San Miguel climate — normals and trends
San Miguel (Spain) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.4 °C and it receives 280 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 (26.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
San Miguel averages 0 frost days, 46 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 46 rainy days per year.
San Miguel has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.3 °C (on 13 July 1946) and the coldest -2.1 °C (on 12 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
San MiguelValencia
- coords
- 37.98°, -0.79°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.4°C
Average daily high
22.6°C
Average daily low
14.5°C
Annual rainfall
280mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
18.7km/h
Seasonal range
15.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
46 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
46 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.1 cm
Average feels-like high
22.1 °C
Average feels-like low
13.7 °C
Average peak gust
34.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
85 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.72 · 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
40.3 °C
13 July 1946
Coldest day
-2.1 °C
12 February 1956
Wettest day
144 mm
5 September 1989
Windiest day
55.1 km/h
13 December 1949
Strongest gust
105.5 km/h
13 December 1949
Hottest feels-like
42.4 °C
12 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-7.8 °C
2 February 1954
Snowiest day
4.4 cm
11 January 1960
Sunniest day
14.0 h
12 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 6 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 18.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 10 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 18.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 78 mm | +52 mm |
| Apr | 22.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 9 mm | -20 mm |
| May | 25.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 35 mm | +13 mm |
| Jun | 31.2 °C | +3.7 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 32.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 5 mm | +2 mm |
| Aug | 33.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 3 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 29.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 53 mm | +22 mm |
| Oct | 25.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 52 mm | +9 mm |
| Nov | 21.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 3 mm | -31 mm |
| Dec | 17.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 110 mm | +80 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of San Miguel?
San Miguel has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.4 °C and it receives 280 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in San Miguel?
The hottest day measured in San Miguel between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1946, reaching 40.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in San Miguel?
The coldest day measured in San Miguel between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1956, at -2.1 °C.
Does it snow in San Miguel?
Almost never: San Miguel sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of San Miguel warmed?
Yes: San Miguel warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in San Miguel?
The wettest day measured in San Miguel between 1940 and 2025 was 5 September 1989, with 144 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in San Miguel?
The windiest day measured in San Miguel between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1949, with winds reaching 55.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in San Miguel?
The warmest month in San Miguel is August (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.3 °C).
How much does it rain in San Miguel?
San Miguel receives on average 280 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 46 rainy days.
Is it sunny in San Miguel?
San Miguel gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in San Miguel?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in San Miguel between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1960, with 4.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in San Miguel?
Yes: San Miguel has on average 85 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in San Miguel?
In San Miguel, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.4 °C on 12 July 2023, and the lowest was -7.8 °C on 2 February 1954.
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