Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Tarifa (SPE00119963), Spain, with 82 years of record.
Key Facts for Tarifa
Tarifa (SPE00119963) is a weather station in Spain at 36.02 latitude and -5.60 longitude, 32 m (105 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1945 to 2026, 82 years of record.
1,464 records set at Tarifa still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Tarifa set a daily record high minimum temperature of 24.4 C (75.9 F) on 12 August 2026.
About the Station
Location: Spain, 36.02 latitude, -5.60 longitude.
Elevation: 32 m (105 ft).
Period of record: 1945 to 2026, 82 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
5 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Tarifa. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 5 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Tarifa, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
22.4 C (72.3 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
18.7 C (65.7 F)
3.6 C (38.5 F)
Feb
24.7 C (76.5 F)
-2.1 C (28.2 F)
18.4 C (65.1 F)
4.8 C (40.6 F)
Mar
24.8 C (76.6 F)
1.2 C (34.2 F)
19.3 C (66.7 F)
5.8 C (42.4 F)
Apr
29.2 C (84.6 F)
4.0 C (39.2 F)
21.3 C (70.3 F)
9.5 C (49.1 F)
May
31.9 C (89.4 F)
7.4 C (45.3 F)
29.9 C (85.8 F)
12.1 C (53.8 F)
Jun
34.9 C (94.8 F)
10.6 C (51.1 F)
28.5 C (83.3 F)
14.9 C (58.8 F)
Jul
35.3 C (95.5 F)
11.9 C (53.4 F)
31.3 C (88.3 F)
18.5 C (65.3 F)
Aug
37.0 C (98.6 F)
14.2 C (57.6 F)
33.9 C (93.0 F)
16.1 C (61.0 F)
Sep
35.2 C (95.4 F)
9.0 C (48.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
30.9 C (87.6 F)
8.4 C (47.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
27.1 C (80.8 F)
2.4 C (36.3 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
23.6 C (74.5 F)
0.4 C (32.7 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Tarifa still stand. 2017 holds the most, with 54.
Standing records at Tarifa by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1945
22
1946
26
1947
47
1948
30
1949
36
1950
26
1951
8
1952
7
1953
9
1954
31
1955
14
1956
21
1957
14
1958
14
1959
1
1960
10
1961
6
1962
17
1963
14
1964
22
1965
11
1966
23
1967
18
1968
6
1969
17
1970
20
1971
29
1972
21
1973
4
1974
13
1975
9
1976
8
1977
23
1978
34
1979
17
1980
13
1981
12
1982
10
1983
27
1984
17
1986
8
1987
13
1988
7
1989
8
1990
8
1991
13
1992
19
1993
16
1994
16
1995
18
1996
22
1997
25
1998
13
1999
6
2000
12
2001
28
2002
12
2003
20
2004
30
2005
35
2006
14
2007
2
2008
18
2009
13
2010
14
2011
3
2012
15
2013
25
2014
8
2015
39
2016
39
2017
54
2018
13
2019
12
2020
15
2021
19
2022
20
2023
24
2024
32
2025
35
2026
14
All-Time Record Progression
7 new records
7 all-time records were set at Tarifa between 20 August 1975 and 23 August 2023. Each dot is a new record.
