WMO Normals
Madrid Climate & Temperature
- Madrid, Spain is at 40°28'N, 3°33'W, 582 m (1909 ft). See map.
- Madrid has a mid-latitude steppe/ semi-arid cool climate (Köppen-Geiger classification: BSk).
- According to the Holdridge life zones system of bioclimatic classification Madrid is situated in or near the warm temperate thorn steppe biome.
- The average annual temperature is 13.9 degrees Celsius (57.1 degrees Fahrenheit). See the temperatures page for a monthly breakdown and the fixed scale graph.
- Average monthly temperatures vary by 18.8 °C (33.8°F). This indicates that the continentality type is oceanic, subtype semicontinental.
- Total annual Precipitation averages 411.9 mm (16.2 inches) which is equivalent to 411.9 Litres/m² (10.1 Gallons/ft²).
- On average there are 2910 hours of sunshine per year. Visit the sunshine and daylight section to check monthly details including how high in the sky the sun reaches each month.
- Were you to burrow down through the centre of the Earth from Madrid you would pop up nearest to the climate station at Herbertville, Woodbank, New Zealand (Warm temperate thorn steppe biome).
Madrid Climate Table
| Climate Variable | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average Max Temperature °C ( °F) | 10 (50) | 11 (52) | 16 (61) | 19 (66) | 23 (73) | 28 (82) | 33 (91) | 31 (88) | 27 (81) | 20 (68) | 14 (57) | 11 (52) | 20 (68) | ||
| Average Temperature °C ( °F) | 6 (42) | 7 (45) | 9 (49) | 12 (53) | 16 (60) | 20 (69) | 24 (76) | 24 (75) | 20 (69) | 15 (58) | 9 (48) | 6 (43) | 14 (57) | ||
| Average Min Temperature °C ( °F) | 0 (32) | 1 (34) | 3 (37) | 4 (39) | 8 (46) | 12 (54) | 15 (59) | 15 (59) | 12 (54) | 8 (46) | 3 (37) | 1 (34) | 7 (44) | ||
| Average Precipitation mm (in) | 42 (2) | 45 (2) | 30 (1) | 45 (2) | 39 (2) | 26 (1) | 9 (0) | 9 (0) | 28 (1) | 38 (1) | 59 (2) | 44 (2) | 412 (16) | ||
| Number of Wet Days (probability of rain on a day %) | 7 (23) | 6 (21) | 10 (32) | 9 (30) | 9 (29) | 6 (20) | 2 (6) | 3 (10) | 6 (20) | 8 (26) | 9 (30) | 9 (29) | 84 (23) | ||
| Average Sunlight Hours/ Day | 5h 03' | 6h 22' | 6h 58' | 8h 34' | 9h 23' | 11h 08' | 12h 29' | 11h 21' | 8h 34' | 6h 34' | 4h 42' | 4h 19' | 7h 58' | ||
| Average Daylight Hours/ Day | 9h 38' | 10h 36' | 11h 53' | 13h 15' | 14h 25' | 15h 00' | 14h 44' | 13h 44' | 12h 25' | 11h 03' | 9h 54' | 9h 20' | 12h 00' | ||
| Percentage of Sunny (Cloudy) Daylight Hours | 54 (46) | 61 (39) | 59 (41) | 65 (35) | 66 (34) | 75 (25) | 86 (14) | 84 (16) | 70 (30) | 60 (40) | 48 (52) | 47 (53) | 66 (34) | ||
| Sun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°). | 29.7 | 39 | 49.8 | 61.5 | 69.8 | 73 | 69.9 | 61.6 | 50.1 | 38.7 | 29.5 | 26.1 | 49.8 |
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