Barcelona
Spain
41.30 ° N
2.07 ° E
16 ft
Csa Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
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Csak Subtropical climate with dry summer with hot summer with cool winter
Traditional Koppen classification: Csa (Hot-summer Mediterranean climate)

Official definition:
  • C – temperature of warmest month greater than or equal to 10 °C and temperature of coldest month less than 18 °C, but higher than -3 °C
  • s – precipitation in the driest month during the summer half year is less than 30 mm and less than one third of the precipitation in the month with highest precipitation in the winter half year.
  • a - temperature of the warmest month is higher than 22 °C

Cs climate type is characterized by a dry summer and wet winter. In the case of the Csa subtype, the summer tends to be very warm. The average temperature of the warmest month is above 22 °C. The wettest month in the winter usually has three times as much precipitation than the driest month in the summer, which usually has less than 30 mm of rainfall. Summers are therefore quite dry, with relatively little cloudiness and often longer periods with no rain at all. Winters on the other hand are wet and very rarely it snows as well.

Temperatures in the summer reach very high values between 30 and 40 °C. In the winter it is very unusual for the temperatures to fall below freezing point.

The continental Mediterranean climate (Csa) is sometimes also referred to as hot Mediterranean climate. The higher temperatures are the result of the fact that the places are usually deeper inland. The Csa subtype is more common than the other Cs climates and usually represents what most people imagine under the term “Mediterranean climate”.

It can be found for example around the Mediterranean sea in Europe, in Southwest Australia, Southwestern part of South Africa, some parts in Central Asia and in Northern California. Other places also include some microregions such as the Spanish capital Madrid, Italian Rome, American Los Angeles or Perth in Australia.


Modern Trewartha classification: Csak (Subtropical climate with dry summer with hot summer with cool winter)

Subtropical in the Koppen and Trewartha classification is defined as a region, where at least eight months has an average temperature of more than 10 °C, but the coldest month has an average temperature of less than 18 °C. The individual subtypes then differ in their annual precipitation distribution. In Trewartha classification there is a condition of maximum annual precipitation of 900 mm.

In general the subtropical climate is usually found in areas polewards from the tropical zones. It can also be found inside tropical zones at places with higher altitude. Typical are for example citrus trees or palm trees.

The Cs subtype in the Trewartha classification represents a subtropical climate with dry summer, sometimes referred to as the Mediterranean climate. It is characterized by hot and dry summers and mild winters, during which most of the precipitation is observed. High pressure is the dominating factor in the summer, when precipitation is very small and if there is some, it is usually in the form of very short, but intense thunderstorms. In the winter it can sometimes snow, especially at higher altitudes, but in general the winters are mild.

This climate type is most common in western coasts of continents in the middle latitudes, for example it includes areas on the West coast of the U.S. such as California, Southern Europe or Southwest tip of Australia.

  • hot summer: warmest month with average temperature between 23 and 28 °C
  • cool winter: coldest month with average temperature between 0 and 10 °C

Summary

60 °F
56 / 68

26.0 in
78 days

70 %

6 h 40 min/day


Temperature
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Month Average
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Min Temperature(°F) 43.045.048.052.057.064.070.070.066.059.052.045.0 56.0
Avg Temperature(°F) 48.049.052.055.061.067.073.073.070.063.055.049.0 60.0
Max Temperature (°F) 55.057.061.064.072.077.082.082.077.070.061.055.0 68.0
Range 12.012.013.012.015.013.012.012.011.011.09.010.0 12.0


Max month Min month Annual range
Min Temperature Jul, Aug Jan 27.0°F
Avg Temperature Jul, Aug Jan 25.0°F
Max Temperature Jul, Aug Jan, Dec 27.0°F
Temperature range May Nov 39.0°F
Average
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Min Temperature(°F)
Avg Temperature(°F)
Max Temperature(°F)


Mar, Apr, May

Jun, Jul, Aug

Sep, Oct, Nov

Dec, Jan, Feb
Max Min Average Range Max Min Average Range Max Min Average Range Max Min Average Range
Min Temperature 57.0 48.0 52.33 9.0 70.0 64.0 68.00 6.0 66.0 52.0 59.00 14.0 45.0 43.0 44.33 2.0
Avg Temperature 61.0 52.0 56.00 9.0 73.0 67.0 71.00 6.0 70.0 55.0 62.67 15.0 49.0 48.0 48.67 1.0
Max Temperature 72.0 61.0 65.67 11.0 82.0 77.0 80.33 5.0 77.0 61.0 69.33 16.0 57.0 55.0 55.67 2.0

