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How extreme does Orihuela's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Orihuela has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 50+ years of daily weather observations (1974–present), from the Murcia station 22 km away. Updated through June 2026 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Orihuela has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
115°F Aug 15, 2021

That is about 21°F hotter than a normal August afternoon in Orihuela (typical high near 94°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 115°F Aug 15, 2021recent
2 114°F Jul 4, 1994
3 113°F Jul 23, 2009
❄️ Coldest night
18°F Jan 16, 1985

About 24°F colder than a normal January night in Orihuela (typical low near 42°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 18°F Jan 16, 1985
2 21°F Dec 31, 1984
3 21°F Jan 11, 1985
🌧️ Most rain in one day
6.65 in Sep 12, 2019

More rain in a single day than Orihuela usually gets in the whole month of September (typical September total about 1.5 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 6.65 in Sep 12, 2019
2 4.30 in Dec 18, 2016
3 3.90 in Nov 4, 1987

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

-10°10°30°50°70°90°110°130° all-time high 115°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

Orihuela's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — August's 115°F is about 21°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Orihuela's warmest days reach the mid-90s°F and its coldest nights drop to the low 40s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 115°F and as low as 18°F. A single day has delivered over 7 inches of rain. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.
Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Alicante, a weather station, about 40 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

How we build these numbers →