ClimateObservatory

Country ranking

Spain: warming city by city

56 weather stations ranked by temperature change between 1961–1990 and 2016–2025.

Key figures: Spain

Median change
+1.59°C56 stations, 2016–2025 versus 1961–1990
Largest increase
+2.43°CCuenca (CUENCA)
Smallest increase
+0.69°CGijon (GIJON)
Longest record
since 1851Cadiz (CADIZ)

For each station, we compare the mean annual temperature of 2016–2025 with the same station's 1961–1990 mean. In this ranking the change runs from +0.69°C in Gijon to +2.43°C in Cuenca; half of the 56 stations are above +1.59°C.

Over 2016–2025, the warmest station in the ranking is Santa Cruz (annual mean 22.3°C) and the coldest is Moralzarzal (8.4°C).

Spain: which cities are warming fastest?

#CityChange
1CuencaCUENCA · 1961–2025CUENCA · NOAA1961–202512.3°C14.7°C+2.43°C
2BarcelonaBARCELONA FABRA · 1886–2025BARCELONA FABRA · ECAD1886–202514.6°C17.0°C+2.39°C
3AvilaAVILA · 1958–2025AVILA · ECAD1958–202510.4°C12.6°C+2.28°C
4Ciudad RealCIUDAD REAL · 1905–2025CIUDAD REAL · ECAD1905–202514.5°C16.8°C+2.27°C
5MoralzarzalPUERTO DE NAVACERRADA · 1947–2024PUERTO DE NAVACERRADA · ECAD1947–20246.1°C8.4°C+2.26°C
6ZaragozaZARAGOZA AEROPUERTO · 1895–2025ZARAGOZA AEROPUERTO · ECAD1895–202514.7°C16.8°C+2.13°C
7AlbaceteALBACETE BASE AEREA · 1904–2025ALBACETE BASE AEREA · ECAD1904–202513.5°C15.5°C+2.05°C
8TortosaTORTOSA OBSERVATORIO DEL EBR · 1905–2025TORTOSA OBSERVATORIO DEL EBR · NOAA1905–202517.0°C19.0°C+2.00°C
9ZamoraZAMORA · 1931–2025ZAMORA · NOAA1931–202512.5°C14.5°C+1.98°C
10MadridMADRID RETIRO · 1855–2025MADRID RETIRO · ECAD1855–202514.4°C16.3°C+1.96°C
11ValladolidVALLADOLID · 1902–2025VALLADOLID · ECAD1902–202512.1°C14.0°C+1.92°C
12SoriaSORIA · 1901–2025SORIA · ECAD1901–202510.5°C12.4°C+1.88°C
13MalagaMALAGA AEROPUERTO · 1907–2025MALAGA AEROPUERTO · ECAD1907–202517.9°C19.8°C+1.85°C
14SabinanigoSABINANIGO · 1959–2025SABINANIGO · ECAD1959–202511.0°C12.8°C+1.84°C
15OurenseOURENSE · 1962–2025OURENSE · ECAD1962–202514.2°C15.9°C+1.77°C
16BurgosBURGOS AEROPUERTO · 1902–2025BURGOS AEROPUERTO · ECAD1902–20259.9°C11.7°C+1.73°C
17PonferradaPONFERRADA · 1951–2025PONFERRADA · NOAA1951–202512.5°C14.3°C+1.72°C
18ValenciaVALENCIA · 1865–2025VALENCIA · ECAD1865–202517.6°C19.3°C+1.71°C
19ValenciaVALENCIA · 1938–2025VALENCIA · NOAA1938–202517.5°C19.2°C+1.71°C
20PamplonaPAMPLONA AEROPUERTO · 1881–2025PAMPLONA AEROPUERTO · ECAD1881–202512.1°C13.8°C+1.68°C
21MurciaMURCIA · 1864–2025MURCIA · ECAD1864–202518.5°C20.1°C+1.66°C
22TarragonaREUS AEROPUERTO · 1955–2025REUS AEROPUERTO · ECAD1955–202515.7°C17.3°C+1.66°C
23BadajozBADAJOZ AEROPUERTO · 1877–2025BADAJOZ AEROPUERTO · ECAD1877–202516.4°C18.1°C+1.64°C
24LleidaLLEIDA · 1940–2025LLEIDA · ECAD1940–202514.7°C16.3°C+1.64°C
25Molina De AragonMOLINA DE ARAGON · 1951–2025MOLINA DE ARAGON · NOAA1951–202510.0°C11.6°C+1.63°C
26Murcia San JavierMURCIA SAN JAVIER · 1946–2025MURCIA SAN JAVIER · NOAA1946–202516.9°C18.6°C+1.63°C
27San JavierSAN JAVIER AEROPUERTO · 1947–2025SAN JAVIER AEROPUERTO · ECAD1947–202517.0°C18.6°C+1.63°C
28GranadaGRANADA BASE AEREA · 1901–2025GRANADA BASE AEREA · ECAD1901–202515.1°C16.7°C+1.61°C
29SevillaSEVILLA AEROPUERTO · 1903–2025SEVILLA AEROPUERTO · ECAD1903–202518.3°C19.8°C+1.57°C
