Lorca, Spain climate

BSh Hot semi-arid

Lorca 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.

☀️ Summers

Hot

Highs near 34°C in August.

About 78 days a year above 32 °C

❄️ Winters

Cool

Lows near 5°C in January.

About 3 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Fairly dry

About 282 mm of rain a year.

Wettest in September

⛅ Sky & trend

Fairly sunny

More sun than cloud through the year.

+0.8 °C vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Lorca 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 (km/h)	9.1	9.1	9.3	9.3	8.8	9.1	9.3	8.9	8.2	7.7	8.7	8.7

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 (km/h)	9.1	9.1	9.3	9.3	8.8	9.1

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 (km/h)	9.3	8.9	8.2	7.7	8.7	8.7

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Murcia, a weather station, about 60 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.

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