Climate of Madrid
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| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
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37
10
3
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35
12
4
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26
16
6
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47
18
7
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52
21
11
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25
27
15
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15
31
18
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10
31
18
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28
26
15
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49
19
10
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56
13
6
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56
10
4
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| Average max. and min. temperatures in °C | |||||||||||
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| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
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1.5
49
37
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1.4
54
39
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1
60
42
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1.9
64
45
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2
71
51
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1
80
59
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0.6
88
65
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0.4
87
65
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1.1
79
59
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1.9
66
50
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2.2
56
43
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2.2
50
39
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| Average max. and min. temperatures in °F | |||||||||||
| Precipitation totals in inches | |||||||||||
| Yearly max temp | Yearly mean temp | Yearly min temp |
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| 19.9 °C (67.8 °F) | 15.0 °C (59.0 °F) | 10 °C (50 °F) |
Madrid and its metropolitan area has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csa) with continental influences, with cool winters and hot summers. According to Troll-Paffen climate classification, Madrid has warm-temperate subtropical climate (Warmgemäßigt-subtropisches Zonenklima) and according to Siegmund/Frankenberg climate classification, Madrid has subtropical climate. Eastern and southern parts of the city have a semi-arid climate (BSk).
Its average annual temperature is 19.9 °C (67.8 °F) during the day and 10.1 °C (50.2 °F) at night. In the coldest month – January, typically the temperature ranges from 5 to 15 °C (41 to 59 °F) during the day and −2 to 6 °C (28 to 43 °F) at night. In the warmest month – August, the typical temperature is around 31 °C (88 °F) during the day and about 19 °C (66 °F) at night.
Winters in Madrid are cold compared to other parts of Spain with average temperatures of about 6-8 °C (43-46 °F) and the coldest month is January 6 °C (43 °F). The temperature during the day is around 10 °C-15 °C (50-59 °F), and the temperatures during the night often get below 0 °C (32 °F) although snow is fairly rare.
The summers in Madrid have hot and sunny days with temperatures around 31-32 °C (87.8-89.6 °F) but can be 35-40 °C (95-104 °F) on some days. Overnight temperatures average around 19 °C.
Sunshine duration is 2,769 hours per year, from 124 - average about 4 hours of sunshine at day in December to 359 - average above 11.6 hours of sunshine at day in July. This is one of the largest number of sunshine duration hours in Europe and this is a bit above average for the southern half of Europe because in this part of the continent, sunshine duration varies from about 2,000 to about 3,000 hours per year. However, this is 70% larger value than in northern half of Europe, where sunshine duration is around 1500 hours per year. In winter Madrid has about three times more sun duration than in the northern half of Europe.
Madrid has on average only 63 precipitation days a year, therein average several rainy days per month (≥ 1 mm), ranging from 2 days in July and August to 8 days in May. The average annual precipitation is less than 436 mm (17.87 inches), ranging from 10 mm (0.35 inch) in August to 56 mm in November and December.
Average relative humidity is 57%, ranging from 38% in July to 74% in December.
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