Puerto del Rosario climate — normals and trends
Puerto del Rosario (Spain) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.3 °C and it receives 85 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 September (22.0 °C on average) and the coldest is February (16.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Puerto del Rosario averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 18 rainy days per year.
Puerto del Rosario has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.0 °C (on 14 October 2017) and the coldest 11.6 °C (on 20 January 1957).
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
Puerto del RosarioCanary Islands
- coords
- 28.50°, -13.86°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.3°C
Average daily high
20.0°C
Average daily low
18.7°C
Annual rainfall
85mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
28.7km/h
Seasonal range
5.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
18 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
19.6 °C
Average feels-like low
16.8 °C
Average peak gust
38.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
123 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.31 · 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
31.0 °C
14 October 2017
Coldest day
11.6 °C
20 January 1957
Wettest day
53 mm
19 December 2007
Windiest day
64.2 km/h
29 November 2005
Strongest gust
95.4 km/h
29 November 2005
Hottest feels-like
32.2 °C
13 August 1976
Coldest feels-like
4.1 °C
19 January 1994
Sunniest day
13.8 h
28 June 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
Pick a year and see how it compares to normal — warmer, drier or more extreme than usual?
Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 3 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 18.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 2 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 19.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 21 mm | +14 mm |
| Apr | 19.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 13 mm | +9 mm |
| May | 20.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 2 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 20.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 22.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 2 mm | +2 mm |
| Aug | 23.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | +1 mm |
| Sep | 22.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 2 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 21.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 21.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 5 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 19.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 23 mm | +7 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
Your birthday, a wedding, a memorable trip: discover the actual weather for any date since 1940.
Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Puerto del Rosario?
Puerto del Rosario has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.3 °C and it receives 85 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Puerto del Rosario?
The hottest day measured in Puerto del Rosario between 1940 and 2025 was 14 October 2017, reaching 31.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Puerto del Rosario?
The coldest day measured in Puerto del Rosario between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1957, at 11.6 °C.
Does it snow in Puerto del Rosario?
Almost never: Puerto del Rosario sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Puerto del Rosario warmed?
Yes: Puerto del Rosario warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Puerto del Rosario?
The wettest day measured in Puerto del Rosario between 1940 and 2025 was 19 December 2007, with 53 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Puerto del Rosario?
The windiest day measured in Puerto del Rosario between 1940 and 2025 was 29 November 2005, with winds reaching 64.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Puerto del Rosario?
The warmest month in Puerto del Rosario is September (22.0 °C on average); the coldest is February (16.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Puerto del Rosario?
Puerto del Rosario receives on average 85 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 18 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Puerto del Rosario?
Puerto del Rosario gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Puerto del Rosario?
Yes: Puerto del Rosario has on average 123 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Puerto del Rosario?
In Puerto del Rosario, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.2 °C on 13 August 1976, and the lowest was 4.1 °C on 19 January 1994.
Compare Puerto del Rosario with another city
Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.
Nearby cities
The climate around Puerto del Rosario