Motilla del Palancar climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Motilla del Palancar?

Motilla del Palancar has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.5 °C and it receives 475 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Motilla del Palancar?

The hottest day measured in Motilla del Palancar between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2021, reaching 39.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Motilla del Palancar?

The coldest day measured in Motilla del Palancar between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1971, at -16.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Motilla del Palancar?

Yes. Motilla del Palancar gets on average 13.7 cm of snow per year and has around 36 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Motilla del Palancar warmed?

Yes: Motilla del Palancar warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Motilla del Palancar?

The wettest day measured in Motilla del Palancar between 1940 and 2025 was 18 June 1997, with 79 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Motilla del Palancar?

The windiest day measured in Motilla del Palancar between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1989, with winds reaching 49.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Motilla del Palancar?

The warmest month in Motilla del Palancar is July (24.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Motilla del Palancar?

Motilla del Palancar receives on average 475 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 80 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Motilla del Palancar?

Motilla del Palancar gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Motilla del Palancar (Spain) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.5 °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 (24.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.

Motilla del Palancar averages 36 frost days, 52 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 80 rainy days per year.

Motilla del Palancar has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.33 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 49 to 23 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.6 °C (on 13 August 2021) and the coldest -16.9 °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

Motilla del PalancarCastille-La Mancha

coords: 39.57°, -1.88°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CsaHot-summer MediterraneanWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthAprilDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

13.5°C

Average daily high

19.0°C

Average daily low

8.4°C

Annual rainfall

475mm

Sunshine / day

10.3h

Mean relative humidity

65%

Average peak wind

17.3km/h

Seasonal range

19.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

36 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

52 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

80 d/yr

Annual snowfall

13.7 cm

Average feels-like high

16.9 °C

Average feels-like low

6.0 °C

Average peak gust

36.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

5 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.8 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

