Palencia climate — normals and trends
Palencia (Spain) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.0 °C and it receives 478 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 (21.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Palencia averages 44 frost days, 30 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 93 rainy days per year.
Palencia has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 59 to 29 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.8 °C (on 28 June 2019) and the coldest -17.2 °C (on 17 December 1963).
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
PalenciaCastille and León
- coords
- 42.01°, -4.52°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.0°C
Average daily high
17.2°C
Average daily low
7.2°C
Annual rainfall
478mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
17.8km/h
Seasonal range
17.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
44 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
30 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
93 d/yr
Annual snowfall
12.2 cm
Average feels-like high
14.8 °C
Average feels-like low
4.5 °C
Average peak gust
36.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.58 · 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
39.8 °C
28 June 2019
Coldest day
-17.2 °C
17 December 1963
Wettest day
48 mm
6 November 1997
Windiest day
52.5 km/h
30 December 1981
Strongest gust
132.1 km/h
20 December 2019
Hottest feels-like
39.2 °C
17 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-22.3 °C
17 December 1963
Snowiest day
12.8 cm
13 November 1984
Sunniest day
14.9 h
17 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 | 9.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 63 mm | +18 mm |
| Feb | 11.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 41 mm | +1 mm |
| Mar | 11.3 °C | -1.6 °C | 119 mm | +75 mm |
| Apr | 17.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 74 mm | +23 mm |
| May | 20.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 81 mm | +28 mm |
| Jun | 29.6 °C | +5.2 °C | 26 mm | -10 mm |
| Jul | 30.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 5 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 32.1 °C | +4.1 °C | 5 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 25.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 6 mm | -25 mm |
| Oct | 20.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 25 mm | -24 mm |
| Nov | 12.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 58 mm | +6 mm |
| Dec | 8.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 62 mm | +14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Palencia?
Palencia has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.0 °C and it receives 478 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Palencia?
The hottest day measured in Palencia between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 2019, reaching 39.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Palencia?
The coldest day measured in Palencia between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 1963, at -17.2 °C.
Does it snow in Palencia?
Yes. Palencia gets on average 12.2 cm of snow per year and has around 44 frost days.
Has the climate of Palencia warmed?
Yes: Palencia warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Palencia?
The wettest day measured in Palencia between 1940 and 2025 was 6 November 1997, with 48 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Palencia?
The windiest day measured in Palencia between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1981, with winds reaching 52.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Palencia?
The warmest month in Palencia is July (21.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Palencia?
Palencia receives on average 478 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 93 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Palencia?
Palencia gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Palencia?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Palencia between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1984, with 12.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Palencia?
Yes: Palencia has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Palencia?
In Palencia, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.2 °C on 17 July 2022, and the lowest was -22.3 °C on 17 December 1963.
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