Meco climate — normals and trends
Meco (Spain) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.7 °C and it receives 510 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 (24.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Meco averages 43 frost days, 59 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 82 rainy days per year.
Meco has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 58 to 28 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.4 °C (on 13 July 2017) and the coldest -17.8 °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
MecoMadrid
- coords
- 40.55°, -3.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.7°C
Average daily high
19.3°C
Average daily low
8.2°C
Annual rainfall
510mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
62%
Average peak wind
14.8km/h
Seasonal range
20.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
43 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
59 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
82 d/yr
Annual snowfall
9.1 cm
Average feels-like high
17.3 °C
Average feels-like low
5.8 °C
Average peak gust
33.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
7 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
40.4 °C
13 July 2017
Coldest day
-17.8 °C
24 January 1940
Wettest day
58 mm
22 September 1972
Windiest day
46.1 km/h
30 March 1992
Strongest gust
112.3 km/h
20 December 2019
Hottest feels-like
41.0 °C
24 July 1995
Coldest feels-like
-22.7 °C
24 January 1940
Snowiest day
18.7 cm
6 December 1950
Sunniest day
14.7 h
26 June 2025
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 | 10.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 58 mm | +12 mm |
| Feb | 13.8 °C | +2.7 °C | 19 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 12.3 °C | -2.2 °C | 184 mm | +134 mm |
| Apr | 18.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 81 mm | +24 mm |
| May | 22.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 88 mm | +37 mm |
| Jun | 32.3 °C | +5.2 °C | 19 mm | -11 mm |
| Jul | 32.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -10 mm |
| Aug | 33.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 6 mm | -7 mm |
| Sep | 27.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 7 mm | -28 mm |
| Oct | 22.7 °C | +3.2 °C | 35 mm | -26 mm |
| Nov | 13.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 76 mm | +17 mm |
| Dec | 10.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 50 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Meco?
Meco has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.7 °C and it receives 510 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Meco?
The hottest day measured in Meco between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 2017, reaching 40.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Meco?
The coldest day measured in Meco between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1940, at -17.8 °C.
Does it snow in Meco?
Yes. Meco gets on average 9.1 cm of snow per year and has around 43 frost days.
Has the climate of Meco warmed?
Yes: Meco warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Meco?
The wettest day measured in Meco between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 1972, with 58 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Meco?
The windiest day measured in Meco between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 1992, with winds reaching 46.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Meco?
The warmest month in Meco is July (24.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Meco?
Meco receives on average 510 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 82 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Meco?
Meco gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Meco?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Meco between 1940 and 2025 was 6 December 1950, with 18.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Meco?
Yes: Meco has on average 7 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Meco?
In Meco, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.0 °C on 24 July 1995, and the lowest was -22.7 °C on 24 January 1940.
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