Tossa de Mar climate — normals and trends
Tossa de Mar (Spain) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.7 °C and it receives 593 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 (23.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Tossa de Mar averages 1 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 82 rainy days per year.
Tossa de Mar has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 3 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.8 °C (on 13 August 2003) and the coldest -6.3 °C (on 16 January 1985).
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
Tossa de MarCatalonia
- coords
- 41.72°, 2.93°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.7°C
Average daily high
18.9°C
Average daily low
12.7°C
Annual rainfall
593mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
19.2km/h
Seasonal range
14.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
82 d/yr
Annual snowfall
3.8 cm
Average feels-like high
18.3 °C
Average feels-like low
11.2 °C
Average peak gust
35.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
44 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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
35.8 °C
13 August 2003
Coldest day
-6.3 °C
16 January 1985
Wettest day
109 mm
22 October 2019
Windiest day
58.8 km/h
8 March 2010
Strongest gust
111.6 km/h
31 January 2003
Hottest feels-like
38.9 °C
12 August 2022
Coldest feels-like
-12.7 °C
10 February 1956
Snowiest day
24.2 cm
8 March 2010
Sunniest day
14.4 h
18 June 2019
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 29 mm | -21 mm |
| Feb | 14.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 26 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 14.5 °C | -0.2 °C | 128 mm | +72 mm |
| Apr | 18.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 16 mm | -40 mm |
| May | 21.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 47 mm | +3 mm |
| Jun | 28.9 °C | +4.9 °C | 1 mm | -27 mm |
| Jul | 28.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 31 mm | +12 mm |
| Aug | 29.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 22 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 24.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 74 mm | +13 mm |
| Oct | 21.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 43 mm | -40 mm |
| Nov | 16.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 49 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 14.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 200 mm | +140 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tossa de Mar?
Tossa de Mar has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.7 °C and it receives 593 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tossa de Mar?
The hottest day measured in Tossa de Mar between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2003, reaching 35.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tossa de Mar?
The coldest day measured in Tossa de Mar between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1985, at -6.3 °C.
Does it snow in Tossa de Mar?
Yes. Tossa de Mar gets on average 3.8 cm of snow per year and has around 1 frost days.
Has the climate of Tossa de Mar warmed?
Yes: Tossa de Mar warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tossa de Mar?
The wettest day measured in Tossa de Mar between 1940 and 2025 was 22 October 2019, with 109 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tossa de Mar?
The windiest day measured in Tossa de Mar between 1940 and 2025 was 8 March 2010, with winds reaching 58.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tossa de Mar?
The warmest month in Tossa de Mar is August (23.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Tossa de Mar?
Tossa de Mar receives on average 593 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 82 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tossa de Mar?
Tossa de Mar gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Tossa de Mar?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Tossa de Mar between 1940 and 2025 was 8 March 2010, with 24.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Tossa de Mar?
Yes: Tossa de Mar has on average 44 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tossa de Mar?
In Tossa de Mar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.9 °C on 12 August 2022, and the lowest was -12.7 °C on 10 February 1956.
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