Moncada climate — normals and trends
Moncada (Spain) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.9 °C and it receives 447 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 (25.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Moncada averages 1 frost days, 34 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 66 rainy days per year.
Moncada has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 3 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.3 °C (on 10 August 2023) and the coldest -5.0 °C (on 3 January 1971).
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
MoncadaValencia
- coords
- 39.55°, -0.40°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.9°C
Average daily high
21.2°C
Average daily low
13.1°C
Annual rainfall
447mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
16.4km/h
Seasonal range
15.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
34 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
66 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.8 cm
Average feels-like high
20.8 °C
Average feels-like low
11.9 °C
Average peak gust
33.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
59 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.74 · 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
43.3 °C
10 August 2023
Coldest day
-5.0 °C
3 January 1971
Wettest day
105 mm
10 November 1967
Windiest day
51.3 km/h
2 December 1976
Strongest gust
99.0 km/h
25 February 1989
Hottest feels-like
45.8 °C
10 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
-10.2 °C
3 January 1971
Snowiest day
12.1 cm
11 January 1960
Sunniest day
14.1 h
2 July 1942
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 | +2.4 °C | 17 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 16.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 13 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 16.1 °C | -1.0 °C | 140 mm | +101 mm |
| Apr | 20.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 19 mm | -23 mm |
| May | 24.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 27 mm | -11 mm |
| Jun | 30.4 °C | +3.6 °C | 1 mm | -24 mm |
| Jul | 31.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 28 mm | +16 mm |
| Aug | 32.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 23 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 27.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 124 mm | +70 mm |
| Oct | 23.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 115 mm | +47 mm |
| Nov | 18.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 8 mm | -37 mm |
| Dec | 14.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 92 mm | +54 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Moncada?
Moncada has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.9 °C and it receives 447 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Moncada?
The hottest day measured in Moncada between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 2023, reaching 43.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Moncada?
The coldest day measured in Moncada between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1971, at -5.0 °C.
Does it snow in Moncada?
Yes. Moncada gets on average 1.8 cm of snow per year and has around 1 frost days.
Has the climate of Moncada warmed?
Yes: Moncada warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Moncada?
The wettest day measured in Moncada between 1940 and 2025 was 10 November 1967, with 105 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Moncada?
The windiest day measured in Moncada between 1940 and 2025 was 2 December 1976, with winds reaching 51.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Moncada?
The warmest month in Moncada is July (25.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Moncada?
Moncada receives on average 447 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 66 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Moncada?
Moncada gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Moncada?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Moncada between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1960, with 12.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Moncada?
Yes: Moncada has on average 59 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Moncada?
In Moncada, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.8 °C on 10 August 2023, and the lowest was -10.2 °C on 3 January 1971.
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