Terrassa climate
Terrassa is warmest in July, with average highs of 28 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 2.3 °C. October is the wettest month (96 mm) and February the driest (33 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Terrassa averages 655 mm of rain, 83 days above 25 °C and 16 days below freezing.
Spain · population 218,535 · 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 28 °C
- Coldest month January 2.3 °C
- Driest month February 33 mm
- Wettest month October 96 mm
- Least cloud July 34 % cloud
- Hottest on record June 40 °C
- Coldest on record December -11 °C
What to expectTerrassa through the year
Terrassa has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 11 °C in January to 28 °C in July, a swing of 17 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 83 days a year reach 25 °C, 18 of them reach 30 °C, 16 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C, in June.
Rain is strongly seasonal. October averages 96 mm against 33 mm in February — 2.9 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.2 °C | 39 mm | 49 % |
| February | 12.4 °C | 33 mm | 48 % |
| March | 15.4 °C | 44 mm | 50 % |
| April | 17.5 °C | 63 mm | 52 % |
| May | 21.1 °C | 60 mm | 53 % |
| June | 25.3 °C | 45 mm | 42 % |
| July | 28.1 °C | 34 mm | 34 % |
| August | 27.9 °C | 51 mm | 41 % |
| September | 23.7 °C | 90 mm | 52 % |
| October | 19.8 °C | 96 mm | 57 % |
| November | 14.8 °C | 59 mm | 52 % |
| December | 11.7 °C | 40 mm | 50 % |
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 | 11.2 °C | 2.3 °C | 6.2 °C | 19.2 °C | -5.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| February | 12.4 °C | 2.9 °C | 7.3 °C | 22.1 °C | -6.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| March | 15.4 °C | 5.3 °C | 10.1 °C | 24.9 °C | -6.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| April | 17.5 °C | 7.7 °C | 12.5 °C | 27.0 °C | 0.1 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 21.1 °C | 11.4 °C | 16.3 °C | 32.4 °C | 3.7 °C | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 25.3 °C | 15.5 °C | 20.4 °C | 40.1 °C | 8.5 °C | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| July | 28.1 °C | 18.4 °C | 23.2 °C | 36.6 °C | 11.4 °C | 26 | 8 | 0 |
| August | 27.9 °C | 18.8 °C | 23.1 °C | 36.3 °C | 11.7 °C | 26 | 7 | 0 |
| September | 23.7 °C | 15.5 °C | 19.3 °C | 32.8 °C | 6.0 °C | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 19.8 °C | 11.9 °C | 15.6 °C | 29.1 °C | 1.5 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 14.8 °C | 6.6 °C | 10.3 °C | 22.7 °C | -2.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| December | 11.7 °C | 3.2 °C | 6.9 °C | 18.1 °C | -10.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39 mm | 6 | 9.5 h/day | 49 % | 81 % | 14 km/h |
| February | 33 mm | 6 | 11 h/day | 48 % | 78 % | 14 km/h |
| March | 44 mm | 7 | 12 h/day | 50 % | 75 % | 16 km/h |
| April | 63 mm | 9 | 13 h/day | 52 % | 74 % | 17 km/h |
| May | 60 mm | 9 | 15 h/day | 53 % | 73 % | 16 km/h |
| June | 45 mm | 7 | 15 h/day | 42 % | 70 % | 15 km/h |
| July | 34 mm | 6 | 15 h/day | 34 % | 70 % | 16 km/h |
| August | 51 mm | 8 | 14 h/day | 41 % | 73 % | 15 km/h |
| September | 90 mm | 12 | 13 h/day | 52 % | 78 % | 14 km/h |
| October | 96 mm | 10 | 11 h/day | 57 % | 81 % | 13 km/h |
| November | 59 mm | 7 | 9.9 h/day | 52 % | 81 % | 13 km/h |
| December | 40 mm | 5 | 9.2 h/day | 50 % | 82 % | 14 km/h |
How Terrassa compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrassa | 28 °C | 2.3 °C | 655 mm | 83 |
| Sabadell · Spain | 27 °C | 3.2 °C | 650 mm | 77 |
| Barcelona · Spain | 27 °C | 5.0 °C | 590 mm | 78 |
| Badalona · Spain | 28 °C | 4.5 °C | 590 mm | 84 |
| L'Hospitalet de Llobregat · Spain | 28 °C | 5.0 °C | 641 mm | 80 |
Where Terrassa ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in Europe in February | 34th of 50 | 59/100 |
| The warmest places in Europe in March | 34th of 50 | 15 °C |
| Places with the best weather in Europe in June | 35th of 50 | 90/100 |
| Places with the best weather in Europe in March | 36th of 50 | 70/100 |
| Places with the best weather in Europe in December | 38th of 50 | 57/100 |
| Places with the best weather in Europe year-round | 38th of 50 | 75/100 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Terrassa.
QuestionsCommon questions about Terrassa’s climate
When is the best time to visit Terrassa?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. June, August, September sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and February the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Terrassa get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 28 °C. About 18 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 2.3 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 16 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Terrassa?
October, averaging 96 mm over 10 days with rain. The driest month is February with 33 mm. The year as a whole averages 655 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 Terrassa 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
- Data point
- 41.567°, 2.017° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
- 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.