It rains on 46 days a year in Badalona and 52 in Cabrils. It freezes about once every three years.
The year in Cabrils, month by month
| Month | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|
| January | 9.7 °C | 37 mm |
| February | 10.6 °C | 32 mm |
| March | 12.1 °C | 51 mm |
| April | 14.0 °C | 62 mm |
| May | 17.4 °C | 35 mm |
| June | 21.9 °C | 24 mm |
| July | 24.7 °C | 23 mm |
| August | 24.8 °C | 49 mm |
| September | 21.7 °C | 50 mm |
| October | 18.2 °C | 102 mm |
| November | 13.7 °C | 38 mm |
| December | 11.1 °C | 22 mm |
October alone carries a fifth of the year's rain — more than twice any winter month. The wet season here is autumn, not winter, which is the opposite of what most of northern Europe expects.
The last decade against the normal from AEMET (the national weather agency)
| Fabra observatory | Rain | Rain days |
|---|---|---|
| AEMET normal, 1981-2010 | 621 mm | 57 |
| Measured, 2015-2024 | 528 mm | 53 |
Ninety-three millimetres below the normal that everyone quotes, at the same observatory. Two measurement networks on one site, so read it as a trend rather than an exact figure.
Coast against hillside
| Station | Mean | Rain | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badalona, 42 m | 17.3 °C | 454 mm | 46 |
| Cabrils, 81 m | 16.7 °C | 524 mm | 52 |
| Dosrius, 462 m | 14.5 °C | 617 mm | 57 |
The Dosrius station sits in the Montnegre park at 462 m, not in the town. Against Badalona on the shore that is 2.8 °C cooler and eleven more rain days a year. The average for "the Maresme" hides the decision, exactly as it does with hospitals.
Hours of sunshine
| Barcelona, Fabra observatory | Hours |
|---|---|
| A year | 2,506 |
| July, the sunniest month | 304 |
| December, the gloomiest | 156 |
AEMET's 1981-2010 normal, summed from its twelve monthly values. Ignore the "clear days" count you will see quoted elsewhere — 64 a year sounds alarming and means something narrower than a dry day.
Correction
An earlier version said sunshine hours were not measured and that AEMET's column was empty. Only the annual cell is blank; the monthly figures are published. Corrected on 20 September 2026.
Each town profile shows its own station, how far away it is and how many daily readings stand behind the figures.