Punta Umbría climate — normals and trends
Punta Umbría (Spain) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.5 °C and it receives 420 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 (26.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Punta Umbría averages 0 frost days, 79 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 57 rainy days per year.
Punta Umbría has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.3 °C (on 20 July 1941) and the coldest -0.4 °C (on 18 January 1946).
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
Punta UmbríaAndalusia
- coords
- 37.18°, -6.97°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.5°C
Average daily high
23.2°C
Average daily low
14.2°C
Annual rainfall
420mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
17.7km/h
Seasonal range
15.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
79 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
57 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
22.6 °C
Average feels-like low
13.1 °C
Average peak gust
32.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
54 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · 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
44.3 °C
20 July 1941
Coldest day
-0.4 °C
18 January 1946
Wettest day
74 mm
11 December 1996
Windiest day
62.4 km/h
15 February 1941
Strongest gust
126.0 km/h
21 January 1941
Hottest feels-like
45.7 °C
1 August 2003
Coldest feels-like
-6.4 °C
4 February 1956
Snowiest day
3.2 cm
3 February 1954
Sunniest day
14.6 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 | 16.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 122 mm | +71 mm |
| Feb | 17.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 38 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 17.7 °C | -1.3 °C | 131 mm | +82 mm |
| Apr | 21.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 65 mm | +24 mm |
| May | 26.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 18 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 31.9 °C | +3.0 °C | 12 mm | +3 mm |
| Jul | 32.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 33.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 30.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 1 mm | -19 mm |
| Oct | 26.9 °C | +3.0 °C | 28 mm | -28 mm |
| Nov | 19.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 55 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 15.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 96 mm | +36 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Punta Umbría?
Punta Umbría has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.5 °C and it receives 420 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Punta Umbría?
The hottest day measured in Punta Umbría between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1941, reaching 44.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Punta Umbría?
The coldest day measured in Punta Umbría between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1946, at -0.4 °C.
Does it snow in Punta Umbría?
Almost never: Punta Umbría sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Punta Umbría warmed?
Yes: Punta Umbría warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Punta Umbría?
The wettest day measured in Punta Umbría between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 1996, with 74 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Punta Umbría?
The windiest day measured in Punta Umbría between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1941, with winds reaching 62.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Punta Umbría?
The warmest month in Punta Umbría is July (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Punta Umbría?
Punta Umbría receives on average 420 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 57 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Punta Umbría?
Punta Umbría gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Punta Umbría?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Punta Umbría between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1954, with 3.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Punta Umbría?
Yes: Punta Umbría has on average 54 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Punta Umbría?
In Punta Umbría, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.7 °C on 1 August 2003, and the lowest was -6.4 °C on 4 February 1956.
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