Utiel climate — normals and trends
Utiel (Spain) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.2 °C and it receives 408 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 July (24.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Utiel averages 30 frost days, 55 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 71 rainy days per year.
Utiel has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 41 to 19 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.2 °C (on 14 August 2021) and the coldest -17.4 °C (on 12 January 1941).
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
UtielValencia
- coords
- 39.57°, -1.20°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.2°C
Average daily high
20.0°C
Average daily low
9.0°C
Annual rainfall
408mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
16.5km/h
Seasonal range
18.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
30 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
55 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
71 d/yr
Annual snowfall
10.8 cm
Average feels-like high
18.0 °C
Average feels-like low
7.0 °C
Average peak gust
38.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
5 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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
41.2 °C
14 August 2021
Coldest day
-17.4 °C
12 January 1941
Wettest day
73 mm
5 September 1989
Windiest day
51.4 km/h
25 February 1989
Strongest gust
124.2 km/h
25 February 1989
Hottest feels-like
42.0 °C
13 July 2017
Coldest feels-like
-21.8 °C
12 January 1941
Snowiest day
30.2 cm
9 March 1971
Sunniest day
14.1 h
28 June 2025
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 | 12.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 16 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 16.0 °C | +3.6 °C | 8 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 13.1 °C | -2.2 °C | 123 mm | +85 mm |
| Apr | 19.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 18 mm | -29 mm |
| May | 23.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 55 mm | +10 mm |
| Jun | 32.4 °C | +5.1 °C | 25 mm | -7 mm |
| Jul | 33.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 7 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 34.1 °C | +3.4 °C | 17 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 28.8 °C | +2.7 °C | 32 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 22.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 59 mm | +12 mm |
| Nov | 15.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 18 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 11.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 52 mm | +20 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Utiel?
Utiel has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.2 °C and it receives 408 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Utiel?
The hottest day measured in Utiel between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 2021, reaching 41.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Utiel?
The coldest day measured in Utiel between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1941, at -17.4 °C.
Does it snow in Utiel?
Yes. Utiel gets on average 10.8 cm of snow per year and has around 30 frost days.
Has the climate of Utiel warmed?
Yes: Utiel warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Utiel?
The wettest day measured in Utiel between 1940 and 2025 was 5 September 1989, with 73 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Utiel?
The windiest day measured in Utiel between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1989, with winds reaching 51.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Utiel?
The warmest month in Utiel is July (24.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Utiel?
Utiel receives on average 408 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 71 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Utiel?
Utiel gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Utiel?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Utiel between 1940 and 2025 was 9 March 1971, with 30.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Utiel?
Yes: Utiel has on average 5 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Utiel?
In Utiel, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.0 °C on 13 July 2017, and the lowest was -21.8 °C on 12 January 1941.
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