Spain - Tarifa    Powered by WINDGURU  Sa 17. Sa 17. Sa 17. Su 18. Su 18. Su 18. Su 18. Mo 19. Mo 19. Mo 19. Mo 19. Tu 20. Tu 20. Tu 20. 14h 17h 20h 11h 14h 17h 20h 11h 14h 17h 20h 11h 14h 17h Modif. wind (Bft) 4 4 4 4 5 6 5 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 Wind direction Wave (m) 1 1 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.7 Wave period (s) 11 11 11 6 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 Wave direction Temperature (°C) 20 19 18 17 18 18 17 17 18 18 17 17 19 19 Cloud cover (%) - 9 8 31 24 19 27 33 36 55 72 66 55 37 Rain (mm/3h) -                     1      Lat: 36, Lon: -5.65, Timezone: CEST (UTC+2) 07:17 - 21:20  [Archive]

Tarifa is situated in a zone with a warm and humid climate: mild winters and hot summers. On very hot days, the ever-blowing wind considerably reduces the average temperature in Tarifa, compared to other places in Spain.

Even during high season in summer, temperatures are always quite comfortable, and you never get the intense heat that cantral Spain suffers. However, don't forget warm clothes for summer nights, the high level of humidity makes it pretty chilly, even though temperatures are not all that low.

During the winter it rains quite often but not usually for the length of the day. Winter days can be from T-shirt weather to very rainy and very cold. Temperatures during cold and clear winter nights can drop to 0°C in exceptional cases. However the average low will be about 10°C.
Average rainfall is somewhere around 700 mm a year, falling almost entirely in the autumn and winter months.

The average temperature in Tarifa is about 17°C and has oscillated between 0°C and 35° over the last few years.

Temperatures and wind averages over year

Water temp. (°C)	Wind direction frequency
25° 20° 15° 10°   J F M A M J J A S O N D	30% 20% 10% 0%   N NE E SE S SW W NW -
Air temp. 2001 (extracted from our statistics) ( Monthly average of max. and min temperatures in °C )
Average wind over month for 2001(extracted from our actual statistics in beaufort)

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