39.6 °C

13 August 2021

Coldest day

-16.9 °C

3 January 1971

Wettest day

79 mm

18 June 1997

Windiest day

49.5 km/h

26 February 1989

Strongest gust

118.4 km/h

26 February 1989

Hottest feels-like

39.8 °C

13 August 2021

Coldest feels-like

-21.8 °C

3 January 1971

Snowiest day

21.2 cm

10 January 1967

Sunniest day

14.3 h

2 July 1942

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	38.9 °C17 August 2025	-5.5 °C15 January 2025	15.3 °C	529 mm	98	21
2024	38.7 °C24 July 2024	-2.4 °C29 December 2024	15.5 °C	480 mm	76	12
2023	38.7 °C9 August 2023	-5.0 °C29 January 2023	15.3 °C	343 mm	77	47
2022	39.2 °C14 July 2022	-4.6 °C17 January 2022	15.6 °C	471 mm	92	23
2021	39.6 °C13 August 2021	-12.7 °C12 January 2021	14.2 °C	602 mm	55	23
2020	37.7 °C26 July 2020	-4.2 °C13 January 2020	14.5 °C	475 mm	70	20
2019	38.5 °C12 July 2019	-4.2 °C5 January 2019	15.1 °C	407 mm	77	27
2018	39.5 °C3 August 2018	-4.2 °C23 February 2018	14.5 °C	614 mm	72	22
2017	39.1 °C14 July 2017	-5.4 °C18 January 2017	15.5 °C	304 mm	82	33
2016	39.0 °C6 September 2016	-5.8 °C17 February 2016	15.1 °C	512 mm	88	12
2015	39.2 °C6 July 2015	-4.5 °C8 February 2015	15.5 °C	318 mm	74	30
2014	37.4 °C2 September 2014	-4.1 °C30 December 2014	15.3 °C	397 mm	73	16
2013	36.8 °C2 August 2013	-4.6 °C29 November 2013	14.0 °C	475 mm	62	39
2012	39.2 °C10 August 2012	-5.8 °C12 February 2012	14.7 °C	389 mm	92	46
2011	36.8 °C17 August 2011	-5.7 °C22 January 2011	15.1 °C	394 mm	84	27
2010	37.3 °C26 August 2010	-6.1 °C27 December 2010	13.6 °C	598 mm	68	36
2009	36.4 °C13 July 2009	-8.2 °C16 December 2009	14.8 °C	421 mm	81	23
2008	36.8 °C4 August 2008	-3.4 °C1 January 2008	13.7 °C	490 mm	56	26
2007	37.9 °C4 August 2007	-6.1 °C17 November 2007	13.9 °C	422 mm	51	35
2006	37.0 °C10 July 2006	-5.4 °C29 January 2006	14.9 °C	447 mm	76	35
2005	37.8 °C7 August 2005	-8.5 °C28 January 2005	14.0 °C	271 mm	68	59
2004	37.5 °C24 July 2004	-4.8 °C3 March 2004	14.0 °C	465 mm	62	25
2003	37.1 °C1 August 2003	-6.0 °C14 January 2003	14.6 °C	514 mm	72	24
2002	36.3 °C23 June 2002	-2.5 °C20 February 2002	14.6 °C	496 mm	61	10
2001	36.9 °C1 August 2001	-8.7 °C28 December 2001	14.7 °C	364 mm	71	28
2000	36.8 °C6 July 2000	-4.5 °C22 January 2000	14.6 °C	349 mm	74	33
1999	38.0 °C2 July 1999	-6.3 °C1 February 1999	14.5 °C	370 mm	66	41
1998	36.8 °C30 July 1998	-4.6 °C22 December 1998	14.3 °C	381 mm	71	28
1997	36.2 °C2 August 1997	-5.5 °C7 January 1997	14.6 °C	658 mm	36	12
1996	35.8 °C24 July 1996	-3.3 °C28 December 1996	13.8 °C	640 mm	41	18
1995	38.5 °C21 July 1995	-3.5 °C14 January 1995	14.9 °C	266 mm	45	22
1994	37.7 °C3 July 1994	-5.2 °C25 December 1994	14.6 °C	310 mm	65	24
1993	35.5 °C28 July 1993	-4.7 °C2 January 1993	13.0 °C	312 mm	50	43
1992	36.2 °C18 August 1992	-4.6 °C23 January 1992	13.3 °C	412 mm	46	41
1991	36.3 °C13 July 1991	-5.8 °C15 February 1991	13.2 °C	410 mm	58	28
1990	34.7 °C10 July 1990	-6.0 °C15 December 1990	13.9 °C	380 mm	55	27
1989	35.8 °C31 July 1989	-5.5 °C2 January 1989	14.1 °C	641 mm	51	20
1988	35.6 °C28 July 1988	-5.0 °C24 December 1988	13.3 °C	578 mm	44	37
1987	36.4 °C15 August 1987	-5.3 °C5 January 1987	14.0 °C	521 mm	51	31
1986	35.4 °C8 July 1986	-4.5 °C10 February 1986	13.3 °C	549 mm	48	36
1985	35.5 °C4 August 1985	-8.1 °C7 January 1985	13.5 °C	405 mm	63	50
1984	36.7 °C24 July 1984	-5.2 °C11 January 1984	12.7 °C	510 mm	45	47
1983	35.4 °C10 June 1983	-11.2 °C13 February 1983	13.8 °C	347 mm	53	44
1982	37.5 °C6 July 1982	-3.7 °C29 January 1982	13.7 °C	412 mm	41	19
1981	37.6 °C30 July 1981	-6.3 °C1 February 1981	13.8 °C	425 mm	52	46
1980	36.9 °C21 August 1980	-6.8 °C2 December 1980	13.0 °C	429 mm	53	47
1979	37.2 °C28 July 1979	-4.1 °C12 November 1979	13.0 °C	546 mm	31	36
1978	37.7 °C16 July 1978	-5.5 °C12 February 1978	13.1 °C	411 mm	46	28
1977	33.4 °C20 July 1977	-3.6 °C31 March 1977	12.9 °C	587 mm	13	12
1976	36.1 °C5 August 1976	-4.9 °C16 February 1976	12.5 °C	579 mm	24	42
1975	36.4 °C14 July 1975	-4.8 °C7 January 1975	12.8 °C	532 mm	43	30
1974	36.0 °C16 August 1974	-4.4 °C23 January 1974	12.7 °C	504 mm	34	43
1973	34.7 °C7 August 1973	-5.0 °C12 December 1973	12.7 °C	407 mm	38	59
1972	34.0 °C24 July 1972	-5.8 °C4 January 1972	12.0 °C	910 mm	22	26
1971	35.0 °C30 July 1971	-16.9 °C3 January 1971	12.0 °C	869 mm	24	57
1970	34.2 °C11 July 1970	-6.9 °C25 December 1970	13.1 °C	424 mm	40	42
1969	35.1 °C21 July 1969	-5.6 °C2 January 1969	12.2 °C	752 mm	40	45
1968	35.0 °C27 July 1968	-4.2 °C11 January 1968	13.1 °C	508 mm	38	37
1967	36.7 °C19 July 1967	-7.8 °C14 January 1967	12.9 °C	527 mm	52	47
1966	35.6 °C12 July 1966	-3.8 °C21 November 1966	12.8 °C	457 mm	32	43
1965	34.8 °C5 August 1965	-7.8 °C20 February 1965	12.5 °C	547 mm	33	54
1964	33.2 °C2 September 1964	-7.7 °C9 March 1964	13.0 °C	387 mm	44	45
1963	33.4 °C16 July 1963	-6.6 °C2 February 1963	12.2 °C	647 mm	22	41
1962	33.9 °C13 August 1962	-6.4 °C25 December 1962	12.8 °C	534 mm	52	40
1961	33.1 °C11 July 1961	-4.6 °C22 December 1961	13.6 °C	453 mm	25	20
1960	33.0 °C26 July 1960	-8.2 °C16 January 1960	12.6 °C	723 mm	25	31
1959	36.7 °C28 July 1959	-7.2 °C6 February 1959	12.8 °C	544 mm	21	20
1958	34.5 °C30 July 1958	-6.7 °C24 January 1958	13.0 °C	488 mm	27	45
1957	34.4 °C2 August 1957	-5.0 °C17 January 1957	12.4 °C	486 mm	30	47
1956	33.4 °C13 September 1956	-10.8 °C12 February 1956	11.6 °C	472 mm	29	66
1955	33.6 °C8 July 1955	-6.0 °C8 March 1955	13.6 °C	512 mm	38	27
1954	35.7 °C26 July 1954	-10.6 °C6 February 1954	12.9 °C	299 mm	48	42
1953	35.6 °C26 July 1953	-5.3 °C21 January 1953	13.0 °C	343 mm	53	71
1952	35.3 °C13 August 1952	-14.9 °C28 January 1952	12.7 °C	328 mm	31	60
1951	35.7 °C28 July 1951	-4.4 °C31 January 1951	12.1 °C	680 mm	29	42
1950	36.3 °C29 June 1950	-4.2 °C30 December 1950	13.3 °C	340 mm	52	46
1949	35.0 °C1 August 1949	-8.2 °C12 January 1949	12.8 °C	476 mm	43	43
1948	33.6 °C26 July 1948	-4.7 °C22 February 1948	13.0 °C	520 mm	30	16
1947	36.4 °C3 August 1947	-8.2 °C1 February 1947	13.5 °C	529 mm	44	31
1946	35.8 °C3 August 1946	-8.4 °C19 January 1946	12.4 °C	537 mm	41	55
1945	37.0 °C23 July 1945	-12.3 °C17 January 1945	13.8 °C	327 mm	57	44
1944	36.8 °C1 August 1944	-10.2 °C26 February 1944	12.6 °C	330 mm	46	77
1943	34.0 °C7 September 1943	-3.4 °C4 January 1943	13.1 °C	332 mm	64	48
1942	36.3 °C29 July 1942	-13.1 °C11 February 1942	12.7 °C	510 mm	60	52
1941	36.9 °C25 July 1941	-14.7 °C12 January 1941	12.1 °C	476 mm	49	59
1940	35.5 °C10 August 1940	-11.2 °C21 January 1940	12.0 °C	547 mm	35	56

