Zafra climate — normals and trends
Zafra (Spain) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.9 °C and it receives 447 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 (25.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Zafra averages 9 frost days, 71 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 73 rainy days per year.
Zafra has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 13 to 5 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.9 °C (on 14 August 2021) and the coldest -7.4 °C (on 22 December 1978).
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
ZafraExtremadura
- coords
- 38.43°, -6.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.9°C
Average daily high
21.3°C
Average daily low
10.7°C
Annual rainfall
447mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
14.4km/h
Seasonal range
17.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
9 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
71 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
73 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.0 cm
Average feels-like high
20.0 °C
Average feels-like low
8.9 °C
Average peak gust
31.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
21 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.23 · 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
42.9 °C
14 August 2021
Coldest day
-7.4 °C
22 December 1978
Wettest day
76 mm
16 December 1955
Windiest day
49.2 km/h
15 February 1941
Strongest gust
130.3 km/h
6 November 1997
Hottest feels-like
44.5 °C
23 July 1995
Coldest feels-like
-11.4 °C
22 December 1978
Snowiest day
7.3 cm
28 February 2013
Sunniest day
14.7 h
26 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 85 mm | +38 mm |
| Feb | 15.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 20 mm | -28 mm |
| Mar | 15.2 °C | -1.4 °C | 182 mm | +130 mm |
| Apr | 19.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 92 mm | +43 mm |
| May | 25.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 18 mm | -19 mm |
| Jun | 33.1 °C | +4.8 °C | 25 mm | +5 mm |
| Jul | 34.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 34.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 2 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 29.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 9 mm | -15 mm |
| Oct | 25.6 °C | +3.6 °C | 39 mm | -13 mm |
| Nov | 16.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 63 mm | +10 mm |
| Dec | 12.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 92 mm | +37 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zafra?
Zafra has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.9 °C and it receives 447 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zafra?
The hottest day measured in Zafra between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 2021, reaching 42.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zafra?
The coldest day measured in Zafra between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1978, at -7.4 °C.
Does it snow in Zafra?
Almost never: Zafra sees virtually no snow, with about 9 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Zafra warmed?
Yes: Zafra warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zafra?
The wettest day measured in Zafra between 1940 and 2025 was 16 December 1955, with 76 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zafra?
The windiest day measured in Zafra between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1941, with winds reaching 49.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zafra?
The warmest month in Zafra is July (25.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Zafra?
Zafra receives on average 447 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 73 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zafra?
Zafra 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 Zafra?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zafra between 1940 and 2025 was 28 February 2013, with 7.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zafra?
Yes: Zafra has on average 21 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zafra?
In Zafra, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.5 °C on 23 July 1995, and the lowest was -11.4 °C on 22 December 1978.
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