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Monthly climate in Potes, Cantabria, Spain

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Potes features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 6 °C (44 °F) and 18 °C (64 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -3 °C (27 °F) or can rise to as high as 29 °C (84 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1586 mm (62.5 inches) and receives 204 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Potes enjoys an average of 3698 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 1 minutes to 15 hours 18 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Potes, Cantabria, Spain §

The warmest months in Potes are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 16 to 18 °C (61 - 64 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 6 to 8 °C (44 - 47 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Potes experiences 2 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 5 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Potes, Cantabria, Spain.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(64°F)
Mean maximum 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Average high 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(52°F)
Daily mean 6°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 8°C
(47°F)
Average low 4°C
(39°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(43°F)
Mean minimum 0°C
(32°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 2°C
(35°F)
Minimum -3°C
(27°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Potes, Cantabria, Spain §

Potes usually has the most precipitation in June, November and December, with an average of 18 rainy days and 161 mm (6.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Potes are January, February and September. On average, 114 mm (4.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Potes, Cantabria, Spain.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 110 (4.3) 115 (4.5) 120 (4.7) 126 (5.0) 136 (5.4) 157 (6.2) 124 (4.9) 123 (4.8) 118 (4.7) 130 (5.1) 171 (6.7) 156 (6.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 14 14 17 18 18 20 19 18 17 14 18 17

Monthly sunshine hours in Potes, Cantabria, Spain §

The sunniest months in Potes are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 22 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Potes: January, November and December receive an average of 7 hours 1 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Potes, Cantabria, Spain.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 182 245 317 335 377 372 397 374 332 298 234 228
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 23m 10h 31m 11h 57m 13h 25m 14h 40m 15h 18m 14h 58m 13h 51m 12h 27m 10h 59m 9h 41m 9h 1m

Solar UV radiation in Potes, Cantabria, Spain §

Potes experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 9 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 3. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Potes UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Potes, Cantabria, Spain.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 2 4 6 8 9 11 10 9 7 5 3 2