Last updated: July 31, 2025
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Salamanca features a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Csb). Temperatures typically range between 8 °C (48 °F) and 21 °C (69 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -6 °C (22 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (89 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 259 mm (10.2 inches) and receives 26 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Salamanca enjoys an average of 3959 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 5 minutes to 14 hours 10 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Salamanca are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 21 °C (68 - 69 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 8 to 10 °C (48 - 51 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Salamanca experiences 85 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 9 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (87°F) |
Mean maximum | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) |
Average high | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 18°C (66°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (78°F) |
Daily mean | 21°C (69°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 8°C (48°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 20°C (68°F) |
Average low | 16°C (61°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 14°C (58°F) |
Mean minimum | 13°C (56°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -2°C (28°F) | -4°C (26°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 11°C (51°F) |
Minimum | 12°C (53°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 5°C (41°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 9°C (48°F) |
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Salamanca usually has the most precipitation in May, June and July, with an average of 5 rainy days and 59 mm (2.3 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Salamanca are January, March and December. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1 (0.1) | 3 (0.1) | 3 (0.1) | 5 (0.2) | 61 (2.4) | 81 (3.2) | 35 (1.4) | 29 (1.1) | 20 (0.8) | 15 (0.6) | 4 (0.2) | 2 (0.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Salamanca are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 38 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Salamanca: May, June and July receive an average of 8 hours 53 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 324 | 348 | 360 | 312 | 277 | 255 | 284 | 309 | 323 | 368 | 385 | 408 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 13h 56m | 13h 10m | 12h 13m | 11h 15m | 10h 28m | 10h 5m | 10h 17m | 10h 59m | 11h 54m | 12h 52m | 13h 44m | 14h 10m |
Salamanca experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure. May, June and July are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Salamanca UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 15 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 |