Olot climate — normals and trends
Olot (Spain) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.0 °C and it receives 1,437 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 (19.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Olot averages 59 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 157 rainy days per year.
Olot has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 78 to 40 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.0 °C (on 25 July 1941) and the coldest -20.1 °C (on 16 January 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
OlotCatalonia
- coords
- 42.18°, 2.49°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.0°C
Average daily high
16.0°C
Average daily low
6.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,437mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
9.5km/h
Seasonal range
16.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
59 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
157 d/yr
Annual snowfall
44.3 cm
Average feels-like high
15.2 °C
Average feels-like low
4.8 °C
Average peak gust
31.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.63 · 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
35.0 °C
25 July 1941
Coldest day
-20.1 °C
16 January 1960
Wettest day
124 mm
17 October 2003
Windiest day
31.9 km/h
27 February 1958
Strongest gust
103.3 km/h
4 December 2003
Hottest feels-like
37.9 °C
6 July 1982
Coldest feels-like
-25.4 °C
16 January 1960
Snowiest day
40.5 cm
24 February 1944
Sunniest day
14.5 h
20 June 1950
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 | 11.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 25 mm | -36 mm |
| Feb | 11.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 63 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 10.6 °C | -1.6 °C | 251 mm | +145 mm |
| Apr | 16.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 137 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 19.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 180 mm | +12 mm |
| Jun | 26.6 °C | +5.0 °C | 42 mm | -129 mm |
| Jul | 25.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 228 mm | +78 mm |
| Aug | 26.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 170 mm | +16 mm |
| Sep | 21.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 180 mm | +45 mm |
| Oct | 18.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 102 mm | -21 mm |
| Nov | 13.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 59 mm | -32 mm |
| Dec | 10.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 211 mm | +138 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Olot?
Olot has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.0 °C and it receives 1,437 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Olot?
The hottest day measured in Olot between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 1941, reaching 35.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Olot?
The coldest day measured in Olot between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1960, at -20.1 °C.
Does it snow in Olot?
Yes. Olot gets on average 44.3 cm of snow per year and has around 59 frost days.
Has the climate of Olot warmed?
Yes: Olot warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Olot?
The wettest day measured in Olot between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 2003, with 124 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Olot?
The windiest day measured in Olot between 1940 and 2025 was 27 February 1958, with winds reaching 31.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Olot?
The warmest month in Olot is July (19.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Olot?
Olot receives on average 1,437 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 157 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Olot?
Olot gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Olot?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Olot between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 1944, with 40.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Olot?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Olot.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Olot?
In Olot, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.9 °C on 6 July 1982, and the lowest was -25.4 °C on 16 January 1960.
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