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Mérida, Spain climate
BSk Cold semi-arid
Mérida has a seasonal mild-temperate climate (Cold semi-arid, Köppen BSk). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 35°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 4°C at night. Precipitation totals about 428 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — October alone averages 63 mm while July barely receives 3 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 countsMérida climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 14 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 25 | 18 | 15 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 10 |
| Avg low (°C) | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 46 | 39 | 41 | 43 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 63 | 60 | 56 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 14 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 32 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 24 |
| Avg low (°C) | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 16 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 46 | 39 | 41 | 43 | 38 | 12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 35 | 35 | 31 | 25 | 18 | 15 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 26 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 10 |
| Avg low (°C) | 18 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 3 | 5 | 23 | 63 | 60 | 56 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0.9 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.2 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 1 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 8 | 4 | 0.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.2 | 5 | 15 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 8 | 4 | 0.6 | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 0.9 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 25 | 25 | 12 | 1 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 51 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 50 | 33 | 20 | 24 | 37 | 48 | 49 | 54 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 24 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 12 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 86 | 82 | 76 | 72 | 64 | 51 | 38 | 38 | 49 | 66 | 81 | 86 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 51 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 50 | 33 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 17 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 12 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 5 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 86 | 82 | 76 | 72 | 64 | 51 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 20 | 24 | 37 | 48 | 49 | 54 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 24 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 38 | 38 | 49 | 66 | 81 | 86 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Badajoz/talavera LA Real, a weather station, about 42 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.