Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification l'Escala features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa).Temperatures typically range between 10 °C (50 °F) and 24 °C (75 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 2 °C (36 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (88 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 605 mm (23.8 inches) and receives 69 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.l'Escala enjoys an average of 3923 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 7 minutes to 15 hours 12 minutes per day.
The warmest months in l'Escala are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 24 °C (70 - 75 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 10 to 12 °C (50 - 53 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, l'Escala experiences 34 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 18°C (64°F) |
Mean maximum | 15°C (59°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 18°C (66°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 16°C (62°F) |
Average high | 12°C (53°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 13°C (56°F) |
Daily mean | 10°C (50°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 12°C (53°F) |
Average low | 8°C (47°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 10°C (50°F) |
Mean minimum | 6°C (42°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 7°C (46°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 7°C (45°F) |
Minimum | 3°C (38°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 6°C (42°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 13°C (57°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 5°C (42°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in l'Escala, Catalonia, Spain with other places around the world.
l'Escala usually has the most precipitation in April, October and November, with an average of 8 rainy days and 86 mm (3.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in l'Escala are June, July and August. On average, 18 mm (0.7 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) | 64 (2.5) | 40 (1.6) | 47 (1.8) | 69 (2.7) | 42 (1.7) | 26 (1.0) | 11 (0.4) | 17 (0.7) | 60 (2.4) | 101 (4.0) | 87 (3.4) | 42 (1.6) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
The sunniest months in l'Escala are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 30 minutes a day.Least sunny months in l'Escala: January, November and December receive an average of 7 hours 37 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 197 | 257 | 328 | 347 | 400 | 415 | 427 | 398 | 343 | 303 | 256 | 247 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 27m | 10h 33m | 11h 57m | 13h 23m | 14h 36m | 15h 12m | 14h 53m | 13h 48m | 12h 26m | 11h 0m | 9h 45m | 9h 7m |
l'Escala experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 9 - 10, which corresponds to the Very High 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 l'Escala UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |