Mijas climate — normals and trends
Mijas (Spain) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 491 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 (23.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Mijas averages 0 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 61 rainy days per year.
Mijas has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.7 °C (on 22 July 2015) and the coldest 0.0 °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
MijasAndalusia
- coords
- 36.60°, -4.64°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.5°C
Average daily high
19.7°C
Average daily low
15.3°C
Annual rainfall
491mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
18.4km/h
Seasonal range
11.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
61 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.2 cm
Average feels-like high
19.5 °C
Average feels-like low
14.2 °C
Average peak gust
31.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
67 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · 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
33.7 °C
22 July 2015
Coldest day
0.0 °C
4 February 1954
Wettest day
83 mm
7 November 2006
Windiest day
62.6 km/h
22 December 1958
Strongest gust
115.2 km/h
22 December 1958
Hottest feels-like
36.1 °C
1 August 2020
Coldest feels-like
-7.0 °C
1 February 1954
Snowiest day
11.6 cm
3 February 1954
Sunniest day
14.3 h
21 June 1950
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 30 mm | -38 mm |
| Feb | 16.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 48 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 16.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 221 mm | +160 mm |
| Apr | 18.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 42 mm | +5 mm |
| May | 21.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 23 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 25.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Jul | 26.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 2 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 27.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 25.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 7 mm | -11 mm |
| Oct | 23.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 30 mm | -24 mm |
| Nov | 18.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 54 mm | -24 mm |
| Dec | 15.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 137 mm | +54 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mijas?
Mijas has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 491 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mijas?
The hottest day measured in Mijas between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 2015, reaching 33.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mijas?
The coldest day measured in Mijas between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 1954, at 0.0 °C.
Does it snow in Mijas?
Almost never: Mijas sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mijas warmed?
Yes: Mijas warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mijas?
The wettest day measured in Mijas between 1940 and 2025 was 7 November 2006, with 83 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mijas?
The windiest day measured in Mijas between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1958, with winds reaching 62.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mijas?
The warmest month in Mijas is August (23.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Mijas?
Mijas receives on average 491 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 61 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mijas?
Mijas gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Mijas?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Mijas between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1954, with 11.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Mijas?
Yes: Mijas has on average 67 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mijas?
In Mijas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.1 °C on 1 August 2020, and the lowest was -7.0 °C on 1 February 1954.
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