Requena climate — normals and trends
Requena (Spain) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.4 °C and it receives 462 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 (23.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Requena averages 25 frost days, 48 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 74 rainy days per year.
Requena has warmed by +2.5 °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 35 to 15 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.4 °C (on 12 July 2017) and the coldest -14.9 °C (on 3 January 1971).
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
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- coords
- 39.49°, -1.10°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.4°C
Average daily high
20.3°C
Average daily low
9.3°C
Annual rainfall
462mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
16.4km/h
Seasonal range
17.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
25 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
48 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
74 d/yr
Annual snowfall
10.0 cm
Average feels-like high
18.6 °C
Average feels-like low
7.3 °C
Average peak gust
38.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
5 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · 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
40.4 °C
12 July 2017
Coldest day
-14.9 °C
3 January 1971
Wettest day
86 mm
20 October 1982
Windiest day
54.3 km/h
25 February 1989
Strongest gust
121.7 km/h
25 February 1989
Hottest feels-like
42.3 °C
14 August 2021
Coldest feels-like
-20.0 °C
3 January 1971
Snowiest day
34.9 cm
9 March 1971
Sunniest day
14.1 h
28 June 2019
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 15 mm | -17 mm |
| Feb | 16.3 °C | +3.2 °C | 9 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 13.7 °C | -2.2 °C | 154 mm | +112 mm |
| Apr | 19.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 18 mm | -33 mm |
| May | 23.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 48 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 31.5 °C | +4.5 °C | 21 mm | -14 mm |
| Jul | 32.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 11 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 33.7 °C | +3.5 °C | 19 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 28.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 59 mm | +13 mm |
| Oct | 22.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 76 mm | +19 mm |
| Nov | 16.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 14 mm | -28 mm |
| Dec | 12.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 69 mm | +33 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Requena?
Requena has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.4 °C and it receives 462 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Requena?
The hottest day measured in Requena between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 2017, reaching 40.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Requena?
The coldest day measured in Requena between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1971, at -14.9 °C.
Does it snow in Requena?
Yes. Requena gets on average 10.0 cm of snow per year and has around 25 frost days.
Has the climate of Requena warmed?
Yes: Requena warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Requena?
The wettest day measured in Requena between 1940 and 2025 was 20 October 1982, with 86 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Requena?
The windiest day measured in Requena between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1989, with winds reaching 54.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Requena?
The warmest month in Requena is July (23.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Requena?
Requena receives on average 462 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 74 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Requena?
Requena gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Requena?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Requena between 1940 and 2025 was 9 March 1971, with 34.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Requena?
Yes: Requena has on average 5 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Requena?
In Requena, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.3 °C on 14 August 2021, and the lowest was -20.0 °C on 3 January 1971.
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