Salas climate — normals and trends
Salas (Spain) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.7 °C and it receives 1,226 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 (18.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Salas averages 3 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 171 rainy days per year.
Salas 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 7 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.0 °C (on 7 September 1988) and the coldest -10.7 °C (on 18 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
SalasPrincipality of Asturias
- coords
- 43.41°, -6.26°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.7°C
Average daily high
15.8°C
Average daily low
9.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,226mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
16.9km/h
Seasonal range
9.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
3 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
171 d/yr
Annual snowfall
10.6 cm
Average feels-like high
14.7 °C
Average feels-like low
7.9 °C
Average peak gust
36.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.59 · 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
32.0 °C
7 September 1988
Coldest day
-10.7 °C
18 January 1957
Wettest day
101 mm
25 July 1983
Windiest day
57.3 km/h
24 January 2009
Strongest gust
148.0 km/h
24 January 2009
Hottest feels-like
36.1 °C
17 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-15.5 °C
18 January 1957
Snowiest day
13.9 cm
3 January 1997
Sunniest day
15.0 h
7 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 | 13.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 129 mm | +8 mm |
| Feb | 14.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 105 mm | +3 mm |
| Mar | 13.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 115 mm | +14 mm |
| Apr | 16.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 99 mm | -15 mm |
| May | 16.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 138 mm | +22 mm |
| Jun | 21.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 61 mm | -23 mm |
| Jul | 21.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 44 mm | -19 mm |
| Aug | 22.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 31 mm | -39 mm |
| Sep | 20.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 68 mm | -16 mm |
| Oct | 19.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 36 mm | -81 mm |
| Nov | 15.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 132 mm | +2 mm |
| Dec | 12.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 129 mm | +4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Salas?
Salas has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.7 °C and it receives 1,226 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Salas?
The hottest day measured in Salas between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 1988, reaching 32.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Salas?
The coldest day measured in Salas between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1957, at -10.7 °C.
Does it snow in Salas?
Yes. Salas gets on average 10.6 cm of snow per year and has around 3 frost days.
Has the climate of Salas warmed?
Yes: Salas warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Salas?
The wettest day measured in Salas between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 1983, with 101 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Salas?
The windiest day measured in Salas between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 2009, with winds reaching 57.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Salas?
The warmest month in Salas is August (18.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Salas?
Salas receives on average 1,226 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 171 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Salas?
Salas gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Salas?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Salas between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1997, with 13.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Salas?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Salas.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Salas?
In Salas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.1 °C on 17 July 2022, and the lowest was -15.5 °C on 18 January 1957.
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