Palafrugell climate — normals and trends
Palafrugell (Spain) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.9 °C and it receives 571 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 (22.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Palafrugell averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 72 rainy days per year.
Palafrugell has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.1 °C (on 5 August 2018) and the coldest -2.3 °C (on 10 February 1956).
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
PalafrugellCatalonia
- coords
- 41.92°, 3.16°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.9°C
Average daily high
17.1°C
Average daily low
14.7°C
Annual rainfall
571mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
29.5km/h
Seasonal range
12.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
72 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.9 cm
Average feels-like high
16.2 °C
Average feels-like low
12.0 °C
Average peak gust
40.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
73 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
31.1 °C
5 August 2018
Coldest day
-2.3 °C
10 February 1956
Wettest day
121 mm
9 December 1970
Windiest day
78.7 km/h
10 January 1968
Strongest gust
121.0 km/h
10 January 1968
Hottest feels-like
34.3 °C
12 August 2003
Coldest feels-like
-15.5 °C
2 February 1956
Snowiest day
29.0 cm
2 February 1963
Sunniest day
14.4 h
21 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 26 mm | -28 mm |
| Feb | 12.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 38 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 13.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 97 mm | +42 mm |
| Apr | 15.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 9 mm | -39 mm |
| May | 18.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 30 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 24.3 °C | +3.6 °C | 1 mm | -19 mm |
| Jul | 25.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 32 mm | +19 mm |
| Aug | 25.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 12 mm | -7 mm |
| Sep | 22.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 42 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 19.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 50 mm | -33 mm |
| Nov | 16.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 45 mm | -23 mm |
| Dec | 14.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 248 mm | +178 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Palafrugell?
Palafrugell has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.9 °C and it receives 571 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Palafrugell?
The hottest day measured in Palafrugell between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 2018, reaching 31.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Palafrugell?
The coldest day measured in Palafrugell between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1956, at -2.3 °C.
Does it snow in Palafrugell?
Yes. Palafrugell gets on average 1.9 cm of snow per year and has around 0 frost days.
Has the climate of Palafrugell warmed?
Yes: Palafrugell warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Palafrugell?
The wettest day measured in Palafrugell between 1940 and 2025 was 9 December 1970, with 121 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Palafrugell?
The windiest day measured in Palafrugell between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1968, with winds reaching 78.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Palafrugell?
The warmest month in Palafrugell is August (22.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Palafrugell?
Palafrugell receives on average 571 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 72 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Palafrugell?
Palafrugell 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 Palafrugell?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Palafrugell between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1963, with 29.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Palafrugell?
Yes: Palafrugell has on average 73 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Palafrugell?
In Palafrugell, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.3 °C on 12 August 2003, and the lowest was -15.5 °C on 2 February 1956.
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