Mérida climate — normals and trends
Mérida (Spain) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.5 °C and it receives 475 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 (26.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Mérida averages 9 frost days, 82 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 72 rainy days per year.
Mérida has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 14 to 5 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.8 °C (on 14 August 2021) and the coldest -6.4 °C (on 28 January 2005).
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
MéridaExtremadura
- coords
- 38.92°, -6.34°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.5°C
Average daily high
22.0°C
Average daily low
11.2°C
Annual rainfall
475mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
14.0km/h
Seasonal range
18.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
9 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
82 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
72 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.5 cm
Average feels-like high
20.8 °C
Average feels-like low
9.4 °C
Average peak gust
31.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
29 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.24 · 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
43.8 °C
14 August 2021
Coldest day
-6.4 °C
28 January 2005
Wettest day
59 mm
16 December 1955
Windiest day
45.7 km/h
15 February 1941
Strongest gust
121.7 km/h
6 November 1997
Hottest feels-like
44.9 °C
7 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-10.5 °C
28 January 2005
Snowiest day
7.3 cm
3 January 1971
Sunniest day
14.7 h
27 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 115 mm | +59 mm |
| Feb | 16.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 23 mm | -30 mm |
| Mar | 16.2 °C | -1.1 °C | 171 mm | +118 mm |
| Apr | 20.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 78 mm | +32 mm |
| May | 26.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 15 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 34.4 °C | +5.1 °C | 21 mm | +3 mm |
| Jul | 35.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 36.4 °C | +3.4 °C | 2 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 30.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 12 mm | -11 mm |
| Oct | 26.5 °C | +3.8 °C | 47 mm | -11 mm |
| Nov | 17.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 75 mm | +13 mm |
| Dec | 13.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 97 mm | +33 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mérida?
Mérida has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.5 °C and it receives 475 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mérida?
The hottest day measured in Mérida between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 2021, reaching 43.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mérida?
The coldest day measured in Mérida between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 2005, at -6.4 °C.
Does it snow in Mérida?
Almost never: Mérida sees virtually no snow, with about 9 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mérida warmed?
Yes: Mérida warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mérida?
The wettest day measured in Mérida between 1940 and 2025 was 16 December 1955, with 59 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mérida?
The windiest day measured in Mérida between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1941, with winds reaching 45.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mérida?
The warmest month in Mérida is July (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Mérida?
Mérida receives on average 475 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 72 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mérida?
Mérida 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 Mérida?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Mérida between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1971, with 7.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Mérida?
Yes: Mérida has on average 29 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mérida?
In Mérida, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.9 °C on 7 August 2023, and the lowest was -10.5 °C on 28 January 2005.
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