Salou climate — normals and trends
Salou (Spain) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.6 °C and it receives 549 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 (24.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Salou averages 0 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 77 rainy days per year.
Salou has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.8 °C (on 27 August 2010) and the coldest -3.5 °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
SalouCatalonia
- coords
- 41.08°, 1.14°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.6°C
Average daily high
19.1°C
Average daily low
14.3°C
Annual rainfall
549mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
21.5km/h
Seasonal range
14.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
77 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.5 cm
Average feels-like high
18.5 °C
Average feels-like low
12.7 °C
Average peak gust
33.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
81 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °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
34.8 °C
27 August 2010
Coldest day
-3.5 °C
11 February 1956
Wettest day
101 mm
23 September 1994
Windiest day
69.3 km/h
24 February 1944
Strongest gust
104.8 km/h
24 February 1944
Hottest feels-like
39.8 °C
17 August 2025
Coldest feels-like
-12.0 °C
3 February 1956
Snowiest day
12.9 cm
2 February 1963
Sunniest day
14.1 h
17 June 2016
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 | 14.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 8 mm | -30 mm |
| Feb | 14.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 21 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 14.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 97 mm | +53 mm |
| Apr | 17.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 18 mm | -25 mm |
| May | 21.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 43 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 27.1 °C | +3.5 °C | 1 mm | -25 mm |
| Jul | 28.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 88 mm | +68 mm |
| Aug | 29.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 7 mm | -36 mm |
| Sep | 25.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 80 mm | +7 mm |
| Oct | 22.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 61 mm | -22 mm |
| Nov | 17.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 36 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 14.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 140 mm | +93 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Salou?
Salou has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.6 °C and it receives 549 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Salou?
The hottest day measured in Salou between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 2010, reaching 34.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Salou?
The coldest day measured in Salou between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1956, at -3.5 °C.
Does it snow in Salou?
Yes. Salou gets on average 1.5 cm of snow per year and has around 0 frost days.
Has the climate of Salou warmed?
Yes: Salou warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Salou?
The wettest day measured in Salou between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 1994, with 101 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Salou?
The windiest day measured in Salou between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 1944, with winds reaching 69.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Salou?
The warmest month in Salou is August (24.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Salou?
Salou receives on average 549 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 77 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Salou?
Salou gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Salou?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Salou between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1963, with 12.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Salou?
Yes: Salou has on average 81 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Salou?
In Salou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.8 °C on 17 August 2025, and the lowest was -12.0 °C on 3 February 1956.
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