When Tarifa set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1975-08-20
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 24.2 C (75.6 F)
2004-07-24
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 24.5 C (76.1 F)
2005-01-27
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -3.0 C (26.6 F)
2005-01-28
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -3.3 C (26.1 F)
2017-08-18
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 24.6 C (76.3 F)
2017-08-20
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 25.2 C (77.4 F)
2023-08-23
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 25.5 C (77.9 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jan: 139.0 mm (5.5 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Tarifa. The most was 139.0 mm (5.5 in) on 13 January 1970.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Tarifa
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
139.0 mm (5.5 in)
13 January 1970
Feb
115.0 mm (4.5 in)
28 February 2005
Mar
99.9 mm (3.9 in)
6 March 2021
Apr
72.0 mm (2.8 in)
28 April 1993
May
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
3 May 1963
Jun
59.3 mm (2.3 in)
18 June 1958
Jul
27.0 mm (1.1 in)
8 July 1995
Aug
72.0 mm (2.8 in)
28 August 1987
Sep
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
30 September 2003
Oct
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
6 October 1994
Nov
102.0 mm (4.0 in)
19 November 1969
Dec
113.2 mm (4.5 in)
26 December 1962
Period of Record Coverage
1945 to 2026
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
81 years of record at Tarifa, 1945 to 2026. 15 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1945, 1948, 1984, 1986, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 65 complete years at Tarifa, 1946 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.6 C (63.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1993, at 16.5 C (61.7 F), and the warmest was 1947, at 19.7 C (67.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Tarifa as warming stripes, 1946 to 2025
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1946
19.0 C
+1.39 C
1947
19.7 C
+2.11 C
1950
19.0 C
+1.38 C
1951
17.0 C
-0.55 C
1952
17.3 C
-0.30 C
1953
17.6 C
-0.02 C
1954
16.9 C
-0.69 C
1955
18.4 C
+0.83 C
1956
17.0 C
-0.58 C
1957
17.8 C
+0.22 C
1958
17.6 C
+0.05 C
1959
17.8 C
+0.23 C
1961
18.2 C
+0.59 C
1962
17.9 C
+0.33 C
1963
18.1 C
+0.49 C
1964
18.4 C
+0.85 C
1965
17.8 C
+0.24 C
1966
18.1 C
+0.48 C
1967
17.8 C
+0.21 C
1968
17.9 C
+0.28 C
1969
17.8 C
+0.25 C
1970
18.1 C
+0.48 C
1971
17.5 C
-0.06 C
1972
16.6 C
-1.02 C
1973
17.0 C
-0.60 C
1974
17.1 C
-0.47 C
1975
17.1 C
-0.51 C
1976
17.1 C
-0.47 C
1977
17.0 C
-0.62 C
1978
17.1 C
-0.46 C
1979
17.4 C
-0.15 C
1980
17.3 C
-0.30 C
1981
17.5 C
-0.06 C
1982
17.4 C
-0.13 C
1983
17.7 C
+0.11 C
1987
17.4 C
-0.17 C
1988
17.1 C
-0.51 C
1989
17.7 C
+0.13 C
1990
17.3 C
-0.28 C
1991
16.7 C
-0.87 C
1992
16.8 C
-0.80 C
1993
16.5 C
-1.07 C
1994
17.0 C
-0.62 C
1995
17.3 C
-0.23 C
1996
17.1 C
-0.46 C
1997
17.5 C
-0.08 C
1998
16.9 C
-0.64 C
2001
17.3 C
-0.27 C
2002
17.0 C
-0.61 C
2003
16.9 C
-0.71 C
2004
16.9 C
-0.68 C
2005
16.7 C
-0.88 C
2008
16.9 C
-0.70 C
2009
17.7 C
+0.17 C
2014
17.9 C
+0.31 C
2015
18.5 C
+0.97 C
2017
19.6 C
+1.98 C
2018
17.3 C
-0.31 C
2019
17.2 C
-0.41 C
2020
17.8 C
+0.21 C
2021
17.3 C
-0.31 C
2022
18.0 C
+0.45 C
2023
18.4 C
+0.87 C
2024
18.5 C
+0.94 C
2025
18.6 C
+1.01 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1946 to 2025 is -0.03 C (-0.10 to 0.04) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.1) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 65 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Tarifa
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.03 C (-0.10 to 0.04) per decade
-0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.1) per decade
1946 to 2025
65
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.09 C (-0.22 to 0.05) per decade
-0.2 F (-0.4 to 0.1) per decade
1946 to 2025
65
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.03 C (-0.04 to 0.09) per decade
0.05 F (-0.07 to 0.16) per decade
1946 to 2025
65
Not clearly different from zero
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1945 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Tarifa: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
37.0 C (98.6 F)
1949
30.7 C (87.3 F)
81
Coldest night (TNn)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2005
4.0 C (39.2 F)
81
Wettest day (Rx1day)
139.0 mm (5.5 in)
1970
49.6 mm (2.0 in)
82
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
272.2 mm (10.7 in)
1962
96.4 mm (3.8 in)
82
Longest dry spell (CDD)
140 days
2003
62 days
82
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Tarifa, 1945 to 2026. The record is 37.0 C (98.6 F) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.7 C (87.3 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Tarifa by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1945