Temperature
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Month Average
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Avg Temperature (°F) 48.049.052.055.061.067.073.073.070.063.055.049.0 60.0


Max month Min month Annual range
Avg Temperature Jul, Aug Jan 25.0°F
Month Average
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Avg Temperature (°F)


Mar, Apr, May

Jun, Jul, Aug

Sep, Oct, Nov

Dec, Jan, Feb
Max Min Average Range Max Min Average Range Max Min Average Range Max Min Average Range
Avg Temperature 61.0 52.0 56.00 9.0 73.0 67.0 71.00 6.0 70.0 55.0 62.67 15.0 49.0 48.0 48.67 1.0


Humidity
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Month Average
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Avg Humidity (%) 69.066.073.069.068.067.067.072.074.074.072.070.0 60.0


Max month Min month Annual range
Avg Humidity Sep, Oct Feb 8.0%
Month Average
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Avg Humidity (%)


Mar, Apr, May

Jun, Jul, Aug

Sep, Oct, Nov

Dec, Jan, Feb
Max Min Average Range Max Min Average Range Max Min Average Range Max Min Average Range
Avg Humidity 73.0 68.0 70.00 5.0 72.0 67.0 68.67 5.0 74.0 72.0 73.33 2.0 70.0 66.0 68.33 4.0


Precipitation
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Month Monthly average Annual total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Average monthly precipitation (in) 1.71.41.92.02.21.50.92.63.13.72.92.0 2.2 26.0
Wetdays 558886468956 7 78
Wetdays ratio (%) 16.1
5,26
17.9
5,23
25.8
8,23
26.7
8,22
25.8
8,23
20.0
6,24
12.9
4,27
19.4
6,25
26.7
8,22
29.0
9,22
16.7
5,25
19.4
6,25
21.4
21.3699,78.6301


Max month Min month Max Season Min Season Annual range
Average monthly precipitation Oct Jul Autumn Summer 2.8in
Wetdays Oct Jul Autumn Summer, Winter 5
Month
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Average monthly precipitation (in)
Wetdays / month


Mar, Apr, May

Jun, Jul, Aug

Sep, Oct, Nov

Dec, Jan, Feb
Max Min Range Total Max Min Range Total Max Min Range Total Max Min Range Total
Average monthly precipitation (in) 2.2 1.9 0.4 6.1 2.6 0.9 1.7 5.0 3.7 2.9 0.8 9.7 2.0 1.4 0.6 5.1
Wetdays 8 8 0 24 6 4 2 16 63 8 55 126 6 5 1 16

Precipitation
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Month Monthly average Annual total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Average monthly precipitation (in) 1.71.41.92.02.21.50.92.63.13.72.92.0 2.2 26.0


Max month Min month Max Season Min Season Annual range
Average monthly precipitation Oct Jul Autumn Summer 2.8in
Month
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Average monthly precipitation (in)


Mar, Apr, May

Jun, Jul, Aug

Sep, Oct, Nov

Dec, Jan, Feb
Max Min Range Total Max Min Range Total Max Min Range Total Max Min Range Total
Average monthly precipitation (in) 2.2 1.9 0.4 6.1 2.6 0.9 1.7 5.0 3.7 2.9 0.8 9.7 2.0 1.4 0.6 5.1


