Lucena climate — normals and trends
Lucena (Spain) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 582 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 (26.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Lucena averages 11 frost days, 80 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 78 rainy days per year.
Lucena has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 17 to 5 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.5 °C (on 13 August 2021) and the coldest -12.1 °C (on 4 February 1954).
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
LucenaAndalusia
- coords
- 37.41°, -4.49°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.4°C
Average daily high
22.0°C
Average daily low
11.0°C
Annual rainfall
582mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
12.6km/h
Seasonal range
18.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
11 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
80 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
78 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.2 cm
Average feels-like high
21.3 °C
Average feels-like low
9.7 °C
Average peak gust
31.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
26 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
43.5 °C
13 August 2021
Coldest day
-12.1 °C
4 February 1954
Wettest day
65 mm
3 November 2011
Windiest day
42.7 km/h
6 November 1997
Strongest gust
117.4 km/h
6 November 1997
Hottest feels-like
44.9 °C
14 August 2021
Coldest feels-like
-16.9 °C
4 February 1954
Snowiest day
6.8 cm
3 February 1954
Sunniest day
14.4 h
28 June 1955
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 91 mm | +21 mm |
| Feb | 16.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 32 mm | -37 mm |
| Mar | 16.3 °C | -0.9 °C | 199 mm | +127 mm |
| Apr | 21.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 71 mm | +13 mm |
| May | 25.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 49 mm | +7 mm |
| Jun | 34.5 °C | +5.7 °C | 12 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 35.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 36.6 °C | +3.6 °C | 6 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 31.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 6 mm | -23 mm |
| Oct | 26.6 °C | +3.9 °C | 38 mm | -22 mm |
| Nov | 17.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 91 mm | +16 mm |
| Dec | 13.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 96 mm | +14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lucena?
Lucena has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 582 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lucena?
The hottest day measured in Lucena between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2021, reaching 43.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lucena?
The coldest day measured in Lucena between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 1954, at -12.1 °C.
Does it snow in Lucena?
Yes. Lucena gets on average 1.2 cm of snow per year and has around 11 frost days.
Has the climate of Lucena warmed?
Yes: Lucena warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lucena?
The wettest day measured in Lucena between 1940 and 2025 was 3 November 2011, with 65 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lucena?
The windiest day measured in Lucena between 1940 and 2025 was 6 November 1997, with winds reaching 42.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lucena?
The warmest month in Lucena is July (26.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Lucena?
Lucena receives on average 582 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 78 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lucena?
Lucena 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 Lucena?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lucena between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1954, with 6.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lucena?
Yes: Lucena has on average 26 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lucena?
In Lucena, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.9 °C on 14 August 2021, and the lowest was -16.9 °C on 4 February 1954.
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