33.2 C (91.8 F)
1946
34.6 C (94.3 F)
1947
34.0 C (93.2 F)
1948
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1949
37.0 C (98.6 F)
1950
33.0 C (91.4 F)
1951
28.7 C (83.7 F)
1952
29.3 C (84.7 F)
1953
29.3 C (84.7 F)
1954
29.8 C (85.6 F)
1955
35.3 C (95.5 F)
1956
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1957
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1958
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1959
29.7 C (85.5 F)
1960
30.2 C (86.4 F)
1961
31.8 C (89.2 F)
1962
31.8 C (89.2 F)
1963
30.4 C (86.7 F)
1964
35.2 C (95.4 F)
1965
32.0 C (89.6 F)
1966
31.4 C (88.5 F)
1967
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1968
31.0 C (87.8 F)
1969
32.0 C (89.6 F)
1970
32.0 C (89.6 F)
1971
34.0 C (93.2 F)
1972
27.6 C (81.7 F)
1973
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1974
28.2 C (82.8 F)
1975
33.0 C (91.4 F)
1976
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1977
25.8 C (78.4 F)
1978
27.0 C (80.6 F)
1979
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1980
27.0 C (80.6 F)
1981
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1982
29.5 C (85.1 F)
1983
29.6 C (85.3 F)
1984
27.4 C (81.3 F)
1985
n/a
1986
27.0 C (80.6 F)
1987
27.0 C (80.6 F)
1988
27.4 C (81.3 F)
1989
32.0 C (89.6 F)
1990
28.6 C (83.5 F)
1991
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1992
27.7 C (81.9 F)
1993
28.7 C (83.7 F)
1994
29.1 C (84.4 F)
1995
26.3 C (79.3 F)
1996
28.6 C (83.5 F)
1997
27.0 C (80.6 F)
1998
26.6 C (79.9 F)
1999
26.7 C (80.1 F)
2000
32.1 C (89.8 F)
2001
30.1 C (86.2 F)
2002
30.0 C (86.0 F)
2003
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2004
34.9 C (94.8 F)
2005
32.0 C (89.6 F)
2006
30.9 C (87.6 F)
2007
28.6 C (83.5 F)
2008
31.5 C (88.7 F)
2009
30.7 C (87.3 F)
2010
35.4 C (95.7 F)
2011
30.7 C (87.3 F)
2012
31.9 C (89.4 F)
2013
29.9 C (85.8 F)
2014
30.6 C (87.1 F)
2015
34.7 C (94.5 F)
2016
33.8 C (92.8 F)
2017
32.9 C (91.2 F)
2018
30.6 C (87.1 F)
2019
28.5 C (83.3 F)
2020
32.3 C (90.1 F)
2021
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2022
34.1 C (93.4 F)
2023
31.6 C (88.9 F)
2024
35.8 C (96.4 F)
2025
34.3 C (93.7 F)
2026
33.9 C (93.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Tarifa, 1945 to 2026. The record is -3.3 C (26.1 F) in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 4.0 C (39.2 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Tarifa by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1945
9.6 C (49.3 F)
1946
2.2 C (36.0 F)
1947
4.0 C (39.2 F)
1948
5.2 C (41.4 F)
1949
3.8 C (38.8 F)
1950
5.0 C (41.0 F)
1951
5.2 C (41.4 F)
1952
1.8 C (35.2 F)
1953
2.0 C (35.6 F)
1954
-2.1 C (28.2 F)
1955
3.1 C (37.6 F)
1956
0.2 C (32.4 F)
1957
4.2 C (39.6 F)
1958
3.8 C (38.8 F)
1959
6.6 C (43.9 F)
1960
2.1 C (35.8 F)
1961
6.3 C (43.3 F)
1962
3.8 C (38.8 F)
1963
4.3 C (39.7 F)
1964
4.8 C (40.6 F)
1965
4.0 C (39.2 F)
1966
7.0 C (44.6 F)
1967
0.4 C (32.7 F)
1968
5.4 C (41.7 F)
1969
1.4 C (34.5 F)
1970
3.6 C (38.5 F)
1971
1.4 C (34.5 F)
1972
3.4 C (38.1 F)
1973
6.2 C (43.2 F)
1974
7.0 C (44.6 F)
1975
6.4 C (43.5 F)
1976
3.8 C (38.8 F)
1977
7.0 C (44.6 F)
1978
4.2 C (39.6 F)
1979
4.2 C (39.6 F)
1980
3.5 C (38.3 F)
1981
4.8 C (40.6 F)
1982
6.2 C (43.2 F)
1983
4.0 C (39.2 F)
1984
6.4 C (43.5 F)
1985
n/a
1986
6.2 C (43.2 F)
1987
0.5 C (32.9 F)
1988
5.0 C (41.0 F)
1989
7.3 C (45.1 F)
1990
5.3 C (41.5 F)
1991
4.9 C (40.8 F)
1992
5.8 C (42.4 F)
1993
1.2 C (34.2 F)
1994
3.5 C (38.3 F)
1995
5.9 C (42.6 F)
1996
4.8 C (40.6 F)
1997
5.4 C (41.7 F)
1998
7.1 C (44.8 F)
1999
4.8 C (40.6 F)
2000
4.8 C (40.6 F)
2001
2.4 C (36.3 F)
2002
4.5 C (40.1 F)
2003
0.7 C (33.3 F)
2004
1.0 C (33.8 F)
2005
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2006
3.4 C (38.1 F)
2007
6.5 C (43.7 F)
2008
3.3 C (37.9 F)
2009
2.4 C (36.3 F)
2010
3.9 C (39.0 F)
2011
3.0 C (37.4 F)
2012
2.2 C (36.0 F)
2013
2.0 C (35.6 F)
2014
4.7 C (40.5 F)
2015
3.8 C (38.8 F)
2016
5.4 C (41.7 F)
2017
4.2 C (39.6 F)
2018
3.4 C (38.1 F)
2019
3.1 C (37.6 F)
2020
3.0 C (37.4 F)
2021
2.7 C (36.9 F)
2022
4.5 C (40.1 F)
2023
2.2 C (36.0 F)
2024
3.8 C (38.8 F)
2025
5.6 C (42.1 F)
2026
3.6 C (38.5 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Tarifa, 1945 to 2026. The record is 139.0 mm (5.5 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.6 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Tarifa by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1945
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1946
28.8 mm (1.1 in)
1947
40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1948
41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1949
48.4 mm (1.9 in)
1950
25.3 mm (1.0 in)
1951
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1952
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1953
