Badajoz climate
Badajoz is warmest in July, with average highs of 34 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 4.3 °C. October is the wettest month (68 mm) and July the driest (2.4 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Badajoz averages 444 mm of rain, 141 days above 25 °C and 6 days below freezing.
Spain · population 150,530 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month July 34 °C
- Coldest month January 4.3 °C
- Driest month July 2 mm
- Wettest month October 68 mm
- Least cloud July 13 % cloud
- Hottest on record July 44 °C
- Coldest on record January -3.4 °C
What to expectBadajoz through the year
Badajoz has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 13 °C in January to 34 °C in July, a swing of 18 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 141 days a year reach 25 °C, 86 of them reach 30 °C, 6 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 44 °C, in July.
Rain is strongly seasonal. October averages 68 mm against 2 mm in July — 29 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13.2 °C | 46 mm | 51 % |
| February | 15.1 °C | 41 mm | 47 % |
| March | 18.5 °C | 44 mm | 49 % |
| April | 20.5 °C | 44 mm | 49 % |
| May | 24.8 °C | 38 mm | 45 % |
| June | 30.0 °C | 11 mm | 29 % |
| July | 33.7 °C | 2 mm | 13 % |
| August | 33.5 °C | 4 mm | 18 % |
| September | 28.9 °C | 24 mm | 33 % |
| October | 23.1 °C | 68 mm | 48 % |
| November | 17.1 °C | 62 mm | 50 % |
| December | 13.8 °C | 59 mm | 55 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13.2 °C | 4.3 °C | 8.5 °C | 19.9 °C | -3.4 °C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| February | 15.1 °C | 5.1 °C | 9.8 °C | 25.1 °C | -2.4 °C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| March | 18.5 °C | 7.5 °C | 12.8 °C | 28.0 °C | -1.7 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 20.5 °C | 9.5 °C | 15.0 °C | 31.1 °C | 2.9 °C | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 24.8 °C | 12.8 °C | 18.9 °C | 36.3 °C | 5.1 °C | 15 | 5 | 0 |
| June | 30.0 °C | 16.7 °C | 23.6 °C | 41.5 °C | 8.9 °C | 25 | 15 | 0 |
| July | 33.7 °C | 19.1 °C | 26.6 °C | 43.6 °C | 11.3 °C | 30 | 26 | 0 |
| August | 33.5 °C | 19.2 °C | 26.5 °C | 43.4 °C | 12.5 °C | 30 | 26 | 0 |
| September | 28.9 °C | 16.7 °C | 22.8 °C | 42.0 °C | 9.9 °C | 24 | 13 | 0 |
| October | 23.1 °C | 12.9 °C | 17.7 °C | 34.6 °C | 3.7 °C | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| November | 17.1 °C | 8.3 °C | 12.4 °C | 25.2 °C | 0.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 13.8 °C | 5.6 °C | 9.4 °C | 20.9 °C | -2.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46 mm | 7 | 9.7 h/day | 51 % | 80 % | 14 km/h |
| February | 41 mm | 6 | 11 h/day | 47 % | 74 % | 15 km/h |
| March | 44 mm | 7 | 12 h/day | 49 % | 67 % | 15 km/h |
| April | 44 mm | 7 | 13 h/day | 49 % | 64 % | 16 km/h |
| May | 38 mm | 7 | 14 h/day | 45 % | 58 % | 15 km/h |
| June | 11 mm | 2 | 15 h/day | 29 % | 49 % | 15 km/h |
| July | 2 mm | 1 | 15 h/day | 13 % | 43 % | 15 km/h |
| August | 4 mm | 1 | 14 h/day | 18 % | 44 % | 15 km/h |
| September | 24 mm | 4 | 12 h/day | 33 % | 53 % | 14 km/h |
| October | 68 mm | 8 | 11 h/day | 48 % | 66 % | 14 km/h |
| November | 62 mm | 8 | 10 h/day | 50 % | 76 % | 14 km/h |
| December | 59 mm | 7 | 9.5 h/day | 55 % | 81 % | 14 km/h |
Where Badajoz ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The warmest places in Europe in August | 4thof 50 | 33 °C |
| The warmest places in Europe in July | 4thof 50 | 34 °C |
| The warmest places in Europe in September | 6thof 50 | 29 °C |
| The warmest places in Europe in June | 7thof 50 | 30 °C |
| Places with the best weather in Europe in October | 9thof 50 | 94/100 |
| The warmest places in Europe in March | 9thof 50 | 18 °C |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Badajoz.
QuestionsCommon questions about Badajoz’s climate
When is the best time to visit Badajoz?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. May, September, October sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and July the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Badajoz get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 34 °C. About 86 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 44 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 4.3 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 6 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Badajoz?
October, averaging 68 mm over 8 days with rain. The driest month is July with 2 mm. The year as a whole averages 444 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Badajoz rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.