Cabo de Gata climate

Name: Cabo de Gata
Address: Iberia (Almeria, SE Spain), Spain

Spain · Iberia (Almeria, SE Spain) · 36.723° N, 2.192° W

Köppen BWhhot desertArid

Driest spot in Europe, under ~200 mm rain a year with arid badlands and palm-fringed coves.

Dry — evaporation outpaces what little rain arrives.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain

Warmest month

August, 87°F / 30°C

Coldest month

January, 49°F / 9°C

Annual swing

38°F / 21°C

Wettest month

March

Driest month

July

Rain per year

9.2" / 233 mm

Elevation

115 ft / 35 m

Time zone

Europe/Madrid

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
Month	High °F/°C	Low °F/°C	Rain in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	60 / 16	49 / 9	1.02 / 26	72%	9.9 / 15.9	36%
February	62 / 17	51 / 11	0.19 / 5	69%	11.6 / 18.7	36%
March	65 / 18	54 / 12	1.80 / 46	68%	11.8 / 19.0	47%
April	67 / 19	56 / 14	1.62 / 41	71%	11.7 / 18.8	47%
May	74 / 23	63 / 17	1.40 / 36	67%	10.6 / 17.1	39%
June	79 / 26	68 / 20	0.26 / 7	67%	10.6 / 17.1	26%
July	86 / 30	74 / 24	0.01 / 0	64%	10.0 / 16.1	11%
August	87 / 30	75 / 24	0.06 / 2	65%	9.5 / 15.3	16%
September	81 / 27	71 / 22	0.86 / 22	70%	9.9 / 15.9	39%
October	75 / 24	64 / 18	0.63 / 16	71%	10.1 / 16.3	42%
November	67 / 19	56 / 13	0.56 / 14	72%	9.5 / 15.3	36%
December	63 / 17	52 / 11	0.75 / 19	73%	10.1 / 16.3	43%

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