Tarifa Weather Records (SPE00119963)

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

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

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

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.

Days with data per year at Tarifa
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1945	245	67%	No
1946	365	100%	Yes
1947	365	100%	Yes
1948	213	58%	No
1949	335	92%	Yes
1950	364	100%	Yes
1951	365	100%	Yes
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	364	100%	Yes
1956	365	100%	Yes
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	364	100%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	356	97%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	364	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	364	100%	Yes
1966	364	100%	Yes
1967	363	99%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	344	94%	Yes
1974	364	100%	Yes
1975	364	100%	Yes
1976	364	99%	Yes
1977	363	99%	Yes
1978	364	100%	Yes
1979	364	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	364	100%	Yes
1982	364	100%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes
1984	244	67%	No
1986	294	81%	No
1987	365	100%	Yes
1988	366	100%	Yes
1989	364	100%	Yes
1990	364	100%	Yes
1991	364	100%	Yes
1992	363	99%	Yes
1993	364	100%	Yes
1994	364	100%	Yes
1995	365	100%	Yes
1996	366	100%	Yes
1997	362	99%	Yes
1998	361	99%	Yes
1999	301	82%	No
2000	273	75%	No
2001	358	98%	Yes
2002	359	98%	Yes
2003	364	100%	Yes
2004	363	99%	Yes
2005	359	98%	Yes
2006	291	80%	No
2007	298	82%	No
2008	329	90%	No
2009	322	88%	No
2010	312	85%	No
2011	277	76%	No
2012	326	89%	No
2013	317	87%	No
2014	347	95%	Yes
2015	357	98%	Yes
2016	343	94%	Yes
2017	353	97%	Yes
2018	347	95%	Yes
2019	351	96%	Yes
2020	351	96%	Yes
2021	360	99%	Yes
2022	362	99%	Yes
2023	364	100%	Yes
2024	366	100%	Yes
2025	364	100%	Yes
2026	238	65%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Tarifa
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 August 2026	Tarifa, ES	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	4 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 2026	Tarifa, ES	daily low min	16.3 C (61.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 2026	Tarifa, ES	daily high min	23.5 C (74.3 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	1 year	9 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 2026	Tarifa, ES	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	63 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2026	Tarifa, ES	daily high max	31.3 C (88.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	20 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 2026	Tarifa, ES	daily high min (Tie)	23.2 C (73.8 F)	tie	11 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 2026	Tarifa, ES	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	0 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 2026	Tarifa, ES	daily high min	20.8 C (69.4 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	0 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 2026	Tarifa, ES	daily high min (Tie)	21.1 C (70.0 F)	tie	4 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
7 June 2026	Tarifa, ES	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	3 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 2026	Tarifa, ES	daily high max	29.9 C (85.8 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	79 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2026	Tarifa, ES	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	72 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 2026	Tarifa, ES	daily high min	19.2 C (66.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	8 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 2026	Tarifa, ES	daily low min	7.1 C (44.8 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	17 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 2026	Tarifa, ES	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	19 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 2026	Tarifa, ES	daily rain	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 2026	Tarifa, ES	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 2026	Tarifa, ES	daily low min	3.6 C (38.5 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	72 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 2026	Tarifa, ES	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 2025	Tarifa, ES	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	71 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

65 complete years, 1946 to 2025

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
Twin station	Country	Distance away	Mean temperature, 1961-1990	Rain a year, 1961-1990	Climate difference
Pasadena	United States	9,540 km (5,928 mi)	18.3 C (64.9 F)	462.9 mm (18.2 in)	0.79
El Capitan Dam	United States	9,539 km (5,927 mi)	18.1 C (64.5 F)	414.2 mm (16.3 in)	0.81
San Gabriel Fire Dept	United States	9,541 km (5,929 mi)	18.3 C (65.0 F)	446.5 mm (17.6 in)	0.85

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.

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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).