55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1954
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1955
59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1956
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1957
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1958
59.3 mm (2.3 in)
1959
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1960
91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1961
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1962
113.2 mm (4.5 in)
1963
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1964
39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1965
47.4 mm (1.9 in)
1966
35.4 mm (1.4 in)
1967
44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1968
56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1969
102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1970
139.0 mm (5.5 in)
1971
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1972
40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1973
34.4 mm (1.4 in)
1974
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1975
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1976
49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1977
83.7 mm (3.3 in)
1978
43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1979
44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1980
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1981
48.4 mm (1.9 in)
1982
66.7 mm (2.6 in)
1983
50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1984
35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1985
44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1986
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1987
72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1988
40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1989
83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1990
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1991
73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1992
42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1993
72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1994
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1995
41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1996
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1997
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1998
36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1999
61.1 mm (2.4 in)
2000
28.1 mm (1.1 in)
2001
48.1 mm (1.9 in)
2002
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
2003
57.6 mm (2.3 in)
2004
40.3 mm (1.6 in)
2005
115.0 mm (4.5 in)
2006
34.1 mm (1.3 in)
2007
33.9 mm (1.3 in)
2008
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
2009
46.3 mm (1.8 in)
2010
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
2011
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
2012
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
2013
44.3 mm (1.7 in)
2014
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
2015
67.2 mm (2.6 in)
2016
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
2017
49.1 mm (1.9 in)
2018
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
2019
27.0 mm (1.1 in)
2020
19.5 mm (0.8 in)
2021
99.9 mm (3.9 in)
2022
97.6 mm (3.8 in)
2023
56.7 mm (2.2 in)
2024
62.4 mm (2.5 in)
2025
56.2 mm (2.2 in)
2026
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Tarifa, 1945 to 2026. The record is 272.2 mm (10.7 in) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 96.4 mm (3.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Tarifa by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1945
167.9 mm (6.6 in)
1946
49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1947
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1948
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1949
88.8 mm (3.5 in)
1950
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1951
106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1952
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1953
114.1 mm (4.5 in)
1954
95.9 mm (3.8 in)
1955
116.2 mm (4.6 in)
1956
83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1957
85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1958
82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1959
47.9 mm (1.9 in)
1960
129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1961
180.8 mm (7.1 in)
1962
272.2 mm (10.7 in)
1963
173.0 mm (6.8 in)
1964
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1965
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1966
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1967
84.2 mm (3.3 in)
1968
105.3 mm (4.1 in)
1969
208.7 mm (8.2 in)
1970
206.3 mm (8.1 in)
1971
166.1 mm (6.5 in)
1972
131.8 mm (5.2 in)
1973
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1974
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1975
92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1976
