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Valencia weather by month: averages, rainfall & climate trends

Valencia has one of the mildest, sunniest settings in Europe, but its easy Mediterranean reputation hides a violent streak: the autumn cold-drop storms that have flooded the city again and again. Valencia weather by month: average temperatures, rainfall, records and how the climate has changed since 1940.

Today vs average

+3.6°Chigh well above average

27° / 17°Today
24° / 16°Average
see today in detail →

How it's changed

+2.1°Caverage temperature, 2016–2025 vs 1940–1949average temperature vs 1940–490frost days a year now (2016–2025) · 2 in the 1940sfrost days a year · 2 in the 1940s76days above 30°C a year now (2016–2025) · 53 in the 1940sdays above 30°C · 53 in the 1940s+2.1°C vs the 1940s · see how it's changed →
Weather by montha typical year, averaged over the full recordJanuary, rain 35 mmhigh 15°low 7°February, rain 31 mmhigh 16°low 8°March, rain 40 mmhigh 18°low 10°April, rain 43 mmhigh 21°low 12°May, rain 40 mmhigh 24°low 15°June, rain 26 mmhigh 28°low 19°July, rain 13 mmhigh 31°low 22°August, rain 27 mmhigh 31°low 22°September, rain 56 mmhigh 28°low 20°October, rain 70 mmhigh 23°low 16°November, rain 47 mmhigh 19°low 11°December, rain 39 mmhigh 15°low 8°wettest month October, 70 mm · 466 mm a yearsee month by month →

Right now

What it's doing today vs the historical average for this date.
Overcast

Right now

18.0°

18°feels like
70%humidity
12°dew point
5 km/hfrom W
UV index0.3
sunrise08:08sunset19:27day length11h 19m
TodayPartly cloudy27°17°
TueMostly clear26°17°
WedPartly cloudy26°19°
ThuOvercast27°17°
FriClear26°17°
SatShowers22°16°
SunLight rain20°15°

On this date: October 12

Today (forecast)
27° / 17°
Average for October 12
24° / 16°

High well above average · +3.6°C

  • Record high: 32.8° · 1981
  • Record low: 9.7° · 1975
  • One year ago: 22° / 18°

Every October 12 in history, coldest to hottest

▲ Daily highs▼ Daily lows

Dots show daily highs (top) and lows (bottom) for each October 12 on record (n = 87). Outlined dots are today's forecast.

Area we sample

Each city's history comes from one ERA5 grid cell, about 28 km across, shown by the dashed box. Near mountains or coasts, conditions can vary across the cell.

Location & data

Historical weather for Valencia is sampled from the ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis at 39.47°N, 0.38°W, with daily records since 1940.

Coordinates
39.47°N, 0.38°W
Time zone
Europe/Madrid
Period
1940–2026
Data source
ERA5 (ECMWF)

Last 30 days

27 of the last 31 days were warmer than the historical average for that date. Average difference: +1.4°C.

Each bar is one day, from morning low to afternoon high. Warm-colored bars are days whose mean ran above average; cool bars ran below. The dot inside the bar is the daily mean. The shaded band is the typical 10–90% range expected for that date. Average = the day's mean temperature averaged across every year of record (1940–2026) for that calendar date.

This date over the years

One dot per year, showing the mean temperature on this calendar date. Dots are warmer or cooler than the long-term average (dashed line); the shaded band is the typical 10–90% range, and the highlighted dot is today's forecast. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Weather by month

Average temperatures and rainfall for each month: a typical year, from the full record.

Climate overview

Valencia sits on Spain's eastern Mediterranean coast, on a fertile coastal plain. Its climate straddles the line between semi-arid (Köppen BSh) and hot-summer Mediterranean (Csa): hot, dry summers, winters among the mildest of any European city, and sunshine in abundance. For most of the year it is exactly the easy coastal climate its reputation promises.

Autumn is where that reputation breaks down. The season brings the gota fría, or cold drop, when a pool of cold air high up meets the still-warm Mediterranean and lets loose torrential, sometimes catastrophic rain. The Turia flood of 1957 reshaped the city and led engineers to divert the river around it, and in October 2024 a cold-drop storm caused devastating flooding across the wider region. These episodes are the most dangerous feature of the local climate by a wide margin.

August brings the year's peak warmth, with afternoons typically reaching 30.7°C and nights around 22.1°C. Around 100 nights a year stay above 20°C. At the other extreme, January brings afternoon highs of about 14.8°C and typical overnight lows of 7.1°C. Frost is essentially unknown.

In total, Valencia averages about 466 mm of precipitation a year; October is usually the wettest month (70 mm) and July the driest (13 mm).

Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Valencia has risen by 2.1°C between its first decade and its last. The count of days past 30°C has risen from roughly 55 a year to 75 between the record's first and last decades.

Sources:en.wikipedia.orgbritannica.comaemet.es

Climate graph (climograph)

August is the warmest month, January the coolest: a yearly swing of 16°C. Wettest month: October (~70 mm). Whole year averages ~466 mm of rain.

Bars = average monthly rainfall (right axis). Lines = average daily high and low (left axis). Average = each month's value averaged across every year of record (1940–2026).

Rainy days by month

About 49 rainy days a year: most in October (~6), fewest in July (~1).

Bars = average number of days with ≥ 2 mm per month. Hover for the monthly rainfall total.

Monthly wind

Average daily peak wind at 10 m, by month.

Monthly solar energy

Average daily incoming solar energy in megajoules per square metre: the record's own proxy for how sunny the month is.