30BilbaoBILBAO AEROPUERTO · 1948–2025BILBAO AEROPUERTO · NOAA1948–202514.0°C15.6°C+1.55°C
31HuelvaHUELVA RONDA ESTE · 1904–2025HUELVA RONDA ESTE · ECAD1904–202517.6°C19.1°C+1.50°C
32HuescaHUESCA AEROPUERTO · 1869–2025HUESCA AEROPUERTO · ECAD1869–202513.4°C14.9°C+1.48°C
33CordobaCORDOBA AEROPUERTO · 1960–2025CORDOBA AEROPUERTO · ECAD1960–202517.5°C19.0°C+1.46°C
34VigoVIGO PEINADOR · 1961–2025VIGO PEINADOR · NOAA1961–202513.4°C14.9°C+1.46°C
35A CorunaA CORUNA · 1904–2025A CORUNA · ECAD1904–202514.1°C15.6°C+1.45°C
36AlmeriaALMERIA · 1952–2025ALMERIA · ECAD1952–202518.5°C19.9°C+1.45°C
37Vitoria-GasteizVITORIA AERODROMO · 1946–2024VITORIA AERODROMO · ECAD1946–202411.2°C12.7°C+1.45°C
38DonostiaDONOSTIA SAN SEBASTIAN IGELDO · 1930–2025DONOSTIA SAN SEBASTIAN IGELDO · ECAD1930–202513.0°C14.4°C+1.43°C
39DarocaDAROCA · 1921–2025DAROCA · ECAD1921–202512.3°C13.7°C+1.42°C
40MiajadasALCUESCAR · 1959–2025ALCUESCAR · ECAD1959–202515.6°C17.0°C+1.41°C
41AlicanteALICANTE · 1940–2025ALICANTE · NOAA1940–202517.9°C19.2°C+1.36°C
42AlicanteALACANT/ALICANTE · 1903–2025ALACANT/ALICANTE · ECAD1903–202517.9°C19.2°C+1.35°C
43CadizCADIZ · 1851–2025CADIZ · ECAD1851–202518.2°C19.5°C+1.35°C
44Puerto del RosarioFUERTEVENTURA AEROPUERTO · 1967–2025FUERTEVENTURA AEROPUERTO · NOAA1967–202520.2°C21.6°C+1.33°C
45Santiago de CompostelaSANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA LABACOL · 1945–2025SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA LABACOL · NOAA1945–202512.3°C13.6°C+1.33°C
46Ciudad de MelillaMELILLA · 1964–2025MELILLA · NOAA1964–202518.5°C19.9°C+1.32°C
47LogronoLOGRONO AGONCILLO · 1949–2025LOGRONO AGONCILLO · NOAA1949–202513.4°C14.7°C+1.32°C
48TeldeGRAN CANARIA AEROPUERTO · 1952–2025GRAN CANARIA AEROPUERTO · ECAD1952–202520.5°C21.8°C+1.31°C
49SalamancaSALAMANCA AEROPUERTO · 1907–2025SALAMANCA AEROPUERTO · ECAD1907–202511.7°C12.9°C+1.28°C
50Santa CruzSTA. CRUZ DE TENERIFE · 1931–2024STA. CRUZ DE TENERIFE · NOAA1931–202421.1°C22.3°C+1.25°C
51LeonLEON VIRGEN DEL CAMINO · 1938–2025LEON VIRGEN DEL CAMINO · NOAA1938–202510.8°C12.0°C+1.23°C
52CaceresCACERES · 1921–2025CACERES · ECAD1921–202516.1°C17.2°C+1.12°C
53SantanderSANTANDER CIUDAD · 1925–2025SANTANDER CIUDAD · ECAD1925–202514.2°C15.4°C+1.12°C
54MahonMENORCA MAO · 1965–2025MENORCA MAO · NOAA1965–202516.7°C17.7°C+1.07°C
55Santa Cruz de la PalmaLA PALMA AEROPUERTO · 1971–2025LA PALMA AEROPUERTO · ECAD1971–202520.3°C21.3°C+0.97°C
56GijonGIJON · 1940–2025GIJON · ECAD1940–202513.9°C14.6°C+0.69°C

Detailed city pages: Spain

Full annual series, temperature records and monthly averages.

Method and limits

  • Data: annual means from NOAA (GHCN) and ECA&D stations. A station is ranked when it has at least 20 years in 1961–1990 and 8 years in 2016–2025.
  • One row per station: when several towns share the same station, only the nearest one is shown.
  • These are raw, non-homogenised series: a station move, an instrument change or urban growth can increase or reduce the change at one station. The country median is more robust than the rank of any single city.
  • Changes below −1.5°C or above +6°C are treated as measurement breaks and left out.

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