Peñíscola climate — normals and trends
Peñíscola (Spain) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.2 °C and it receives 455 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 (25.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Peñíscola averages 0 frost days, 11 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 62 rainy days per year.
Peñíscola has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.8 °C (on 23 July 2009) and the coldest -3.5 °C (on 11 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
PeñíscolaValencia
- coords
- 40.36°, 0.41°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.2°C
Average daily high
20.3°C
Average daily low
14.3°C
Annual rainfall
455mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
19.9km/h
Seasonal range
14.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
11 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
62 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.9 cm
Average feels-like high
19.8 °C
Average feels-like low
12.7 °C
Average peak gust
35.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
82 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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
35.8 °C
23 July 2009
Coldest day
-3.5 °C
11 February 1956
Wettest day
105 mm
29 September 1994
Windiest day
69.3 km/h
14 January 1987
Strongest gust
123.5 km/h
14 January 1987
Hottest feels-like
39.9 °C
17 August 2025
Coldest feels-like
-13.1 °C
3 February 1956
Snowiest day
7.4 cm
25 January 1947
Sunniest day
14.0 h
9 May 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 | 15.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 35 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 15.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 13 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 15.5 °C | -0.6 °C | 91 mm | +54 mm |
| Apr | 19.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 16 mm | -20 mm |
| May | 22.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 17 mm | -16 mm |
| Jun | 28.7 °C | +3.6 °C | 0 mm | -18 mm |
| Jul | 29.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 46 mm | +36 mm |
| Aug | 30.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 1 mm | -23 mm |
| Sep | 26.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 114 mm | +55 mm |
| Oct | 22.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 130 mm | +56 mm |
| Nov | 18.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 22 mm | -30 mm |
| Dec | 15.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 129 mm | +83 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Peñíscola?
Peñíscola has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.2 °C and it receives 455 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Peñíscola?
The hottest day measured in Peñíscola between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 2009, reaching 35.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Peñíscola?
The coldest day measured in Peñíscola between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1956, at -3.5 °C.
Does it snow in Peñíscola?
Almost never: Peñíscola sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Peñíscola warmed?
Yes: Peñíscola warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Peñíscola?
The wettest day measured in Peñíscola between 1940 and 2025 was 29 September 1994, with 105 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Peñíscola?
The windiest day measured in Peñíscola between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1987, with winds reaching 69.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Peñíscola?
The warmest month in Peñíscola is August (25.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Peñíscola?
Peñíscola receives on average 455 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 62 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Peñíscola?
Peñíscola gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Peñíscola?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Peñíscola between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1947, with 7.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Peñíscola?
Yes: Peñíscola has on average 82 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Peñíscola?
In Peñíscola, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.9 °C on 17 August 2025, and the lowest was -13.1 °C on 3 February 1956.
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