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Melilla, Spain climate
BSh Hot semi-arid
Melilla has a mildly seasonal warm-temperate climate (Hot semi-arid, Köppen BSh). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 30°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 10°C at night. Precipitation totals about 373 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — January alone averages 55 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 countsMelilla climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 18 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 15 |
| Avg low (°C) | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 11 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 55 | 48 | 43 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 41 | 53 | 51 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 26 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 23 |
| Avg low (°C) | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 19 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 55 | 48 | 43 | 35 | 16 | 7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 18 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 26 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 15 |
| Avg low (°C) | 22 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 11 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 1 | 4 | 18 | 41 | 53 | 51 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | 0.7 | 5 | 5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 0.7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 5 | 5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | — |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 51 | 50 | 51 | 48 | 47 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 43 | 49 | 52 | 53 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 77 | 77 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 51 | 50 | 51 | 48 | 47 | 37 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 14 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 80 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 36 | 37 | 43 | 49 | 52 | 53 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 80 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 77 | 77 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Melilla, a weather station, about 2 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.