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Monthly climate in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Tarragona features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa).Temperatures typically range between 10 °C (51 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 1 °C (34 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (93 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 543 mm (21.4 inches) and receives 73 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Tarragona enjoys an average of 3978 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 15 minutes to 15 hours 4 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain §

The warmest months in Tarragona are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 26 °C (74 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 10 to 12 °C (51 - 54 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Tarragona experiences 82 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Tarragona, Catalonia, 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 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Mean maximum 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Average high 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Daily mean 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(54°F)
Average low 8°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Mean minimum 4°C
(39°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 6°C
(43°F)
Minimum 1°C
(34°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 4°C
(39°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain §

Tarragona usually has the most precipitation in September, October and November, with an average of 9 rainy days and 73 mm (2.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Tarragona are June, July and December. On average, 19 mm (0.8 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Tarragona, Catalonia, 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) 52 (2.1) 34 (1.3) 42 (1.6) 57 (2.3) 34 (1.3) 22 (0.9) 9 (0.4) 46 (1.8) 68 (2.7) 84 (3.3) 68 (2.7) 27 (1.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 4 5 6 10 5 3 2 7 12 8 8 3

Monthly sunshine hours in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain §

The sunniest months in Tarragona are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 32 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Tarragona: January, November and December receive an average of 7 hours 59 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Tarragona, Catalonia, 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 207 267 332 345 407 413 425 395 340 314 265 262
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 34m 10h 37m 11h 57m 13h 19m 14h 29m 15h 4m 14h 45m 13h 44m 12h 25m 11h 3m 9h 52m 9h 15m

Solar UV radiation in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain §

Tarragona 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 Tarragona UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Tarragona, Catalonia, 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) 3 4 5 8 9 11 10 9 8 6 3 2