The hottest day measured in Los Dolores between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 1988, reaching 39.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Los Dolores?
The coldest day measured in Los Dolores between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1971, at -1.6 °C.
Does it snow in Los Dolores?
Almost never: Los Dolores sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Los Dolores warmed?
Yes: Los Dolores warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Los Dolores?
The wettest day measured in Los Dolores between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 1989, with 118 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Los Dolores?
The windiest day measured in Los Dolores between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1949, with winds reaching 58.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Los Dolores?
The warmest month in Los Dolores is August (25.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Los Dolores?
Los Dolores receives on average 266 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 43 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Los Dolores?
Los Dolores gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Los Dolores?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Los Dolores between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1960, with 2.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Los Dolores?
Yes: Los Dolores has on average 75 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Los Dolores?
In Los Dolores, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.5 °C on 12 July 2023, and the lowest was -8.4 °C on 1 February 1954.
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