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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Gibraltar Gibraltar

In Gibraltar, the summers are short, warm, humid, arid, and mostly clear and the winters are long, cool, wet, windy, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 52°F to 82°F and is rarely below 46°F or above 89°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Gibraltar for hot-weather activities is from late June to early September.

Climate in Gibraltar

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Gibraltar weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The warm season lasts for 2.8 months, from June 21 to September 14, with an average daily high temperature above 78°F. The hottest month of the year in Gibraltar is August, with an average high of 82°F and low of 70°F.

The cool season lasts for 4.1 months, from November 19 to March 22, with an average daily high temperature below 65°F. The coldest month of the year in Gibraltar is January, with an average low of 52°F and high of 61°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Gibraltar

Average High and Low Temperature in GibraltarwarmcoolcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 2161°FJan 2161°FAug 482°FAug 482°F52°F52°F70°F70°FJun 2178°FJun 2178°FSep 1478°FSep 1478°FNov 1965°FNov 1965°FMar 2265°FMar 2265°F66°F66°F68°F68°F57°F57°F56°F56°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 61°F62°F64°F67°F71°F77°F81°F82°F78°F72°F66°F62°F
Temp. 56°F57°F59°F62°F66°F71°F75°F75°F72°F67°F62°F58°F
Low 52°F53°F55°F57°F61°F66°F69°F70°F68°F63°F58°F54°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in Gibraltar

Average Hourly Temperature in GibraltarJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowcoldcoolcoolcomfortablewarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
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In Gibraltar, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Gibraltar begins around June 6 and lasts for 3.0 months, ending around September 5.

The clearest month of the year in Gibraltar is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 93% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 5 and lasts for 9.0 months, ending around June 6.

The cloudiest month of the year in Gibraltar is October, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 42% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Gibraltar

Cloud Cover Categories in GibraltarclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jul 1794%Jul 1794%Oct 2954%Oct 2954%Jun 674%Jun 674%Sep 575%Sep 575%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 38%38%37%35%33%19%7%13%31%42%42%41%
Clearer 62%62%63%65%67%81%93%87%69%58%58%59%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Gibraltar varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 7.5 months, from September 27 to May 12, with a greater than 13% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Gibraltar is November, with an average of 7.4 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 4.5 months, from May 12 to September 27. The month with the fewest wet days in Gibraltar is July, with an average of 0.2 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Gibraltar is November, with an average of 7.4 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 26% on November 16.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Gibraltar

Daily Chance of Precipitation in GibraltarwetwetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Nov 1626%Nov 1626%Jul 230%Jul 230%Sep 2713%Sep 2713%May 1213%May 1213%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 7.0d6.9d6.0d5.7d3.3d0.9d0.2d0.4d2.4d6.1d7.4d7.5d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Gibraltar experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 8.5 months, from September 10 to May 26, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Gibraltar is December, with an average rainfall of 3.1 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from May 26 to September 10. The month with the least rain in Gibraltar is July, with an average rainfall of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Gibraltar

Average Monthly Rainfall in GibraltarrainrainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 inNov 273.2 inNov 273.2 inJul 270.0 inJul 270.0 inSep 100.5 inSep 100.5 inMay 260.5 inMay 260.5 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 2.4″2.2″1.7″1.5″0.8″0.2″0.0″0.1″0.7″2.2″3.1″3.1″

The length of the day in Gibraltar varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 42 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 14 hours, 37 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Gibraltar

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in GibraltarJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 7 minMar 2012 hr, 7 minMar 2014 hr, 37 minJun 2014 hr, 37 minJun 2012 hr, 8 minSep 2212 hr, 8 minSep 229 hr, 42 minDec 219 hr, 42 minDec 21nightnightdayNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 10.0h10.9h12.0h13.1h14.1h14.6h14.3h13.5h12.4h11.2h10.3h9.7h

The earliest sunrise is at 7:03 AM on June 12, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 35 minutes later at 8:38 AM on October 26. The earliest sunset is at 6:06 PM on December 5, and the latest sunset is 3 hours, 36 minutes later at 9:42 PM on June 28.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Gibraltar during 2024, starting in the spring on March 31, lasting 6.9 months, and ending in the fall on October 27.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in Gibraltar

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in GibraltarJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM2 AMJun 127:03 AMJun 127:03 AM9:42 PMJun 289:42 PMJun 28Dec 56:06 PMDec 56:06 PM8:38 AMOct 268:38 AMOct 26Mar 31DSTMar 31DSTDSTOct 27DSTOct 27daynightnightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray. The transitions to and from daylight saving time are indicated by the 'DST' labels.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Gibraltar

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in GibraltarJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM00001010102020203030303040405050606070000101010102020203030304040405050607077NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Gibraltar

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Gibraltar experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 3.9 months, from June 18 to October 14, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 14% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Gibraltar is August, with 17.1 days that are muggy or worse.

