Mojacar climate — normals and trends
Mojacar (Spain) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 277 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 (25.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Mojacar averages 0 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 44 rainy days per year.
Mojacar has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.6 °C (on 3 August 1988) and the coldest 1.2 °C (on 1 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
MojacarAndalusia
- coords
- 37.14°, -1.85°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.8°C
Average daily high
20.1°C
Average daily low
15.6°C
Annual rainfall
277mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
18.9km/h
Seasonal range
13.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
44 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.2 cm
Average feels-like high
19.8 °C
Average feels-like low
14.7 °C
Average peak gust
30.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
94 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.59 · 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
35.6 °C
3 August 1988
Coldest day
1.2 °C
1 February 1954
Wettest day
97 mm
19 October 1973
Windiest day
55.8 km/h
13 December 1949
Strongest gust
114.5 km/h
13 December 1949
Hottest feels-like
38.8 °C
12 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-6.7 °C
1 February 1954
Snowiest day
3.0 cm
13 December 1949
Sunniest day
14.0 h
16 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 5 mm | -23 mm |
| Feb | 16.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 13 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 16.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 122 mm | +92 mm |
| Apr | 19.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 6 mm | -23 mm |
| May | 21.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 44 mm | +26 mm |
| Jun | 26.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 28.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 14 mm | +12 mm |
| Aug | 28.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Sep | 26.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 13 mm | -11 mm |
| Oct | 23.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 50 mm | +11 mm |
| Nov | 19.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 4 mm | -32 mm |
| Dec | 15.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 88 mm | +54 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mojacar?
Mojacar has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 277 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mojacar?
The hottest day measured in Mojacar between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 1988, reaching 35.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mojacar?
The coldest day measured in Mojacar between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1954, at 1.2 °C.
Does it snow in Mojacar?
Almost never: Mojacar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mojacar warmed?
Yes: Mojacar warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mojacar?
The wettest day measured in Mojacar between 1940 and 2025 was 19 October 1973, with 97 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mojacar?
The windiest day measured in Mojacar between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1949, with winds reaching 55.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mojacar?
The warmest month in Mojacar is August (25.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Mojacar?
Mojacar receives on average 277 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 44 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mojacar?
Mojacar gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Mojacar?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Mojacar between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1949, with 3.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Mojacar?
Yes: Mojacar has on average 94 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mojacar?
In Mojacar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.8 °C on 12 July 2023, and the lowest was -6.7 °C on 1 February 1954.
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