and its metropolitan area have a hot-summer Mediterranean climate with very mild winters and long warm to hot summers. According to Troll-Paffen climate classification, Valencia has a warm-temperate subtropical climate and according to Siegmund/Frankenberg climate classification, Valencia has subtropical climate.
Temperature
General
Its average annual temperature is during the day and at night. In the coldest month – January, typically the temperature ranges from during the day and at night. In the warmest month – August, the typically temperature ranges from during the day and about at night. Large fluctuations in temperature are rare.
Seasonal climate
Winter
Winters in Valencia are very mild. December, January and February are the coldest months, with average temperatures around during the day and at night. From a few to a dozen days in the winter, the temperature exceeds. Because of the very mild temperatures in winter, most of the vegetation remains green throughout the year. March is a transitional month, the temperature often exceeding, with average temperature of around during the day and at night.
Summer
Summers in Valencia area are long and warm to hot. Generally the warm/hot season lasts about eight months, from April to November. Regular temperatures above begin as early as April, although in this month the sea temperature is still cool: about. The summer season ends in November, in this month sometimes occurring days with temperatures below. The sea temperature in November remains mild - about. July and August are the warmest months, with average temperatures around during the day and at night. In June and September the average temperature is around during the day and at night. In May and October the average temperature is around during the day and at night and in April and November the average temperature is around during the day and at night.
Sunshine
is 2,660 hours per year, from 150 - average about 5 hours of sunshine a day in December to 314 - average above 10 hours of sunshine a day in July. This is a bit above average for the southern half of Europe because in this part of the continent, sunshine duration varies from about 2,000 to about 3,000 hours per year. However, this is a 70% larger value than in the northern half of Europe, where sunshine duration is around 1500 hours per year. In winter Valencia has about three times more sun duration than in the northern half of Europe.
Precipitation
Valencia has on average only 44 precipitation days a year, averaging several rainy days per month, ranging from 1 in July to 6 in October. The average annual precipitation is less than 454 mm, ranging from 9 mm in July to 74 mm in October.
Humidity
Average relative humidity is 65%, ranging from 60% in April to 68% in August.
Daylight
Valencia enjoys one of the most optimal number of hours of daylight in Europe. Days in winter are not as short as in the northern part of the continent. The average hours of daylight in December, January and February is 10 hours.
The average annual temperature of the sea is about. In February, the average sea temperature is. In August, the average sea temperature is. From June to October, average temperature of sea exceed.
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Climatic data for Valencia area
Curio
Valencia has a similar latitude to Madrid. However, the climate of these Spanish cities is very different, as Valencia is located at the seaside; Madrid is located in the approximate middle of the inland plateau. Valencia has much warmer winters :
Valencia: during the day and at night
Madrid: during the day and at night
and also Valencia has longer summers and milder temperatures in the middle of summer during the day.
