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El Vendrell in Catalonia, Spain sees significant seasonal temperature differences, with daytime highs between 14°C (57°F) in January and 30°C (86°F) in August, averaging 22°C (72°F) annually. Explore the full monthly breakdown below.
In El Vendrell, temperatures can shift dramatically between warm in summer and mild in winter. Nights follow the same pattern, with lows ranging from 21°C (70°F) in August to 5°C (41°F) in January.
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in El Vendrell by month:
Temperatures tend to bottom out between 4 AM and 6 AM, then climb to their daily peak around 3 PM. August, the warmest month, sees 264 hours of sunshine.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
The map below shows the annual temperature across Spain. You can also select individual months if you want to compare a specific time of year.
El Vendrell's average annual maximum temperature is 22°C (72°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:
Barcelona, Spain has an annual average of around 21°C (70°F), with warm summers and mild, fairly short winters.
Zermatt, Switzerland averages just 4°C (39°F) annually due to its altitude, with very cold winters and cool summers even at its warmest.
Seoul, South Korea averages 18°C (64°F) a year, with four clear seasons, cold winters, and hot humid summers.
Tokyo, Japan averages 21°C (70°F) a year, with hot summers, cool winters, and a well-defined cherry blossom spring.
Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.
The readings come from a range of sources, land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.
For cities and regions with significant elevation, altitude is one of the biggest factors shaping local temperatures. As a rule of thumb, temperatures fall by around 6°C for every 1,000 metres gained, so a city at 2,000 metres will typically be around 12°C cooler than a city at sea level in the same region. Higher ground also tends to see more dramatic day-to-night temperature swings, since thinner air loses heat faster after sunset.
For more on El Vendrell's weather, including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity, visit our El Vendrell climate page.
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