Xàbia climate — normals and trends
Xàbia (Spain) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.9 °C and it receives 483 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 (25.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Xàbia averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 61 rainy days per year.
Xàbia has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.1 °C (on 13 August 2022) and the coldest 0.6 °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
XàbiaValencia
- coords
- 38.78°, 0.17°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.9°C
Average daily high
19.1°C
Average daily low
16.8°C
Annual rainfall
483mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
23.4km/h
Seasonal range
12.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
61 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.1 cm
Average feels-like high
19.3 °C
Average feels-like low
15.7 °C
Average peak gust
32.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
116 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · 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
32.1 °C
13 August 2022
Coldest day
0.6 °C
11 February 1956
Wettest day
164 mm
8 September 1967
Windiest day
73.6 km/h
14 December 2009
Strongest gust
112.7 km/h
14 December 2009
Hottest feels-like
37.7 °C
25 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-6.0 °C
14 January 1987
Snowiest day
2.3 cm
12 February 1983
Sunniest day
14.0 h
11 May 1940
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 | 15.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 82 mm | +30 mm |
| Feb | 14.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 29 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 15.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 87 mm | +49 mm |
| Apr | 17.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 10 mm | -25 mm |
| May | 20.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 21 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 25.5 °C | +3.1 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
| Jul | 27.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 44 mm | +38 mm |
| Aug | 27.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 13 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 25.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 120 mm | +64 mm |
| Oct | 22.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 128 mm | +46 mm |
| Nov | 18.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 9 mm | -53 mm |
| Dec | 15.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 174 mm | +112 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Xàbia?
Xàbia has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.9 °C and it receives 483 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Xàbia?
The hottest day measured in Xàbia between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2022, reaching 32.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Xàbia?
The coldest day measured in Xàbia between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1956, at 0.6 °C.
Does it snow in Xàbia?
Almost never: Xàbia sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Xàbia warmed?
Yes: Xàbia warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Xàbia?
The wettest day measured in Xàbia between 1940 and 2025 was 8 September 1967, with 164 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Xàbia?
The windiest day measured in Xàbia between 1940 and 2025 was 14 December 2009, with winds reaching 73.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Xàbia?
The warmest month in Xàbia is August (25.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Xàbia?
Xàbia receives on average 483 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 61 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Xàbia?
Xàbia gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Xàbia?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Xàbia between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1983, with 2.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Xàbia?
Yes: Xàbia has on average 116 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Xàbia?
In Xàbia, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.7 °C on 25 July 2022, and the lowest was -6.0 °C on 14 January 1987.
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