Climate and average weather in Calafell
In Calafell, the summers are hot, fairly dry, and clear and the winters are cool and mostly clear.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Calafell typically varies from 4°C to 29°C, and is rarely below -0°C or above 33°C. July is the hottest month of the year, while January is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best times of year to visit Calafell for warm-weather activities are from mid March to late July and late August to mid November.
- Hottest
- Jul
- 29°
- Coldest
- Jan
- 4°
- Wettest
- Sep
- 84 mm
- Driest
- Jul
- 28 mm
- Rain / yr
- 570 mm
- 83 wet days
- Daylight
- 9.0–15.0 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 46 m
- 41.2°N
- Clearest
- Jul
- 30% cloud
Calafell is capital of Calafell Municipality, Spain.
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Calafell weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around mid March to late July.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Calafell, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
The hot season lasts 3.3 months, from June 9 to September 16, with daily high temperatures above 26°C. The hottest month of the year in Calafell is July, with an average high of 29°C and low of 20°C.
The cool season lasts 3.6 months, from November 18 to March 6, with daily high temperatures below 16°C. The coldest month of the year in Calafell is January, with an average low of 4°C and high of 13°C.
Days typically run about 9°C warmer than nights year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 14 |
| Avg low (°C) | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13 | 4 |
| Feb | 15 | 5 |
| Mar | 17 | 7 |
| Apr | 19 | 10 |
| May | 23 | 13 |
| Jun | 27 | 17 |
| Jul | 29 | 20 |
| Aug | 29 | 20 |
| Sep | 26 | 17 |
| Oct | 22 | 13 |
| Nov | 17 | 8 |
| Dec | 14 | 5 |
Average hourly temperature in Calafell
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on July afternoons, near 29°C, and coldest before dawn in January, near 4°C.
Calafell weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13° / 4° | 37 | 6 | 9.4 | 4.2 |
| Feb | 15° / 5° | 30 | 5.1 | 10.3 | 5.0 |
| Mar | 17° / 7° | 42 | 6.6 | 11.7 | 6.1 |
| Apr | 19° / 10° | 53 | 8.5 | 13.1 | 6.5 |
| May | 23° / 13° | 51 | 7.5 | 14.3 | 7.3 |
| Jun | 27° / 17° | 34 | 5.5 | 14.9 | 7.5 |
| Jul | 29° / 20° | 28 | 5.2 | 14.7 | 6.5 |
| Aug | 29° / 20° | 51 | 7.2 | 13.6 | 6.1 |
| Sep | 26° / 17° | 84 | 10.5 | 12.3 | 6.9 |
| Oct | 22° / 13° | 75 | 9.2 | 10.9 | 6.8 |
| Nov | 17° / 8° | 50 | 6.2 | 9.7 | 6.0 |
| Dec | 14° / 5° | 37 | 5.3 | 9.1 | 4.5 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Calafell gets about 570 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is some rain, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 2.8 months, from around Aug 14 to Nov 6, peaking in September at about 35% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Jun 27.
September is the wettest month by volume, with 84 mm over about 11 wet days; July is the driest, with 28 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 19 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 24 | 33 | 30 | 21 | 17 |
| Rain days | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19 | 6 |
| Feb | 19 | 5 |
| Mar | 21 | 7 |
| Apr | 27 | 9 |
| May | 25 | 8 |
| Jun | 19 | 6 |
| Jul | 16 | 5 |
| Aug | 24 | 7 |
| Sep | 33 | 11 |
| Oct | 30 | 9 |
| Nov | 21 | 6 |
| Dec | 17 | 5 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Calafell collects about 570 mm of rain across 83 wet days — roughly 48 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. September is the wettest month with 84 mm, while July is the driest at just 28 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 37% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 37 | 30 | 42 | 53 | 51 | 34 | 28 | 51 | 84 | 75 | 50 | 37 |
| Rain days | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37 | 6 |
| Feb | 30 | 5 |
| Mar | 42 | 7 |
| Apr | 53 | 9 |
| May | 51 | 8 |
| Jun | 34 | 6 |
| Jul | 28 | 5 |
| Aug | 51 | 7 |
| Sep | 84 | 11 |
| Oct | 75 | 9 |
| Nov | 50 | 6 |
| Dec | 37 | 5 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Calafell, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around June 4 and lasts for 3.0 months, ending around September 2. The clearest month is July, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 85% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around September 3 and lasts for 5.1 months, ending around February 5. The cloudiest month is October, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 44% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 63 | 63 | 62 | 60 | 60 | 73 | 85 | 76 | 61 | 56 | 61 | 61 |
| Cloudier (%) | 37 | 37 | 38 | 40 | 40 | 27 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 44 | 39 | 39 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 63 | 37 |
| Feb | 63 | 37 |
| Mar | 62 | 38 |
| Apr | 60 | 40 |
| May | 60 | 40 |
| Jun | 73 | 27 |
| Jul | 85 | 15 |
