Valencia
Spain
39.48 ° N
0.47 ° W
203 ft
Subtropical thorn woodland
Csa Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
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Csal Subtropical climate with dry summer with hot summer with mild 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: Csal (Subtropical climate with dry summer with hot summer with mild 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
  • mild winter: coldest month with average temperature between 10 and 18 °C

Summary

62 °F
54 / 71
18.9 in
64 days
59 %
6 h 56 min/day


Temperature
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Month Average
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Min Temperature(°F) 43.043.046.050.055.063.068.068.064.055.050.045.0 54.0
Avg Temperature(°F) 50.052.055.058.064.071.076.077.073.065.056.051.0 62.0
Max Temperature (°F) 59.061.064.068.073.079.084.084.081.073.066.061.0 71.0
Range 16.018.018.018.018.016.016.016.017.018.016.016.0 17.0


Max month Min month Annual range
Min Temperature Jul, Aug Jan, Feb 25.0°F
Avg Temperature Aug Jan 27.0°F
Max Temperature Jul, Aug Jan 25.0°F
Temperature range Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Oct Jan, Jun, Jul, Aug, Nov, Dec 41.0°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 55.0 46.0 50.33 9.0 68.0 63.0 66.33 5.0 64.0 50.0 56.33 14.0 45.0 43.0 43.67 2.0
Avg Temperature 64.0 55.0 59.00 9.0 77.0 71.0 74.67 6.0 73.0 56.0 64.67 17.0 52.0 50.0 51.00 2.0
Max Temperature 73.0 64.0 68.33 9.0 84.0 79.0 82.33 5.0 81.0 66.0 73.33 15.0 61.0 59.0 60.33 2.0

Temperature
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Month Average
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Avg Temperature (°F) 50.052.055.058.064.071.076.077.073.065.056.051.0 62.0


Max month Min month Annual range
Avg Temperature Aug Jan 27.0°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 64.0 55.0 59.00 9.0 77.0 71.0 74.67 6.0 73.0 56.0 64.67 17.0 52.0 50.0 51.00 2.0


Humidity
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Month Average
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Avg Humidity (%) 58.055.055.055.059.059.062.063.063.060.058.058.0 62.0


Max month Min month Annual range
Avg Humidity Aug, Sep Feb, Mar, Apr 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 59.0 55.0 56.33 4.0 63.0 59.0 61.33 4.0 63.0 58.0 60.33 5.0 58.0 55.0 57.00 3.0


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) 1.41.31.51.61.30.90.60.81.93.42.41.6 1.6 18.9
Wetdays 556775236765 5 64
Wetdays ratio (%) 16.1
5,26		17.9
5,23		19.4
6,25		23.3
7,23		22.6
7,24		16.7
5,25		6.5
2,29		9.7
3,28		20.0
6,24		22.6
7,24		20.0
6,24		16.1
5,26		 17.5
17.5342,82.4658


Max month Min month Max Season Min Season Annual range
Average monthly precipitation Oct Jul Autumn Summer 2.8in
Wetdays Apr, May, Oct Jul Autumn Summer 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) 1.6 1.3 0.3 4.4 0.9 0.6 0.3 2.3 3.4 1.9 1.5 7.8 1.6 1.3 0.3 4.4
Wetdays 7 6 1 20 5 2 3 10 65 6 59 127 5 5 0 15

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) 1.41.31.51.61.30.90.60.81.93.42.41.6 1.6 18.9


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) 1.6 1.3 0.3 4.4 0.9 0.6 0.3 2.3 3.4 1.9 1.5 7.8 1.6 1.3 0.3 4.4


