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Tarragona, Spain climate
Csa Hot-summer Mediterranean
Tarragona has a seasonal mild-temperate climate (Hot-summer Mediterranean, Köppen Csa). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 30°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 4°C at night. Precipitation totals about 475 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — September alone averages 73 mm while July barely receives 15 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 countsTarragona climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 18 | 15 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 10 |
| Avg low (°C) | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 29 | 23 | 34 | 41 | 45 | 22 | 15 | 36 | 73 | 73 | 48 | 34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 27 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 22 |
| Avg low (°C) | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 16 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 29 | 23 | 34 | 41 | 45 | 22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 30 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 18 | 15 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 25 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 10 |
| Avg low (°C) | 20 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 15 | 36 | 73 | 73 | 48 | 34 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 6 | 3 | 0.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 1 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 6 | 3 | 0.7 | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 5 | 6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 62 | 55 | 55 | 58 | 56 | 47 | 36 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 58 | 61 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 77 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 78 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 62 | 55 | 55 | 58 | 56 | 47 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 77 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 71 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 36 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 58 | 61 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 71 | 71 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 78 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Reus/aeropuerto, a weather station, about 7 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.