Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Baños de Tajo Spain

In Baños de Tajo, the summers are short, warm, dry, and mostly clear and the winters are long, very cold, snowy, windy, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 28°F to 81°F and is rarely below 20°F or above 87°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Baños de Tajo for warm-weather activities is from late June to late August.

The warm season lasts for 2.8 months, from June 14 to September 9, with an average daily high temperature above 73°F. The hottest month of the year in Baños de Tajo is July, with an average high of 80°F and low of 54°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.8 months, from November 13 to March 6, with an average daily high temperature below 50°F. The coldest month of the year in Baños de Tajo is January, with an average low of 28°F and high of 43°F.

In Baños de Tajo, 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 Baños de Tajo begins around June 10 and lasts for 3.0 months, ending around September 12.

The clearest month of the year in Baños de Tajo is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 85% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 12 and lasts for 9.0 months, ending around June 10.

The cloudiest month of the year in Baños de Tajo is November, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 55% of the time.

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

The wetter season lasts 8.9 months, from September 27 to June 24, with a greater than 15% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Baños de Tajo is May, with an average of 6.5 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 3.1 months, from June 24 to September 27. The month with the fewest wet days in Baños de Tajo is July, with an average of 2.8 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 Baños de Tajo is May, with an average of 6.3 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 21% on April 27.

Rainfall

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. Baños de Tajo experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 9.8 months, from March 9 to January 2, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Baños de Tajo is May, with an average rainfall of 1.4 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 2.2 months, from January 2 to March 9. The month with the least rain in Baños de Tajo is February, with an average rainfall of 0.4 inches.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Baños de Tajo experiences some seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 2.0 months, from December 27 to February 27, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Baños de Tajo is February, with an average snowfall of 0.9 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 10 months, from February 27 to December 27. The least snow falls around August 6, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Baños de Tajo varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 15 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 15 hours, 6 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 6:36 AM on June 13, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 56 minutes later at 8:32 AM on January 5. The earliest sunset is at 5:40 PM on December 7, and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 3 minutes later at 9:43 PM on June 27.

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

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.

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.

The perceived humidity level in Baños de Tajo, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.

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 Baños de Tajo experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 6.8 months, from October 18 to May 11, with average wind speeds of more than 9.1 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Baños de Tajo is February, with an average hourly wind speed of 10.3 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 5.2 months, from May 11 to October 18. The calmest month of the year in Baños de Tajo is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.7 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Baños de Tajo varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the north for 3.7 weeks, from February 24 to March 21, with a peak percentage of 38% on March 1. The wind is most often from the west for 11 months, from March 21 to February 24, with a peak percentage of 43% on January 1.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Baños de Tajo 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 Baños de Tajo for general outdoor tourist activities is from late June to late August, with a peak score in the third week of July.

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 Baños de Tajo for hot-weather activities is from early July to mid August, with a peak score in the third week of July.

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).

The growing season in Baños de Tajo typically lasts for 5.9 months (179 days), from around April 29 to around October 25, rarely starting before April 3 or after May 18, and rarely ending before October 6 or after November 14.

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.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Baños de Tajo should appear around April 24, only rarely appearing before April 7 or after May 13.

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 3.2 months, from May 14 to August 19, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.9 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Baños de Tajo is July, with an average of 8.0 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from October 27 to February 12, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.2 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Baños de Tajo is December, with an average of 2.0 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Baños de Tajo are 40.717 deg latitude, -1.967 deg longitude, and 4,222 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Baños de Tajo contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 906 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 4,215 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (2,129 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (4,652 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Baños de Tajo is covered by trees (55%) and cropland (37%), within 10 miles by trees (68%) and cropland (17%), and within 50 miles by trees (42%) and cropland (38%).