Malpica climate — normals and trends
Malpica (Spain) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.4 °C and it receives 1,187 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 (18.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Malpica averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 149 rainy days per year.
Malpica has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.5 °C (on 21 July 1941) and the coldest -1.3 °C (on 18 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
MalpicaGalicia
- coords
- 43.32°, -8.81°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.4°C
Average daily high
15.7°C
Average daily low
11.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,187mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
25.1km/h
Seasonal range
8.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
149 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.4 cm
Average feels-like high
13.8 °C
Average feels-like low
8.5 °C
Average peak gust
43.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
29.5 °C
21 July 1941
Coldest day
-1.3 °C
18 January 1940
Wettest day
81 mm
15 October 1987
Windiest day
79.8 km/h
15 February 1941
Strongest gust
139.3 km/h
15 February 1941
Hottest feels-like
34.8 °C
23 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-7.5 °C
11 February 1956
Snowiest day
3.9 cm
28 February 2018
Sunniest day
15.0 h
1 June 1940
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 | +1.8 °C | 261 mm | +115 mm |
| Feb | 13.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 139 mm | +13 mm |
| Mar | 13.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 105 mm | -14 mm |
| Apr | 16.8 °C | +2.8 °C | 169 mm | +65 mm |
| May | 17.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 64 mm | -21 mm |
| Jun | 20.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 47 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 20.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 23 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 21.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 17 mm | -21 mm |
| Sep | 19.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 53 mm | -13 mm |
| Oct | 18.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 77 mm | -48 mm |
| Nov | 14.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 218 mm | +73 mm |
| Dec | 12.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 196 mm | +42 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Malpica?
Malpica has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.4 °C and it receives 1,187 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Malpica?
The hottest day measured in Malpica between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 1941, reaching 29.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Malpica?
The coldest day measured in Malpica between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1940, at -1.3 °C.
Does it snow in Malpica?
Almost never: Malpica sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Malpica warmed?
Yes: Malpica warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Malpica?
The wettest day measured in Malpica between 1940 and 2025 was 15 October 1987, with 81 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Malpica?
The windiest day measured in Malpica between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1941, with winds reaching 79.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Malpica?
The warmest month in Malpica is August (18.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Malpica?
Malpica receives on average 1,187 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 149 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Malpica?
Malpica gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Malpica?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Malpica between 1940 and 2025 was 28 February 2018, with 3.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Malpica?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Malpica.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Malpica?
In Malpica, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.8 °C on 23 August 2023, and the lowest was -7.5 °C on 11 February 1956.
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