Barcelona climate — normals and trends
Barcelona (Venezuela) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 359 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 September (26.9 °C on average) and the coldest is February (24.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Barcelona averages 0 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 82 rainy days per year.
Barcelona has warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.07 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.3 °C (on 26 August 2023) and the coldest 21.6 °C (on 12 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
BarcelonaAnzoátegui
- coords
- 10.14°, -64.69°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.7°C
Average daily high
26.4°C
Average daily low
25.0°C
Annual rainfall
359mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
86%
Average peak wind
22.8km/h
Seasonal range
2.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
82 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.5 °C
Average feels-like low
27.9 °C
Average peak gust
32.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.6 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.28 · 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
31.3 °C
26 August 2023
Coldest day
21.6 °C
12 February 1956
Wettest day
147 mm
23 April 1943
Windiest day
42.5 km/h
23 February 1953
Strongest gust
60.1 km/h
23 February 1953
Hottest feels-like
39.2 °C
3 October 2023
Coldest feels-like
21.3 °C
6 January 1950
Sunniest day
12.6 h
1 July 1942
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 | 26.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 10 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | 25.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 26.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 26.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 15 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 27.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 62 mm | +21 mm |
| Jun | 26.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 127 mm | +65 mm |
| Jul | 27.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 38 mm | -21 mm |
| Aug | 27.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 36 mm | -18 mm |
| Sep | 28.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 21 mm | -16 mm |
| Oct | 29.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 14 mm | -21 mm |
| Nov | 27.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 24 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 26.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 11 mm | +0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Barcelona?
Barcelona has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 359 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Barcelona?
The hottest day measured in Barcelona between 1940 and 2025 was 26 August 2023, reaching 31.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Barcelona?
The coldest day measured in Barcelona between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1956, at 21.6 °C.
Does it snow in Barcelona?
Almost never: Barcelona sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Barcelona warmed?
Yes: Barcelona warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Barcelona?
The wettest day measured in Barcelona between 1940 and 2025 was 23 April 1943, with 147 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Barcelona?
The windiest day measured in Barcelona between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1953, with winds reaching 42.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Barcelona?
The warmest month in Barcelona is September (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is February (24.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Barcelona?
Barcelona receives on average 359 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 82 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Barcelona?
Barcelona gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Barcelona?
Yes: Barcelona has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Barcelona?
In Barcelona, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.2 °C on 3 October 2023, and the lowest was 21.3 °C on 6 January 1950.
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