| Aug | 76 | 24 |
| Sep | 61 | 39 |
| Oct | 56 | 44 |
| Nov | 61 | 39 |
| Dec | 61 | 39 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around June 16, brings about 15 hours of light; the shortest, around December 16, only 9 hours — a swing of roughly 6 hours.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.4 | 10.3 | 11.7 | 13.1 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.6 | 12.3 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 8:23 | 7:58 | 7:14 | 6:21 | 5:41 | 5:25 | 5:38 | 6:08 | 6:40 | 7:12 | 7:49 | 8:19 |
| Sunset (PM) | 5:43 | 6:19 | 6:53 | 7:27 | 7:59 | 8:23 | 8:20 | 7:48 | 6:56 | 6:05 | 5:28 | 5:21 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.4 | 8:23 | 5:43 |
| Feb | 10.3 | 7:58 | 6:19 |
| Mar | 11.7 | 7:14 | 6:53 |
| Apr | 13.1 | 6:21 | 7:27 |
| May | 14.3 | 5:41 | 7:59 |
| Jun | 14.9 | 5:25 | 8:23 |
| Jul | 14.7 | 5:38 | 8:20 |
| Aug | 13.6 | 6:08 | 7:48 |
| Sep | 12.3 | 6:40 | 6:56 |
| Oct | 10.9 | 7:12 | 6:05 |
| Nov | 9.7 | 7:49 | 5:28 |
| Dec | 9.1 | 8:19 | 5:21 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Calafell averages about 15 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 11 and 21 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 2.7 months, from around Jun 9 to Aug 29. The sunniest month is July, with roughly 21 sunny days (bright).
The greyest month is October, down near 12 sunny days — about 43% fewer than the July peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
| Sky | Bright | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Bright | Bright | Bright | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | Bright |
| Feb | 14 | Mixed |
| Mar | 14 | Mixed |
| Apr | 12 | Mixed |
| May | 13 | Mixed |
| Jun | 16 | Bright |
| Jul | 21 | Bright |
| Aug | 17 | Bright |
| Sep | 13 | Mixed |
| Oct | 12 | Mixed |
| Nov | 14 | Mixed |
| Dec | 14 | Mixed |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Calafell, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 4.1 months, from around June 11 to October 14. The muggiest month is July, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 77% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around October 15 to June 10, and April is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 100% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 71 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 49 | 90 | 100 |
| Comfortable (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 38 | 18 | 12 | 23 | 30 | 9 | 0 |
| Humid (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 42 | 31 | 33 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| Muggy (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 46 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oppressive (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr | 98 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 71 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun | 27 | 38 | 30 | 5 | 0 |
| Jul | 5 | 18 | 42 | 33 | 2 |
| Aug | 4 | 12 | 31 | 46 | 6 |
| Sep | 20 | 23 | 33 | 23 | 1 |
| Oct | 49 | 30 | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov | 90 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Across the year, average wind speed in Calafell is typically calm, near 10 km/h, and varies little with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 6.1 months, from around Nov 4 to May 8. The windiest month is January, averaging about 12 km/h (calm).
The calmer part of the year runs from around May 9 to Nov 3, with August the calmest month at about 9 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12 | calm |
| Feb | 12 | calm |
| Mar | 11 | calm |
| Apr | 11 | calm |
| May | 10 | calm |
| Jun | 9 | calm |
| Jul | 9 | calm |
| Aug | 9 | calm |
| Sep | 9 | calm |
| Oct | 10 | calm |
| Nov | 11 | calm |
| Dec | 12 | calm |
Best time to visit Calafell
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Calafell throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around late March, Calafell is still near the start of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds not yet at full swing.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Calafell for general outdoor tourist activities run from mid March to late July and again from late August to mid November, with a peak score in the last week of May.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 4.3 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 4.5 |
| Rating | fair | fair | good | good | good | good | good | good | good | good | good | fair |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.3 | fair |
| Feb | 5.0 | fair |
| Mar | 6.1 | good |
| Apr | 6.5 | good |
| May | 7.2 | good |
| Jun | 7.5 | good |
| Jul | 6.5 | good |
| Aug | 6.1 | good |
| Sep | 6.9 | good |
| Oct | 6.8 | good |
| Nov | 5.9 | good |
| Dec | 4.5 | fair |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Calafell for hot-weather activities is from late May to early September, with a peak score in the third week of July.
