Climate
Girona has a mild climate. In winter temperatures can drop to below −5 °C (23 °F) sometimes due to winds coming from the Pyrenees. In the summer temperatures often soar to about 30–40 °C (86–104 °F) in the high season of July and August. Rain is common in winter and spring and thunderstorms often occur. Frost is common in winter, making temperatures seem colder than they actually are.
| Climate data for Girona Airport | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 12.8 (55.0) |
13.9 (57.0) |
16.2 (61.2) |
17.8 (64.0) |
21.6 (70.9) |
25.4 (77.7) |
29.2 (84.6) |
29.0 (84.2) |
25.7 (78.3) |
20.9 (69.6) |
16.0 (60.8) |
13.4 (56.1) |
20.2 (68.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.9 (44.4) |
8.0 (46.4) |
10.0 (50.0) |
11.8 (53.2) |
15.8 (60.4) |
19.6 (67.3) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.9 (73.2) |
19.8 (67.6) |
15.3 (59.5) |
10.4 (50.7) |
7.8 (46.0) |
14.3 (57.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 1.0 (33.8) |
2.0 (35.6) |
3.9 (39.0) |
5.8 (42.4) |
10.0 (50.0) |
13.9 (57.0) |
16.7 (62.1) |
16.8 (62.2) |
14.0 (57.2) |
9.7 (49.5) |
4.8 (40.6) |
2.1 (35.8) |
8.4 (47.1) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 65 (2.56) |
44 (1.73) |
53 (2.09) |
67 (2.64) |
80 (3.15) |
66 (2.6) |
30 (1.18) |
48 (1.89) |
68 (2.68) |
83 (3.27) |
70 (2.76) |
63 (2.48) |
724 (28.5) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 67 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 147 | 152 | 172 | 182 | 218 | 233 | 288 | 260 | 195 | 165 | 146 | 132 | 2,290 |
| Source: Agencia Estatal de Meteorología | |||||||||||||
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