Valencia month by month: what to expect

Typical conditions for each month, averaged across the full record (since 1940). Daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset. Record high/low are the most extreme values in the ERA5 dataset (modelled since 1940), so they can differ from official weather-station readings.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainRainy daysDaylightRecord highRecord low
January14.8°7.1°35 mm49.5 h25.7° (2018)−3.8° (1971)
February15.9°7.8°31 mm410.5 h26.3° (2024)−3.2° (1954)
March18.2°9.7°40 mm511.7 h32.0° (2015)0.0° (1971)
April20.5°11.9°43 mm513.0 h32.8° (1945)4.3° (1958)
May24.0°15.4°40 mm514.2 h38.2° (2015)7.6° (1960)
June27.9°19.2°26 mm314.8 h39.9° (2012)12.3° (1968)
July30.7°21.9°13 mm114.5 h40.1° (1994)15.9° (1977)
August30.7°22.1°27 mm313.6 h44.5° (2023)15.5° (1977)
September27.8°19.5°56 mm512.2 h38.9° (2016)12.1° (1979)
October23.4°15.6°70 mm610.9 h35.5° (2014)5.5° (1941)
November18.6°11.1°47 mm59.8 h30.5° (2013)1.8° (2007)
December15.5°8.2°39 mm49.2 h24.0° (2023)−0.6° (1940)

How it's changed

Year-by-year signals from 1940 to today.

Climate stripes

Annual mean shifted from 1940–1949 to 2016–2025 by +2.1°C.

Each vertical stripe is one year. Color encodes how much that year's annual mean differed from the long-term average. Average = each year's annual mean compared to the average of all years (1940–2026). cooler ← → warmer

Annual mean temperature

Long-term trend: +0.28°C per decade.

One point per year, showing the temperature averaged across the whole year. The dashed line is the least-squares long-term trend. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Seasonal warming

Dec–Feb is warming fastest: +0.34°C per decade.

Each faint line is one three-month period's average per year; the bold dashed line is its long-term trend. Different parts of the year often warm at different rates. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Hot days vs frost days

Days ≥ 30°C per year: 52.7 early in the record → 75.9 recently. Frost days: 2 → 0.

Thin lines are raw yearly counts; thick lines are the smoothed trend that removes year-to-year noise. The hot-day threshold is auto-picked per city so the line actually moves. Average = a centered 5-year rolling average to smooth weather noise.

Yearly hot & cold extremes

All-time high in 2023, all-time low in 1971: 44.5°C / −3.8°C.

One point per year: the single hottest and coldest day recorded that year.

Annual rainfall

~466 mm/year on average. Last decade: +8% vs that average. Long-term trend: +5 mm per decade.

One bar per year of total rainfall. Dashed line is the long-term average. Average = the average annual rainfall across every year of record (1940–2026).

Day-by-day grid

Each tiny square is one calendar day across the full record, about 30,000 days per city. Use the mode switch above the chart: Anomaly colors each day by how far it ran from the historical average for that date (red = warmer, blue = cooler), Daily mean temp shows the absolute mean temperature for the day (useful to see seasons and heatwaves), and Precipitation shows daily rainfall (useful to spot wet/dry seasons and droughts). Average = the long-term average for that calendar date (1940–2026).

Frequently asked questions about Valencia

Which is the warmest month in Valencia?
On long-term average, the warmest month in Valencia is August (mean daily temperature of about 26.3°C) and the coolest is January (about 10.6°C).
How does today's temperature in Valencia compare to the historical average?
On October 12, 2026, Valencia is forecast to reach a high of 27.4°C and a low of 17.1°C. The long-term average for this date (the full record since 1940) is a high of 23.8°C and a low of 16.3°C, so today's high is 3.6°C warmer than that average.
How much has Valencia warmed since 1940?
Comparing the first decade of the record (1940–1949) with the most recent (2016–2025), the annual mean temperature in Valencia is about 2.1°C warmer.
How much does it rain in Valencia?
Valencia receives about 466 mm of precipitation per year on long-term average, with October typically the wettest month.
What is the average temperature in Valencia?
Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Valencia is about 18.1°C. The warmest month is August and the coolest is January.
What are the average temperatures in Valencia by month?
Average daily highs and lows for each month in Valencia (°C, full record since 1940): January 15°/7°, February 16°/8°, March 18°/10°, April 21°/12°, May 24°/15°, June 28°/19°, July 31°/22°, August 31°/22°, September 28°/20°, October 23°/16°, November 19°/11°, December 15°/8°.
What is the weather like in Valencia in summer?
In summer, June through August, Valencia is warm. Afternoons run 28–31°C and nights 19–22°C; July is the warmest month. Rain falls on about 2 days a month, adding up to around 22 mm. No season is drier.
What is the weather like in Valencia in winter?
December to February is winter in Valencia, and it is fairly mild. Expect 15–16°C by day and 7–8°C at night, with January the coldest month. Rain is steady at around 35 mm a month, spread over roughly 4 days.
What is the weather like in Valencia in spring?
Spring in Valencia (March to May) is mild. March starts at 18°C by day and 10°C at night; by May it is 24°C and 15°C. Rain falls on about 5 days a month, adding up to around 41 mm.
What is the weather like in Valencia in autumn?
Autumn in Valencia (September to November) is pleasantly warm. September is still 28°C by day and 20°C at night; by November it is down to 19°C and 11°C. Rain is steady at around 57 mm a month, spread over roughly 5 days. No season is wetter.
How many days a year does it rain in Valencia?
On long-term average, Valencia has about 49 days a year with at least 2 mm of rain or snow. The annual total is roughly 466 mm.

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