Níjar climate — normals and trends
Níjar (Spain) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.2 °C and it receives 281 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 (25.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Níjar averages 1 frost days, 51 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 47 rainy days per year.
Níjar has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °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 41.8 °C (on 18 July 1978) and the coldest -6.6 °C (on 6 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
NíjarAndalusia
- coords
- 36.97°, -2.21°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.2°C
Average daily high
22.0°C
Average daily low
12.8°C
Annual rainfall
281mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
62%
Average peak wind
14.1km/h
Seasonal range
16.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
51 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
47 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.8 cm
Average feels-like high
21.1 °C
Average feels-like low
11.5 °C
Average peak gust
37.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
53 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.72 · 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
41.8 °C
18 July 1978
Coldest day
-6.6 °C
6 February 1954
Wettest day
136 mm
19 October 1973
Windiest day
43.3 km/h
25 March 1954
Strongest gust
114.5 km/h
13 December 1949
Hottest feels-like
41.9 °C
20 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-10.8 °C
23 January 1952
Snowiest day
9.6 cm
13 December 1949
Sunniest day
14.0 h
29 June 2017
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 5 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 17.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 17 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 17.0 °C | -0.8 °C | 94 mm | +61 mm |
| Apr | 21.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 10 mm | -28 mm |
| May | 25.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 69 mm | +42 mm |
| Jun | 31.6 °C | +3.9 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
| Jul | 31.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 8 mm | +5 mm |
| Aug | 33.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 28.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 8 mm | -11 mm |
| Oct | 25.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 28 mm | -8 mm |
| Nov | 19.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 8 mm | -24 mm |
| Dec | 15.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 49 mm | +19 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Níjar?
Níjar has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.2 °C and it receives 281 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Níjar?
The hottest day measured in Níjar between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1978, reaching 41.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Níjar?
The coldest day measured in Níjar between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1954, at -6.6 °C.
Does it snow in Níjar?
Almost never: Níjar sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Níjar warmed?
Yes: Níjar warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Níjar?
The wettest day measured in Níjar between 1940 and 2025 was 19 October 1973, with 136 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Níjar?
The windiest day measured in Níjar between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 1954, with winds reaching 43.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Níjar?
The warmest month in Níjar is July (25.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Níjar?
Níjar receives on average 281 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 47 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Níjar?
Níjar gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Níjar?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Níjar between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1949, with 9.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Níjar?
Yes: Níjar has on average 53 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Níjar?
In Níjar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.9 °C on 20 July 2023, and the lowest was -10.8 °C on 23 January 1952.
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