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

21.2 °C

+2.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

98 d/yr

+46

Frost days (< 0 °C)

21 d/yr

-15

Annual rainfall

529 mm

+54 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	11.4 °C	+2.2 °C	42 mm	+3 mm
Feb	14.6 °C	+3.6 °C	13 mm	-26 mm
Mar	12.2 °C	-1.9 °C	139 mm	+91 mm
Apr	18.2 °C	+1.4 °C	58 mm	+4 mm
May	23.1 °C	+1.9 °C	66 mm	+16 mm
Jun	32.9 °C	+6.2 °C	27 mm	-7 mm
Jul	33.2 °C	+2.0 °C	9 mm	-1 mm
Aug	33.9 °C	+3.4 °C	12 mm	-7 mm
Sep	28.3 °C	+2.7 °C	16 mm	-19 mm
Oct	22.2 °C	+2.9 °C	61 mm	+8 mm
Nov	14.0 °C	+0.8 °C	46 mm	-1 mm
Dec	10.3 °C	+0.6 °C	38 mm	-7 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

38.9 °C

17 Aug 2025

Coldest day

-5.5 °C

15 Jan 2025

Wettest day

24.5 mm

29 Oct 2025

Windiest day

38.7 km/h

23 Oct 2025

Strongest gust

87.1 km/h

27 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

38.5 °C

17 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

-9.8 °C

15 Jan 2025

Snowiest day

0.1 cm

2 Mar 2025

Sunniest day

14.2 h

24 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Motilla del Palancar?

Motilla del Palancar has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.5 °C and it receives 475 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Motilla del Palancar?

The hottest day measured in Motilla del Palancar between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2021, reaching 39.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Motilla del Palancar?

The coldest day measured in Motilla del Palancar between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1971, at -16.9 °C.

Does it snow in Motilla del Palancar?

Yes. Motilla del Palancar gets on average 13.7 cm of snow per year and has around 36 frost days.

Has the climate of Motilla del Palancar warmed?

Yes: Motilla del Palancar warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Motilla del Palancar?

The wettest day measured in Motilla del Palancar between 1940 and 2025 was 18 June 1997, with 79 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Motilla del Palancar?

The windiest day measured in Motilla del Palancar between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1989, with winds reaching 49.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Motilla del Palancar?

The warmest month in Motilla del Palancar is July (24.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Motilla del Palancar?

Motilla del Palancar receives on average 475 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 80 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Motilla del Palancar?

Motilla del Palancar 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 Motilla del Palancar?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Motilla del Palancar between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1967, with 21.2 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Motilla del Palancar?

Yes: Motilla del Palancar has on average 5 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Motilla del Palancar?

In Motilla del Palancar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.8 °C on 13 August 2021, and the lowest was -21.8 °C on 3 January 1971.

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