Bay
Bay of Gibraltar
Gibraltar · Mediterranean Sea
36.1386, -5.3956 · Reclamation Areas, 4 km
- 22°Sea · August
- 27°High · August
- 12.9 hSunshine · July
Your month at the beach
Bay of Gibraltar in January
- 16°CAir, daytime high12°C at night
- 16°CSea temperature
- 5.8 hSunshine a day
- 9 daysRainy days in the month74 mm in total
- 18 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Bay of Gibraltar in February
- 16°CAir, daytime high12°C at night
- 15°CSea temperature
- 6.4 hSunshine a day
- 8 daysRainy days in the month74 mm in total
- 20 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Bay of Gibraltar in March
- 17°CAir, daytime high13°C at night
- 15°CSea temperature
- 7.2 hSunshine a day
- 8 daysRainy days in the month80 mm in total
- 20 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Bay of Gibraltar in April
- 18°CAir, daytime high14°C at night
- 16°CSea temperature
- 8.5 hSunshine a day
- 8 daysRainy days in the month57 mm in total
- 19 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Bay of Gibraltar in May
- 21°CAir, daytime high16°C at night
- 17°CSea temperature
- 10.4 hSunshine a day
- 5 daysRainy days in the month26 mm in total
- 18 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Bay of Gibraltar in June
- 24°CAir, daytime high18°C at night
- 19°CSea temperature
- 12.3 hSunshine a day
- 1 dayRainy days in the month4 mm in total
- 17 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Bay of Gibraltar in July
- 26°CAir, daytime high20°C at night
- 21°CSea temperature
- 12.9 hSunshine a day
- 0 daysRainy days in the month1 mm in total
- 16 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Bay of Gibraltar in August
- 27°CAir, daytime high21°C at night
- 22°CSea temperature
- 11.5 hSunshine a day
- 1 dayRainy days in the month3 mm in total
- 16 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Bay of Gibraltar in September
- 24°CAir, daytime high20°C at night
- 21°CSea temperature
- 9.0 hSunshine a day
- 4 daysRainy days in the month26 mm in total
- 16 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Bay of Gibraltar in October
- 22°CAir, daytime high18°C at night
- 19°CSea temperature
- 7.2 hSunshine a day
- 9 daysRainy days in the month76 mm in total
- 17 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Bay of Gibraltar in November
- 18°CAir, daytime high15°C at night
- 18°CSea temperature
- 6.0 hSunshine a day
- 10 daysRainy days in the month106 mm in total
- 18 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Bay of Gibraltar in December
- 16°CAir, daytime high13°C at night
- 16°CSea temperature
- 5.4 hSunshine a day
- 10 daysRainy days in the month94 mm in total
- 19 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
The beach itself
- 208Places to stay within 5 kmHotels, guest houses, apartments and campsites · OpenStreetMap Places to stay near Bay of Gibraltar ↗
- 4 kmAirport: Gibraltar Airport (GIB)In a straight line; by road it is further Car hire at Gibraltar Airport (GIB) ↗
No reliable information yet on: bathing water quality, wheelchair access, lifeguards.
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January from 2020 to 2025
In January 2025 the sea averaged 16.6 °C — 0.8 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 15.8 °C
1991–2020 average: 15.5 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
February from 2020 to 2025
In February 2025 the sea averaged 16.1 °C — 0.7 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 15.4 °C
1991–2020 average: 15.5 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
March from 2020 to 2025
In March 2025 the sea averaged 16.1 °C — 0.7 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 15.4 °C
1991–2020 average: 16.7 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
April from 2020 to 2025
In April 2025 the sea averaged 16.7 °C — 0.6 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 16.1 °C
1991–2020 average: 18.2 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
May from 2020 to 2025
In May 2025 the sea averaged 17.6 °C — 0.4 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 17.2 °C
1991–2020 average: 20.6 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
June from 2020 to 2025
In June 2025 the sea averaged 19.5 °C — 0.7 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 18.8 °C
1991–2020 average: 23.6 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
July from 2020 to 2025
In July 2025 the sea averaged 20.9 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 20.7 °C
1991–2020 average: 26.2 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
August from 2020 to 2025
In August 2025 the sea averaged 21.6 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 21.6 °C
1991–2020 average: 26.8 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
September from 2020 to 2025
In September 2025 the sea averaged 19.8 °C — 0.8 °C below the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 20.6 °C
1991–2020 average: 24.5 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
October from 2020 to 2025
In October 2025 the sea averaged 20.2 °C — 1.0 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 19.2 °C
1991–2020 average: 22.0 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
November from 2020 to 2025
In November 2025 the sea averaged 18.3 °C — 0.8 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 17.5 °C
1991–2020 average: 18.4 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
December from 2020 to 2025
In December 2025 the sea averaged 16.6 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 16.5 °C
1991–2020 average: 16.4 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
When to go
1991–2020 averagesThe year at a glance
- Jan16°6 h74 mm
- Feb15°6 h74 mm
- Mar15°7 h80 mm
- Apr16°8 h57 mm
- May17°10 h26 mm
- Jun19°12 h4 mm
- Jul21°13 h1 mm
- Aug22°12 h3 mm
- Sep21°9 h26 mm
- Oct19°7 h76 mm
- Nov18°6 h106 mm
- Dec16°5 h94 mm
Each card is a month. The colour is the sea temperature, on the same scale as the map; in bold, the two best months for each.
Sea temperature
1991–2020 averagesClimate through the year
1991–2020 averagesRain
Sunshine
Sunshine hours are estimated from measured solar radiation, not observed directly.
Month by month
1991–2020 averagesEvery month at Bay of Gibraltar: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.
| Month | High°C | Low°C | Sea°C | Rainmm | Rainy daysdays | Sunshineh/day | Windkm/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16 | 12 | 16 | 74 | 9 | 5.8 | 18 |
| February | 16 | 12 | 15 | 74 | 8 | 6.4 | 20 |
| March | 17 | 13 | 15 | 80 | 8 | 7.2 | 20 |
| April | 18 | 14 | 16 | 57 | 8 | 8.5 | 19 |
| May | 21 | 16 | 17 | 26 | 5 | 10.4 | 18 |
| June | 24 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 12.3 | 17 |
| July | 26 | 20 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 12.9 | 16 |
| Augustwarmest sea | 27 | 21 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 11.5 | 16 |
| September | 24 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 4 | 9.0 | 16 |
| October | 22 | 18 | 19 | 76 | 9 | 7.2 | 17 |
| November | 18 | 15 | 18 | 106 | 10 | 6.0 | 18 |
| December | 16 | 13 | 16 | 94 | 10 | 5.4 | 19 |
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Photos
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About these numbers
Averages are for 1991–2020; the recent years (2020–2025) are what actually happened. Neither is today's weather.
| What | Where it comes from | Nearest measurement |
|---|---|---|
| Air, rain and sunshine | NASA POWER | 26 km away |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1, 1991–2020 | 2 km away |
| 2020–2025, month by month | NASA POWER · NOAA OISST v2.1 | 26 km away |
| Lifeguards and places to stay | OpenStreetMap | within 1–5 km |
| Nearest airport | OurAirports | straight-line distance |
| Image at the top | Sentinel-2 cloudless (EOX) | at this spot |
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