Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Peníscola Spain

In Peníscola, the summers are warm, muggy, dry, and mostly clear and the winters are long, cold, windy, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 45°F to 83°F and is rarely below 38°F or above 88°F.

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

The warm season lasts for 3.0 months, from June 20 to September 18, with an average daily high temperature above 78°F. The hottest month of the year in Peníscola is August, with an average high of 83°F and low of 71°F.

The cool season lasts for 4.3 months, from November 20 to March 30, with an average daily high temperature below 64°F. The coldest month of the year in Peníscola is January, with an average low of 45°F and high of 59°F.

In Peníscola, 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 Peníscola begins around June 13 and lasts for 2.7 months, ending around September 4.

The clearest month of the year in Peníscola is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 86% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 4 and lasts for 9.3 months, ending around June 13.

The cloudiest month of the year in Peníscola is October, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 44% 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 Peníscola varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 9.0 months, from August 22 to May 20, with a greater than 14% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Peníscola is October, with an average of 6.3 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 3.0 months, from May 20 to August 22. The month with the fewest wet days in Peníscola is July, with an average of 2.2 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 Peníscola is October, 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 22% on October 2.

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. Peníscola experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Peníscola. The month with the most rain in Peníscola is October, with an average rainfall of 2.1 inches.

The month with the least rain in Peníscola is July, with an average rainfall of 0.4 inches.

The length of the day in Peníscola varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 17 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 15 hours, 3 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 6:27 AM on June 13, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 54 minutes later at 8:21 AM on October 26. The earliest sunset is at 5:31 PM on December 7, and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 1 minute later at 9:32 PM on June 27.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Peníscola 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.

Peníscola experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 3.8 months, from June 10 to October 3, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 18% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Peníscola is August, with 20.7 days that are muggy or worse.

The least muggy day of the year is February 16, when muggy conditions are essentially unheard of.

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 Peníscola experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 6.0 months, from October 25 to April 24, with average wind speeds of more than 10.3 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Peníscola is December, with an average hourly wind speed of 12.1 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.0 months, from April 24 to October 25. The calmest month of the year in Peníscola is June, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.5 miles per hour.

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

The wind is most often from the south for 5.5 months, from April 26 to October 12, with a peak percentage of 53% on August 4. The wind is most often from the north for 6.5 months, from October 12 to April 26, with a peak percentage of 44% on January 1.

Peníscola 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 significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 2.9 months, from July 1 to September 28, with an average temperature above 74°F. The month of the year in Peníscola with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 79°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 4.4 months, from December 12 to April 24, with an average temperature below 60°F. The month of the year in Peníscola with the coolest water is February, with an average temperature of 55°F.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Peníscola 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 times of year to visit Peníscola for general outdoor tourist activities are from late May to late July and for the entire month of September, with a peak score in the last week of June.

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 Peníscola for hot-weather activities is from late June to late 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).

While it does not do so every year, freezing temperatures are seen in Peníscola over some winters. The day least likely to be in the growing season is January 16, with a 73% chance.

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 Peníscola should appear around January 26, only rarely appearing before January 16 or after February 11.

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 8 to August 14, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.7 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Peníscola is July, with an average of 7.7 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 3.3 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Peníscola is December, with an average of 2.1 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Peníscola are 40.357 deg latitude, 0.407 deg longitude, and 72 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Peníscola contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 758 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 63 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,831 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (6,234 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Peníscola is covered by water (68%), within 10 miles by water (56%) and cropland (24%), and within 50 miles by water (52%) and cropland (19%).