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Alcantarilla, Spain climate
BSh Hot semi-arid
Alcantarilla has a seasonal warm-temperate climate (Hot semi-arid, Köppen BSh). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 34°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 5°C at night. Precipitation totals about 282 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — September alone averages 38 mm while July barely receives 1 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsAlcantarilla climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 17 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 26 | 21 | 18 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 12 |
| Avg low (°C) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 27 | 19 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 38 | 27 | 29 | 33 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 17 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 32 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 25 |
| Avg low (°C) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 18 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 27 | 19 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 34 | 34 | 31 | 26 | 21 | 18 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 28 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 12 |
| Avg low (°C) | 21 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 1 | 12 | 38 | 27 | 29 | 33 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | 0.1 | 0.3 | 3 | 14 | 25 | 26 | 9 | 1 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | 0.1 | 0.3 | 3 | 14 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 0.7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 25 | 26 | 9 | 1 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.8 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 51 | 50 | 51 | 55 | 51 | 36 | 23 | 31 | 44 | 51 | 51 | 52 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 72 | 68 | 64 | 59 | 55 | 50 | 49 | 53 | 61 | 66 | 70 | 74 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 51 | 50 | 51 | 55 | 51 | 36 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 14 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 72 | 68 | 64 | 59 | 55 | 50 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 23 | 31 | 44 | 51 | 51 | 52 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 21 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 49 | 53 | 61 | 66 | 70 | 74 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Murcia, a weather station, about 6 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.