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Catalonia Logs Fourth-Warmest Year as 2025 Ends With 21st Century’s Wettest December

Local tallies in Galicia confirm exceptional rainfall at urban stations.

Overview

  • Meteocat reports a +1.2 °C anomaly for 2025 versus the 1991–2020 baseline, marking an unprecedented fourth straight year of unusual warmth in Catalonia.
  • Rainfall was concentrated in southern and northeastern areas, exceeding 1,500 liters per square meter at Parc Natural dels Ports (1,754.9) and Beget in Ripollès (1,515.9), while several inland comarcas stayed below 400.
  • December was warm across Catalonia with many areas at or above +2 °C anomalies and was the most rain-soaked December of the 21st century, with the last comparable month in 1996.
  • At the European scale, Copernicus estimates a +0.6 °C temperature anomaly for 2025 excluding December.
  • In Galicia, Meteogalicia’s Vigo urban station set a rainfall record at 1,736.8 liters per square meter and Santiago reached 1,937.1, following a summer drought and later heavy inflows that led to reservoirs being held below capacity for safety.