Best Time to Visit Gibraltar

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On this page, you will find information about the climate and the best time to visit Gibraltar. We created climate tables and charts for the location of Gibraltar. These contain details about temperatures, precipitation and more.

Furthermore, we analyzed all climate data and provide a recommendation about which months are best to visit Gibraltar for your holiday.

Climate Overview

Thermometer Symbol 10 °C to 29 °C
Waves Symbol 15 °C to 21 °C
Rainy Cloud Symbol 0.045.75 in (0 – 9 Days of Rain)
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Best Time to Visit Gibraltar: Overview

JanuaryJan
TemperaturesTemp. up to 16 °C
Water max. 15 °C
FebruaryFeb
TemperaturesTemp. up to 17 °C
Water max. 15 °C
MarchMar
TemperaturesTemp. up to 18 °C
Water max. 15 °C
AprilApr
TemperaturesTemp. up to 21 °C
Water max. 15 °C
MayMay
TemperaturesTemp. up to 23 °C
JuneJun
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NovemberNov
TemperaturesTemp. up to 19 °C
DecemberDec
TemperaturesTemp. up to 17 °C
Water max. 16 °C

Climate Chart Gibraltar

Climate Chart Gibraltar
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Source of Data: German Weather Service (Offenbach) and Wikipedia

Climate Table Gibraltar

In the following, you will find the climate table for Gibraltar, containing information about Temperatures, Precipitation, Water Temperatures, and Hours of Sunshine.

Temperatures, Precipitation, Sunshine

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Day Temperature16°17°18°20°23°25°28°29°26°23°19°17°
Night Temperature10°11°12°13°15°18°20°21°19°17°14°11°
Water Temperature15°15°15°15°17°18°20°21°20°19°17°16°
Precipitation (inch)4.763.942.952.361.380.430.040.240.592.525.555.75
Rainy days887732002579
Hours of Sunshine557891111108644
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Temperatures
The annual average temperature is 18.2 °C.

For comparison: London 11 °C, NYC 12 °C, LA 17.9 °C

Warmest month: August (24.2 °C)
Coldest month: January (13.4 °C)

The maximum water temperature is 21 °C. You can take a bath at these temperatures.

Months with water temperature of at least 17 °C (Limited bathing is possible):
May, June, July, August, September, October, and November

Months with water temperature of at least 21 °C (adequate for beach vacation):
August

Precipitation
Overall annual precipitation: 30.51 inch on 58 rainy days

For comparison: London 24.06 in, NYC 41.57 in, LA 12.01 in

There is no rainy season (months with more than 6.9 in of precipitation).

You cannot expect snow in any month.

Sunshine
As our climate table shows, June is the sunniest month with an average of 10.6 hours of sunshine per day. Over the year, there are 7.3 hours of sunshine per day on average. For comparison: London has 4.1, NYC has 7 and LA has 8.9 hours of sunshine per day on average.

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Current Weather and Forecast

Current Weather in Gibraltar
few clouds     few clouds, 10.3 °C
Clouds: 20 %       Wind: 21 mph NO
Air Pressure: 1018 hPa       Humidity: 71 %
Last updated: 7th Feb 2023, 10:16 pm
The next days …
8th Feb 20239th Feb 202310th Feb 202311th Feb 202312th Feb 202313th Feb 2023
moderate rain10 °C to 12 °Clight rain12 °C to 13 °Clight rain11 °C to 12 °Clight rain11 °C to 12 °Clight rain12 °C to 13 °Cbroken clouds12 °C to 13 °C
10 °C to 12 °C12 °C to 13 °C11 °C to 12 °C11 °C to 12 °C12 °C to 13 °C12 °C to 13 °C
Clouds: 76 %Clouds: 84 %Clouds: 100 %Clouds: 88 %Clouds: 99 %Clouds: 57 %
0.38 in of rain0.29 in of rain0.09 in of rain0.06 in of rain0.01 in of rainNo Precipitation
Weather information provided by OpenWeatherMap. (CC BY-SA)
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