Valdepeñas climate — normals and trends
Valdepeñas (Spain) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.9 °C and it receives 473 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 (25.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Valdepeñas averages 29 frost days, 70 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 83 rainy days per year.
Valdepeñas 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 40 to 18 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.4 °C (on 13 August 2021) and the coldest -12.0 °C (on 14 February 1983).
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
ValdepeñasCastille-La Mancha
- coords
- 38.76°, -3.38°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.9°C
Average daily high
20.4°C
Average daily low
9.5°C
Annual rainfall
473mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
14.4km/h
Seasonal range
20.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
29 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
70 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
83 d/yr
Annual snowfall
6.1 cm
Average feels-like high
18.6 °C
Average feels-like low
7.3 °C
Average peak gust
32.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
22 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.58 · 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
43.4 °C
13 August 2021
Coldest day
-12.0 °C
14 February 1983
Wettest day
48 mm
7 May 1971
Windiest day
48.6 km/h
6 November 1997
Strongest gust
105.5 km/h
6 November 1997
Hottest feels-like
42.6 °C
13 August 2021
Coldest feels-like
-17.2 °C
14 February 1983
Snowiest day
12.2 cm
13 April 1958
Sunniest day
14.4 h
27 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 59 mm | +14 mm |
| Feb | 15.6 °C | +3.4 °C | 19 mm | -27 mm |
| Mar | 13.9 °C | -1.4 °C | 168 mm | +113 mm |
| Apr | 19.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 64 mm | +7 mm |
| May | 25.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 34 mm | -13 mm |
| Jun | 34.8 °C | +6.8 °C | 10 mm | -16 mm |
| Jul | 35.5 °C | +3.0 °C | 3 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 36.0 °C | +3.8 °C | 7 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 29.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 23 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 24.2 °C | +3.3 °C | 40 mm | -10 mm |
| Nov | 15.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 72 mm | +22 mm |
| Dec | 11.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 47 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Valdepeñas?
Valdepeñas has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.9 °C and it receives 473 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Valdepeñas?
The hottest day measured in Valdepeñas between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2021, reaching 43.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Valdepeñas?
The coldest day measured in Valdepeñas between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 1983, at -12.0 °C.
Does it snow in Valdepeñas?
Yes. Valdepeñas gets on average 6.1 cm of snow per year and has around 29 frost days.
Has the climate of Valdepeñas warmed?
Yes: Valdepeñas warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Valdepeñas?
The wettest day measured in Valdepeñas between 1940 and 2025 was 7 May 1971, with 48 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Valdepeñas?
The windiest day measured in Valdepeñas between 1940 and 2025 was 6 November 1997, with winds reaching 48.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Valdepeñas?
The warmest month in Valdepeñas is July (25.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Valdepeñas?
Valdepeñas receives on average 473 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 83 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Valdepeñas?
Valdepeñas gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Valdepeñas?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Valdepeñas between 1940 and 2025 was 13 April 1958, with 12.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Valdepeñas?
Yes: Valdepeñas has on average 22 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Valdepeñas?
In Valdepeñas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.6 °C on 13 August 2021, and the lowest was -17.2 °C on 14 February 1983.
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