The weather in Jaen

 

Weather by en.tutiempo.net

Jaen has a Mediterranean climate of the Csa type in the Köppen climate classification. It is clearly continentalized because it has a much higher thermal amplitude than the Mediterranean coast. Therefore, winters in Jaen are usually mild and humid, while summers are very dry and scorching.

Due to its topography and geographical location, the average temperature in Jaen is usually high, with a moderately large thermal oscillation throughout the year, sometimes exceeding a 15ºC difference in the same day.

Summers are usually very dry with almost no rain. The temperature can easily reach 40ºC, and the intense heat is concentrated between May and September, though there can be days of up to 20ºC in the cold months.

Winters are usually very rainy, as are autumns, with rain concentrated in the winter months and the beginning of spring. However, in general, rainfall does not usually exceed 500 mm per year, which is why Jaen is considered a relatively dry city.

Snowfall in Jaen is rare. The greatest chances occur between January and March. The temperature in winter usually ranges from 8ºC to -8ºC, with the months of December to February being the coldest of the year.

The climate of Jaen is considered an olive grove or classic subtropical climate due to its low rainfall in summer and its mild and very humid winters.