Peñafiel climate — normals and trends
Peñafiel (Spain) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.9 °C and it receives 495 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 (21.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Peñafiel averages 55 frost days, 34 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 98 rainy days per year.
Peñafiel has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 71 to 39 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.6 °C (on 13 August 2021) and the coldest -19.9 °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
PeñafielCastille and León
- coords
- 41.60°, -4.11°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.9°C
Average daily high
17.3°C
Average daily low
6.7°C
Annual rainfall
495mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
15.7km/h
Seasonal range
18.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
55 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
34 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
98 d/yr
Annual snowfall
19.6 cm
Average feels-like high
15.0 °C
Average feels-like low
4.1 °C
Average peak gust
34.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · 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
39.6 °C
13 August 2021
Coldest day
-19.9 °C
17 December 1963
Wettest day
49 mm
18 November 1995
Windiest day
53.0 km/h
25 February 1989
Strongest gust
126.0 km/h
25 February 1989
Hottest feels-like
39.2 °C
15 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-24.6 °C
17 December 1963
Snowiest day
16.1 cm
10 November 1946
Sunniest day
14.8 h
28 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 65 mm | +12 mm |
| Feb | 11.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 45 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 11.0 °C | -1.7 °C | 117 mm | +68 mm |
| Apr | 17.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 72 mm | +19 mm |
| May | 20.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 73 mm | +22 mm |
| Jun | 30.3 °C | +5.7 °C | 40 mm | +6 mm |
| Jul | 31.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 7 mm | -8 mm |
| Aug | 32.6 °C | +4.0 °C | 4 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 25.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 7 mm | -21 mm |
| Oct | 21.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 37 mm | -10 mm |
| Nov | 11.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 80 mm | +25 mm |
| Dec | 9.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 49 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Peñafiel?
Peñafiel has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.9 °C and it receives 495 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Peñafiel?
The hottest day measured in Peñafiel between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2021, reaching 39.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Peñafiel?
The coldest day measured in Peñafiel between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 1963, at -19.9 °C.
Does it snow in Peñafiel?
Yes. Peñafiel gets on average 19.6 cm of snow per year and has around 55 frost days.
Has the climate of Peñafiel warmed?
Yes: Peñafiel warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Peñafiel?
The wettest day measured in Peñafiel between 1940 and 2025 was 18 November 1995, with 49 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Peñafiel?
The windiest day measured in Peñafiel between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1989, with winds reaching 53.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Peñafiel?
The warmest month in Peñafiel is July (21.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Peñafiel?
Peñafiel receives on average 495 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 98 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Peñafiel?
Peñafiel 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 Peñafiel?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Peñafiel between 1940 and 2025 was 10 November 1946, with 16.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Peñafiel?
Yes: Peñafiel has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Peñafiel?
In Peñafiel, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.2 °C on 15 July 2022, and the lowest was -24.6 °C on 17 December 1963.
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