Sunlight / Day length
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Max day length Min day length Sunlight/Day length
Jan 282 min
4 h 42 min
574 min
9 h 34 min
574,866
601 min
10 h 1 min
(31.1.)
601,839
554 min
9 h 14 min
(1.1.)
554,886
49.1 %
282,292
Feb 348 min
5 h 48 min
637 min
10 h 37 min
637,803
674 min
11 h 14 min
(29.2.)
674,766
603 min
10 h 3 min
(1.2.)
603,837
54.6 %
348,289
Mar 336 min
5 h 36 min
718 min
11 h 58 min
718,722
759 min
12 h 39 min
(31.3.)
759,681
677 min
11 h 17 min
(1.3.)
677,763
46.8 %
336,382
Apr 426 min
7 h 6 min
801 min
13 h 21 min
801,639
838 min
13 h 58 min
(30.4.)
838,602
762 min
12 h 42 min
(1.4.)
762,678
53.2 %
426,375
May 487 min
8 h 7 min
871 min
14 h 31 min
871,569
896 min
14 h 56 min
(31.5.)
896,544
840 min
13 h 60 min
(1.5.)
840,600
55.9 %
487,384
Jun 556 min
9 h 16 min
906 min
15 h 6 min
906,534
909 min
15 h 9 min
(20.6.)
909,531
897 min
14 h 57 min
(1.6.)
897,543
61.4 %
556,350
Jul 605 min
10 h 5 min
887 min
14 h 47 min
887,553
905 min
15 h 5 min
(1.7.)
905,535
862 min
14 h 22 min
(31.7.)
862,578
68.2 %
605,282
Aug 462 min
7 h 42 min
825 min
13 h 45 min
825,615
860 min
14 h 20 min
(1.8.)
860,580
788 min
13 h 8 min
(31.8.)
788,652
56.0 %
462,363
Sep 404 min
6 h 44 min
746 min
12 h 26 min
746,694
785 min
13 h 5 min
(1.9.)
785,655
707 min
11 h 47 min
(30.9.)
707,733
54.2 %
404,342
Oct 336 min
5 h 36 min
664 min
11 h 4 min
664,776
704 min
11 h 44 min
(1.10.)
704,736
625 min
10 h 25 min
(31.10.)
625,815
50.6 %
336,328
Nov 300 min
5 h 0 min
591 min
9 h 51 min
591,849
622 min
10 h 22 min
(1.11.)
622,818
565 min
9 h 25 min
(30.11.)
565,875
50.7 %
300,291
Dec 255 min
4 h 15 min
554 min
9 h 14 min
554,886
564 min
9 h 24 min
(1.12.)
564,876
551 min
9 h 11 min
(21.12.)
551,889
46.0 %
255,299
Year 433 min
7 h 13 min
731 min
12 h 11 min
731,709
909 min
15 h 9 min
(19. 6.)
909,531
551 min
9 h 11 min
(20. 12.)
551,889
59.2 %
433,298



Mar, Apr, May

Jun, Jul, Aug

Sep, Oct, Nov

Dec, Jan, Feb
Max Min Average Sunlight/day Max Min Average Sunlight/day Max Min Average Sunlight/day Max Min Average Sunlight/day
(min/day) 487 336 416 52.3%
416,380
605 462 541 62.0%
541,331
404 300 347 52.0%
347,320
348 255 295 50.2%
295,292
Day length 896 677 796 909 788 872 785 565 667 674 551 587

Day length
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Max day length Min day length
Jan 574 min
9 h 34 min
574,866
601 min
10 h 1 min
(Array.1.)
601,839
554 min
9 h 14 min
(1.1.)
554,886
Feb 637 min
10 h 37 min
637,803
674 min
11 h 14 min
(Array.2.)
674,766
603 min
10 h 3 min
(1.2.)
603,837
Mar 718 min
11 h 58 min
718,722
759 min
12 h 39 min
(Array.3.)
759,681
677 min
11 h 17 min
(1.3.)
677,763
Apr 801 min
13 h 21 min
801,639
838 min
13 h 58 min
(Array.4.)
838,602
762 min
12 h 42 min
(1.4.)
762,678
May 871 min
14 h 31 min
871,569
896 min
14 h 56 min
(Array.5.)
896,544
840 min
13 h 60 min
(1.5.)
840,600
Jun 906 min
15 h 6 min
906,534
909 min
15 h 9 min
(Array.6.)
909,531
897 min
14 h 57 min
(1.6.)
897,543
Jul 887 min
14 h 47 min
887,553
905 min
15 h 5 min
(Array.7.)
905,535
862 min
14 h 22 min
(31.7.)
862,578
Aug 825 min
13 h 45 min
825,615
860 min
14 h 20 min
(Array.8.)
860,580
788 min
13 h 8 min
(31.8.)
788,652
Sep 746 min
12 h 26 min
746,694
785 min
13 h 5 min
(Array.9.)
785,655
707 min
11 h 47 min
(30.9.)
707,733
Oct 664 min
11 h 4 min
664,776
704 min
11 h 44 min
(Array.10.)
704,736
625 min
10 h 25 min
(31.10.)
625,815
Nov 591 min
9 h 51 min
591,849
622 min
10 h 22 min
(Array.11.)
622,818
565 min
9 h 25 min
(30.11.)
565,875
Dec 554 min
9 h 14 min
554,886
564 min
9 h 24 min
(Array.12.)
564,876
551 min
9 h 11 min
(21.12.)
551,889
Year 731 min
12 h 11 min
731,709
909 min
15 h 9 min
(21. 6.)
909,531
551 min
9 h 11 min
(22. 12.)
551,889



Mar, Apr, May

Jun, Jul, Aug

Sep, Oct, Nov

Dec, Jan, Feb
Max Min Average Max Min Average Max Min Average Max Min Average
Day length 896 677 796 909 788 872 785 565 667 674 551 587

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