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Monthly climate in Lorca, Murcia, Spain

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Lorca features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 8 °C (46 °F) and 26 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -4 °C (25 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 429 mm (16.9 inches) and receives 60 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Lorca enjoys an average of 4008 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 35 minutes to 14 hours 42 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Lorca, Murcia, Spain §

The warmest months in Lorca are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 26 °C (72 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 8 to 10 °C (46 - 50 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Lorca experiences 113 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 8 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Lorca, Murcia, 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 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Mean maximum 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Average high 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Daily mean 8°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(49°F)
Average low 3°C
(37°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 5°C
(41°F)
Mean minimum -3°C
(27°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)
Minimum -4°C
(25°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Lorca, Murcia, Spain §

Lorca usually has the most precipitation in March, April and September, with an average of 8 rainy days and 63 mm (2.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Lorca are February, July and December. On average, 13 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Lorca, Murcia, 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) 40 (1.6) 13 (0.5) 55 (2.2) 64 (2.5) 37 (1.5) 21 (0.8) 6 (0.2) 24 (0.9) 71 (2.8) 31 (1.2) 48 (1.9) 21 (0.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 3 3 8 9 6 3 1 5 7 5 6 4

Monthly sunshine hours in Lorca, Murcia, Spain §

The sunniest months in Lorca are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 21 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Lorca: January, November and December receive an average of 8 hours 22 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Lorca, Murcia, 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 221 277 330 346 404 407 417 389 339 323 277 272
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 52m 10h 47m 11h 58m 13h 11m 14h 12m 14h 42m 14h 26m 13h 32m 12h 22m 11h 10m 10h 7m 9h 35m

Solar UV radiation in Lorca, Murcia, Spain §

Lorca experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Lorca UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Lorca, Murcia, 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 5 6 9 10 11 11 10 9 7 4 3