What the averages say
The mean annual temperature is 19.1 °C. The warmest month is August, averaging 28.1 °C with highs around 34.5 °C; the coldest is January, averaging 11.3 °C with lows of 5.3 °C. The 29 degrees between the mean high of August and the mean low of January are the real measure of how continental this climate is.
Heat, cold and extremes
On average, 111 days a year reach 30 °C or more and 3 bring frost. Heat is the dominant feature. The highest reading in the series is 45.7 °C, set in July, and the lowest -3.8 °C, in January.
Rain, sun and wind
282 mm fall each year over 80 days with measurable rain, an amount heavily concentrated in the cold half of the year: September is the wettest month with 38 mm and July the driest with 1 mm. The sky is clear on 101 days a year. Mean wind speed is around 9 km/h and mean annual relative humidity 57 %.
Month by month
AEMET climate normals 1991-2020. Murcia observatory, 3.7 km from the centre at 62 m above sea level.| Monthly mean | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Mean temperature | 11.3 | 12.4 | 14.8 | 17.2 | 20.7 | 24.9 | 27.8 | 28.1 | 24.6 | 20.3 | 15.0 | 12.0 |
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| Mean high | 17.2 | 18.5 | 21.1 | 23.6 | 27.2 | 31.5 | 34.3 | 34.5 | 30.5 | 26.1 | 20.7 | 17.6 |
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| Mean low | 5.3 | 6.3 | 8.4 | 10.7 | 14.2 | 18.3 | 21.2 | 21.8 | 18.6 | 14.6 | 9.4 | 6.3 |
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| Rainfall (mm) | 27 | 19 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 38 | 27 | 29 | 32 |
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| Rain days | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 7.3 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 6.5 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 7.7 |
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| Days ≥ 30 °C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 6.9 | 21.0 | 29.5 | 29.9 | 17.9 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
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| Frost days | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
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Where this data comes from
These are the 1991-2020 climate normals published by AEMET, the Spanish state meteorological agency, for the Murcia observatory — the nearest official station with a complete series to Murcia today. A normal is not a forecast: it describes a thirty-year average, and any given day can depart from it widely. For tomorrow, use the forecast at the top of this page.