Sunlight / Day length
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Max day length Min day length Sunlight/Day length
Jan 298 min
4 h 58 min 		584 min
9 h 44 min
584,856 		609 min
10 h 9 min
(31.1.)
609,831 		565 min
9 h 25 min
(1.1.)
565,875 		51.1 %
298,286
Feb 341 min
5 h 41 min 		643 min
10 h 43 min
643,797 		677 min
11 h 17 min
(29.2.)
677,763 		611 min
10 h 11 min
(1.2.)
611,829 		53.1 %
341,302
Mar 356 min
5 h 56 min 		718 min
11 h 58 min
718,722 		757 min
12 h 37 min
(31.3.)
757,683 		680 min
11 h 20 min
(1.3.)
680,760 		49.6 %
356,362
Apr 436 min
7 h 16 min 		796 min
13 h 16 min
796,644 		830 min
13 h 50 min
(30.4.)
830,610 		760 min
12 h 40 min
(1.4.)
760,680 		54.8 %
436,360
May 499 min
8 h 19 min 		861 min
14 h 21 min
861,579 		885 min
14 h 45 min
(31.5.)
885,555 		833 min
13 h 53 min
(1.5.)
833,607 		57.9 %
499,362
Jun 540 min
9 h 0 min 		894 min
14 h 54 min
894,546 		897 min
14 h 57 min
(20.6.)
897,543 		886 min
14 h 46 min
(1.6.)
886,554 		60.4 %
540,354
Jul 600 min
10 h 0 min 		877 min
14 h 37 min
877,563 		893 min
14 h 53 min
(1.7.)
893,547 		853 min
14 h 13 min
(31.7.)
853,587 		68.4 %
600,277
Aug 547 min
9 h 7 min 		819 min
13 h 39 min
819,621 		852 min
14 h 12 min
(1.8.)
852,588 		784 min
13 h 4 min
(31.8.)
784,656 		66.8 %
547,272
Sep 448 min
7 h 28 min 		745 min
12 h 25 min
745,695 		781 min
13 h 1 min
(1.9.)
781,659 		708 min
11 h 48 min
(30.9.)
708,732 		60.2 %
448,297
Oct 356 min
5 h 56 min 		667 min
11 h 7 min
667,773 		705 min
11 h 45 min
(1.10.)
705,735 		631 min
10 h 31 min
(31.10.)
631,809 		53.3 %
356,311
Nov 298 min
4 h 58 min 		600 min
9 h 60 min
600,840 		629 min
10 h 29 min
(1.11.)
629,811 		576 min
9 h 36 min
(30.11.)
576,864 		49.7 %
298,302
Dec 276 min
4 h 36 min 		565 min
9 h 25 min
565,875 		574 min
9 h 34 min
(1.12.)
574,866 		562 min
9 h 22 min
(21.12.)
562,878 		48.8 %
276,289
Year 451 min
7 h 31 min 		731 min
12 h 11 min
731,709 		897 min
14 h 57 min
(19. 6.)
897,543 		562 min
9 h 22 min
(20. 12.)
562,878 		61.7 %
451,280



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) 499 356 430 54.3%
430,361 		600 540 562 65.2%
562,300 		448 298 367 54.8%
367,303 		341 276 305 51.2%
305,291
Day length 885 680 792 897 784 863 781 576 671 677 562 596

Day length
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Max day length Min day length
Jan 584 min
9 h 44 min
584,856 		609 min
10 h 9 min
(Array.1.)
609,831 		565 min
9 h 25 min
(1.1.)
565,875
Feb 643 min
10 h 43 min
643,797 		677 min
11 h 17 min
(Array.2.)
677,763 		611 min
10 h 11 min
(1.2.)
611,829
Mar 718 min
11 h 58 min
718,722 		757 min
12 h 37 min
(Array.3.)
757,683 		680 min
11 h 20 min
(1.3.)
680,760
Apr 796 min
13 h 16 min
796,644 		830 min
13 h 50 min
(Array.4.)
830,610 		760 min
12 h 40 min
(1.4.)
760,680
May 861 min
14 h 21 min
861,579 		885 min
14 h 45 min
(Array.5.)
885,555 		833 min
13 h 53 min
(1.5.)
833,607
Jun 894 min
14 h 54 min
894,546 		897 min
14 h 57 min
(Array.6.)
897,543 		886 min
14 h 46 min
(1.6.)
886,554
Jul 877 min
14 h 37 min
877,563 		893 min
14 h 53 min
(Array.7.)
893,547 		853 min
14 h 13 min
(31.7.)
853,587
Aug 819 min
13 h 39 min
819,621 		852 min
14 h 12 min
(Array.8.)
852,588 		784 min
13 h 4 min
(31.8.)
784,656
Sep 745 min
12 h 25 min
745,695 		781 min
13 h 1 min
(Array.9.)
781,659 		708 min
11 h 48 min
(30.9.)
708,732
Oct 667 min
11 h 7 min
667,773 		705 min
11 h 45 min
(Array.10.)
705,735 		631 min
10 h 31 min
(31.10.)
631,809
Nov 600 min
9 h 60 min
600,840 		629 min
10 h 29 min
(Array.11.)
629,811 		576 min
9 h 36 min
(30.11.)
576,864
Dec 565 min
9 h 25 min
565,875 		574 min
9 h 34 min
(Array.12.)
574,866 		562 min
9 h 22 min
(21.12.)
562,878
Year 731 min
12 h 11 min
731,709 		897 min
14 h 57 min
(21. 6.)
897,543 		562 min
9 h 22 min
(22. 12.)
562,878



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 885 680 792 897 784 863 781 576 671 677 562 596

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