Ribadesella climate — normals and trends
Ribadesella (Spain) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.8 °C and it receives 1,366 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 (19.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Ribadesella averages 1 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 173 rainy days per year.
Ribadesella has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 2 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.7 °C (on 11 September 1942) and the coldest -5.0 °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
RibadesellaPrincipality of Asturias
- coords
- 43.46°, -5.06°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.8°C
Average daily high
15.7°C
Average daily low
12.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,366mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
16.0km/h
Seasonal range
9.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
173 d/yr
Annual snowfall
6.3 cm
Average feels-like high
15.1 °C
Average feels-like low
10.4 °C
Average peak gust
34.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
3 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · 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
30.7 °C
11 September 1942
Coldest day
-5.0 °C
11 February 1956
Wettest day
84 mm
25 June 1961
Windiest day
58.4 km/h
24 January 2009
Strongest gust
164.5 km/h
24 January 2009
Hottest feels-like
35.1 °C
30 June 1968
Coldest feels-like
-10.0 °C
11 February 1956
Snowiest day
10.4 cm
24 February 1944
Sunniest day
15.0 h
15 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 104 mm | -22 mm |
| Feb | 13.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 107 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 13.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 116 mm | +6 mm |
| Apr | 15.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 103 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 16.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 112 mm | -8 mm |
| Jun | 21.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 57 mm | -38 mm |
| Jul | 21.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 49 mm | -23 mm |
| Aug | 22.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 55 mm | -31 mm |
| Sep | 20.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 85 mm | -23 mm |
| Oct | 19.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 41 mm | -97 mm |
| Nov | 15.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 171 mm | +22 mm |
| Dec | 13.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 187 mm | +54 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ribadesella?
Ribadesella has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.8 °C and it receives 1,366 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ribadesella?
The hottest day measured in Ribadesella between 1940 and 2025 was 11 September 1942, reaching 30.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ribadesella?
The coldest day measured in Ribadesella between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1956, at -5.0 °C.
Does it snow in Ribadesella?
Yes. Ribadesella gets on average 6.3 cm of snow per year and has around 1 frost days.
Has the climate of Ribadesella warmed?
Yes: Ribadesella warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ribadesella?
The wettest day measured in Ribadesella between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 1961, with 84 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ribadesella?
The windiest day measured in Ribadesella between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 2009, with winds reaching 58.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ribadesella?
The warmest month in Ribadesella is August (19.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Ribadesella?
Ribadesella receives on average 1,366 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 173 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ribadesella?
Ribadesella gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ribadesella?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ribadesella between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 1944, with 10.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ribadesella?
Yes: Ribadesella has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ribadesella?
In Ribadesella, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.1 °C on 30 June 1968, and the lowest was -10.0 °C on 11 February 1956.
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