Ponferrada Temperature by Month
Ponferrada, Castile and Leon, Spain has an average annual maximum temperature of 17°C (63°F), ranging from 9°C (48°F) in January to 26°C (79°F) in July. Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.
Ponferrada Monthly Temperatures
Depending on the time of the year, temperatures range from warm to cold in Ponferrada. Nighttime lows follow the same pattern, ranging from 13°C (55°F) to 1°C (34°F).
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Ponferrada by month:
Temperatures tend to bottom out between 4 AM and 6 AM, then climb to their daily peak around 3 PM.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
Temperature: Ponferrada vs Spain
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.
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Ponferrada vs World: Temperature Compared
Ponferrada's average annual maximum temperature is 17°C (63°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:
Seville, Spain averages 23°C (73°F) a year — one of the warmer cities in Western Europe, with long hot summers.
Zermatt, Switzerland averages just 4°C (39°F) annually due to its altitude, with very cold winters and cool summers even at its warmest.
Chicago, USA averages 15°C (59°F) annually — known for extreme seasonal swings, from bitterly cold winters to warm summers.
Melbourne, Australia averages 20°C (68°F) annually — known for unpredictable weather, with four seasons sometimes happening in one day.
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.
Global average temperatures have risen by around 1.2°C since the pre-industrial era, and the effects are visible across many regions. Winters are milder on average, with fewer frost days and less snow in many parts of the world. Heatwaves are more frequent and more intense, and Europe's summers of 2018, 2019, and 2020 all set records.
Summers are also getting drier in some areas, while winter rainfall has increased in others. This contributies to higher river levels and more flooding. In many countries, spring arrives earlier and autumn lasts longer. It has knock-on effects for wildlife, agriculture, and local ecosystems.
For more on Ponferrada's weather — including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity — visit our Ponferrada climate page.
