O Carballiño climate — normals and trends
O Carballiño (Spain) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.6 °C and it receives 1,190 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 (18.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
O Carballiño averages 27 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.
O Carballiño has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 40 to 14 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.4 °C (on 14 July 2022) and the coldest -12.3 °C (on 15 February 1960).
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
O CarballiñoGalicia
- coords
- 42.43°, -8.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.6°C
Average daily high
16.2°C
Average daily low
7.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,190mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
15.6km/h
Seasonal range
12.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
27 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
136 d/yr
Annual snowfall
7.0 cm
Average feels-like high
14.8 °C
Average feels-like low
5.7 °C
Average peak gust
37.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.28 · 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
37.4 °C
14 July 2022
Coldest day
-12.3 °C
15 February 1960
Wettest day
103 mm
3 October 2010
Windiest day
57.0 km/h
15 February 1941
Strongest gust
139.3 km/h
24 January 2009
Hottest feels-like
40.5 °C
14 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-16.7 °C
15 February 1960
Snowiest day
10.9 cm
24 February 1956
Sunniest day
15.0 h
8 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 277 mm | +135 mm |
| Feb | 12.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 84 mm | -42 mm |
| Mar | 13.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 101 mm | -20 mm |
| Apr | 17.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 180 mm | +72 mm |
| May | 19.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 98 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 25.1 °C | +4.2 °C | 48 mm | -13 mm |
| Jul | 25.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 16 mm | -14 mm |
| Aug | 27.7 °C | +3.9 °C | 13 mm | -21 mm |
| Sep | 21.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 50 mm | -16 mm |
| Oct | 19.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 108 mm | -17 mm |
| Nov | 12.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 197 mm | +61 mm |
| Dec | 10.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 152 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of O Carballiño?
O Carballiño has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.6 °C and it receives 1,190 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in O Carballiño?
The hottest day measured in O Carballiño between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 2022, reaching 37.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in O Carballiño?
The coldest day measured in O Carballiño between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1960, at -12.3 °C.
Does it snow in O Carballiño?
Yes. O Carballiño gets on average 7.0 cm of snow per year and has around 27 frost days.
Has the climate of O Carballiño warmed?
Yes: O Carballiño warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in O Carballiño?
The wettest day measured in O Carballiño between 1940 and 2025 was 3 October 2010, with 103 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in O Carballiño?
The windiest day measured in O Carballiño between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1941, with winds reaching 57.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in O Carballiño?
The warmest month in O Carballiño is August (18.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.8 °C).
How much does it rain in O Carballiño?
O Carballiño receives on average 1,190 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.
Is it sunny in O Carballiño?
O Carballiño gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in O Carballiño?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in O Carballiño between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 1956, with 10.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in O Carballiño?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in O Carballiño.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in O Carballiño?
In O Carballiño, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.5 °C on 14 July 2022, and the lowest was -16.7 °C on 15 February 1960.
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