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).
What to pack for Calafell, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
For a warm-season trip around July (highs near 29°C), the essentials are light clothes and sun protection. In the cold season around January (highs near 13°C), pack a warm layer.
In July, Calafell sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Calafell
Average ocean temperature at the nearest coast, month by month, banded into swim-comfort zones — the other half of the beach question.
The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 13°C.
It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 8 to Oct 27 — about 4.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 15 |
| Comfort | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Cool | Refreshing | Warm | Warm | Warm | Refreshing | Cool | Cool |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Bracing |
| Feb | 13 | Bracing |
| Mar | 13 | Bracing |
| Apr | 15 | Bracing |
| May | 17 | Cool |
| Jun | 21 | Refreshing |
| Jul | 24 | Warm |
| Aug | 26 | Warm |
| Sep | 24 | Warm |
| Oct | 21 | Refreshing |
| Nov | 18 | Cool |
| Dec | 15 | Cool |
UV index (midday) in Calafell by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Calafell peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | Low |
| Feb | 3 | Moderate |
| Mar | 5 | Moderate |
| Apr | 7 | High |
| May | 6 | High |
| Jun | 9 | Very high |
| Jul | 9 | Very high |
| Aug | 8 | Very high |
| Sep | 6 | High |
| Oct | 4 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2 | Moderate |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Average hourly UV index in Calafell
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in July the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 5.5 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6.5 | 7 | 8 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 2 | 5 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 1 | 0 |
| Mar | 5 | 0 |
| Apr | 6.5 | 2.5 |
| May | 7 | 2 |
| Jun | 8 | 5 |
| Jul | 8.5 | 5.5 |
| Aug | 7.5 | 4.5 |
| Sep | 6 | 1 |
| Oct | 3 | 0 |
| Nov | 0 | 0 |
| Dec | 0 | 0 |
Growing season
Calafell is mild enough that a frost-free day stays more likely than not even in midwinter. Nights are reliably above freezing from about January 18 to December 23 (340 days); outside that window a hard frost is an occasional risk.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 90 | 95 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 93 |
| Frost nights | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 90 | 17 |
| Feb | 95 | 0 |
| Mar | 99 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 99 | 0 |
| Dec | 93 | 11 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Calafell banks about 2,343 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around August.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 0 | 3 | 67 | 130 | 243 | 356 | 451 | 453 | 338 | 228 | 74 | 1 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 3 |
| Mar | 67 |
| Apr | 130 |
| May | 243 |
| Jun | 356 |
| Jul | 451 |
| Aug | 453 |
| Sep | 338 |
| Oct | 228 |
| Nov | 74 |
| Dec | 1 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Calafell receives about 4.6 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 1.9 and 7.3 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.1 months, from around Mar 17 to Sep 17. The brightest month is June, averaging about 7.2 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is December, down near 1.9 kWh/m² — roughly 73% less than the June peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 2.2 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Moderate | Moderate | Dim |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.2 | Moderate |
| Feb | 3.2 | Moderate |
| Mar | 4.5 | Bright |
| Apr | 5.8 | Bright |
| May | 6.6 | Intense |
| Jun | 7.2 | Intense |
| Jul | 7.0 | Intense |
| Aug | 6.1 | Intense |
| Sep | 4.7 | Bright |
| Oct | 3.3 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2.4 | Moderate |
| Dec | 1.9 | Dim |
Where is Calafell?
Calafell sits at 41.2°N, 1.6°E, 46 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is El Vendrell, 3.0 km away.
Topography around Calafell
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Calafell.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Calafell has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 177 m around an average of 47 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 659 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,195 m.
The land around Calafell is covered by trees (29%), artificial surfaces (26%) and water (20%) within 3 km, water (42%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and water (34%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.
Spain travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 2
- Exercise Increased Caution
- Power plugs
- Type C / F
- 230 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 65% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $38,627
- 2025
- Happiness
- 6.5 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 99%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 0.7
- per 100k, 2023
- Road deaths
- 3.9
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- High
- World Bank
- English
- Moderate
- EF EPI 540
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Calafell (41.2°, 1.5683°, elevation 46 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).