The least muggy day of the year is February 11, when muggy conditions are essentially unheard of.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Gibraltar

Humidity Comfort Levels in GibraltarmuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Feb 110%Feb 110%Aug 2456%Aug 2456%Jun 1814%Jun 1814%Oct 1414%Oct 1414%NowNowoppressiveoppressivemuggymuggyhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.3d4.0d13.6d17.1d13.3d4.1d0.2d0.0d

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Gibraltar experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 6.3 months, from October 24 to May 1, with average wind speeds of more than 10.4 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Gibraltar is February, with an average hourly wind speed of 11.7 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 5.7 months, from May 1 to October 24. The calmest month of the year in Gibraltar is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 9.2 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Gibraltar

Average Wind Speed in GibraltarwindywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mph18 mph18 mph20 mph20 mphFeb 2411.9 mphFeb 2411.9 mphAug 129.0 mphAug 129.0 mphOct 2410.4 mphOct 2410.4 mphMay 110.4 mphMay 110.4 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 11.211.711.510.910.29.79.69.29.610.010.811.4

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Gibraltar varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the west for 2.1 weeks, from January 7 to January 22; for 3.6 weeks, from January 27 to February 21; and for 2.9 months, from March 26 to June 22, with a peak percentage of 51% on May 1. The wind is most often from the east for 5.0 days, from January 22 to January 27; for 1.2 months, from February 21 to March 26; and for 6.5 months, from June 22 to January 7, with a peak percentage of 47% on March 9.

Wind Direction in Gibraltar

Wind Direction in GibraltarWWEWEJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwesteastnorthsouth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Gibraltar is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 2.7 months, from July 6 to September 26, with an average temperature above 70°F. The month of the year in Gibraltar with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 72°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 4.5 months, from December 14 to April 30, with an average temperature below 62°F. The month of the year in Gibraltar with the coolest water is February, with an average temperature of 60°F.

Average Water Temperature in Gibraltar

The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 61°F60°F60°F61°F64°F67°F71°F72°F70°F67°F64°F62°F

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Gibraltar throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Gibraltar for general outdoor tourist activities is from late May to mid September, with a peak score in the last week of June.

Tourism Score in Gibraltar

Tourism Score in Gibraltarbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810109.09.04.94.9NowNowtemperaturetemperature precipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Gibraltar for hot-weather activities is from late June to early September, with a peak score in the last week of July.

Beach/Pool Score in Gibraltar

Beach/Pool Score in Gibraltarbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810109.19.10.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Gibraltar are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Gibraltar

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in GibraltarJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%100%Jan 1100%Jan 1100%Jul 2100%Jul 2NowNowcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Growing Degree Days in Gibraltar

Growing Degree Days in GibraltarJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°FJan 1590°FJan 1590°FApr 19900°FApr 19900°FJun 141,800°FJun 141,800°FDec 315,483°FDec 315,483°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.4 months, from May 7 to August 19, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.0 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Gibraltar is June, with an average of 8.0 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from October 26 to February 11, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.6 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Gibraltar is December, with an average of 2.5 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Gibraltar

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in GibraltarbrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhJul 18.2 kWhJul 18.2 kWhDec 162.4 kWhDec 162.4 kWhMay 77.0 kWhMay 77.0 kWhAug 197.0 kWhAug 197.0 kWhOct 263.6 kWhOct 263.6 kWhFeb 113.6 kWhFeb 113.6 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 2.83.85.16.37.38.08.07.15.74.13.02.5

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Gibraltar are 36.133 deg latitude, -5.350 deg longitude, and 7 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Gibraltar contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,332 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 60 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (2,559 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (6,240 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Gibraltar is covered by water (73%) and artificial surfaces (14%), within 10 miles by water (67%) and shrubs (12%), and within 50 miles by water (52%) and trees (17%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Gibraltar, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

The details of the data sources used for this report can be found on the Gibraltar International Airport page.

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We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands.

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