113.9 mm (4.5 in)
1977
104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1978
67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1979
116.2 mm (4.6 in)
1980
102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1981
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1982
115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1983
114.1 mm (4.5 in)
1984
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1985
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1986
52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1987
83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1988
60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1989
140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1990
154.0 mm (6.1 in)
1991
140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1992
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1993
119.0 mm (4.7 in)
1994
91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1995
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1996
144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1997
105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1998
93.3 mm (3.7 in)
1999
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
2000
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
2001
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
2002
195.3 mm (7.7 in)
2003
125.2 mm (4.9 in)
2004
69.2 mm (2.7 in)
2005
231.8 mm (9.1 in)
2006
103.3 mm (4.1 in)
2007
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
2008
91.3 mm (3.6 in)
2009
113.9 mm (4.5 in)
2010
134.2 mm (5.3 in)
2011
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
2012
135.8 mm (5.3 in)
2013
63.6 mm (2.5 in)
2014
75.3 mm (3.0 in)
2015
166.8 mm (6.6 in)
2016
140.0 mm (5.5 in)
2017
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
2018
129.1 mm (5.1 in)
2019
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2020
44.6 mm (1.8 in)
2021
123.3 mm (4.9 in)
2022
184.6 mm (7.3 in)
2023
95.4 mm (3.8 in)
2024
127.6 mm (5.0 in)
2025
116.0 mm (4.6 in)
2026
149.0 mm (5.9 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Tarifa, 1945 to 2026. The record is 140 days in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is 62 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Tarifa by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1945
99 days
1946
62 days
1947
62 days
1948
58 days
1949
33 days
1950
50 days
1951
79 days
1952
68 days
1953
68 days
1954
48 days
1955
69 days
1956
41 days
1957
75 days
1958
55 days
1959
42 days
1960
52 days
1961
108 days
1962
81 days
1963
97 days
1964
71 days
1965
112 days
1966
62 days
1967
37 days
1968
77 days
1969
67 days
1970
111 days
1971
54 days
1972
53 days
1973
90 days
1974
90 days
1975
100 days
1976
52 days
1977
45 days
1978
63 days
1979
63 days
1980
86 days
1981
49 days
1982
30 days
1983
81 days
1984
79 days
1985
72 days
1986
98 days
1987
37 days
1988
86 days
1989
37 days
1990
75 days
1991
56 days
1992
38 days
1993
58 days
1994
54 days
1995
58 days
1996
115 days
1997
54 days
1998
112 days
1999
55 days
2000
49 days
2001
39 days
2002
95 days
2003
140 days
2004
53 days
2005
31 days
2006
29 days
2007
40 days
2008
29 days
2009
51 days
2010
46 days
2011
26 days
2012
35 days
2013
20 days
2014
45 days
2015
42 days
2016
67 days
2017
114 days
2018
90 days
2019
66 days
2020
112 days
2021
84 days
2022
87 days
2023
75 days
2024
70 days
2025
58 days
2026
71 days
Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.
Rainfall Return Levels
62 years, 1949 to 2025
A day with at least 52.8 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 148.0 mm (5.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Tarifa: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
5 years
74.3 mm (2.9 in)
10 years
90.0 mm (3.5 in)
25 years
111.7 mm (4.4 in)
50 years
129.3 mm (5.1 in)
100 years
148.0 mm (5.8 in)
Longer than the 62 years of record
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 62 years of values from 1949 to 2025.
A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.
The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 139.0 mm (5.5 in) in 1970; 115.0 mm (4.5 in) in 2005; 113.2 mm (4.5 in) in 1962.
Climate Twins
2004 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990
Over 2004 to 2025, Tarifa had a mean temperature of 17.8 C (64.1 F) and 535.9 mm (21.1 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Pasadena (United States, 9,540 km away), El Capitan Dam (United States, 9,539 km away) and San Gabriel Fire Dept (United States, 9,541 km away).
Climate twins of Tarifa: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2004 to 2025 climate
Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.
Download the Data
Data for Tarifa standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Tarifa threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.