La Tomatina: what was the weather like at past editions?

At 6 of 33 editions of La Tomatina from 1991 to 2025 (18%), at least one festival day had rain (≥ 1 mm); a day of 30 °C or more came at 20 of 33 editions. Source: ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus), data to 2025.

Data updated: 2 November 2026 · Sources, licences and data

Calculated 3 November 2026 · weather: ERA5 1991–2025 · edition dates checked 2 November 2026

6 / 33editions with at least one rainy day

18%of festival days rainy

20 / 33editions with a day ≥ 30 °C

14 °C (2002)coldest night

0 mmmedian rain per edition

Climate, not a forecast: these are statistics of past weather, not a forecast for the next edition.

Climate of the usual dates

If the next edition falls on its usual dates (28 August), the weather on those calendar days in 1991–2025 gives these odds:

14% — chance of at least one rainy day
14% — share of rainy days
31 °C — average daily maximum
66% — chance of a day of 30 °C or more
0% — chance of a night below 8 °C

Average daily maximum on these dates: 30.0 °C in 1991–2005, 31.4 °C in 2011–2025.

Weather at past editions

editions with at least one rainy day · Rain, mm

Year	Dates	Rainy days	Rain	Max	Night min
2025	27 August	0	0 mm	31 °C	21 °C
2024	28 August	0	0 mm	32 °C	21 °C
2023	30 August	0	0 mm	30 °C	17 °C
2022	31 August	0	0 mm	35 °C	22 °C
2019	28 August	0	0 mm	30 °C	16 °C
2018	29 August	0	1 mm	31 °C	20 °C
2017	30 August	1	14 mm	26 °C	18 °C
2016	31 August	0	0 mm	29 °C	20 °C
2015	26 August	0	0 mm	31 °C	19 °C
2014	27 August	0	0 mm	33 °C	22 °C
2013	28 August	1	17 mm	22 °C	18 °C
2012	29 August	0	0 mm	36 °C	21 °C
2011	31 August	0	0 mm	31 °C	17 °C
2010	25 August	0	0 mm	31 °C	19 °C
2009	26 August	1	2 mm	30 °C	20 °C
2008	27 August	0	0 mm	29 °C	20 °C
2007	29 August	0	0 mm	36 °C	20 °C
2006	30 August	0	0 mm	31 °C	18 °C
2005	31 August	0	0 mm	29 °C	18 °C
2004	25 August	0	0 mm	31 °C	22 °C
2003	27 August	0	0 mm	33 °C	19 °C
2002	28 August	0	0 mm	28 °C	14 °C
2001	29 August	0	0 mm	33 °C	21 °C
2000	30 August	1	2 mm	30 °C	19 °C
1999	25 August	0	0 mm	30 °C	20 °C
1998	26 August	0	0 mm	30 °C	20 °C
1997	27 August	0	0 mm	31 °C	20 °C
1996	28 August	1	10 mm	24 °C	20 °C
1995	30 August	0	0 mm	29 °C	17 °C
1994	31 August	0	0 mm	33 °C	19 °C
1993	25 August	1	1 mm	29 °C	19 °C
1992	26 August	0	0 mm	35 °C	20 °C
1991	28 August	0	0 mm	33 °C	20 °C

How to read these numbers

ERA5 is a reanalysis on a 0.25° grid (about 25 km): it counts slightly more light-rain days than nearby weather stations (by about 5–7 percentage points) and gives daytime highs about 1–2.5 °C below station readings, so real hot days were hotter than shown here.
Edition window: the official programme days (main festival days, without camping or warm-up days before the start).
Dates of past editions follow the rule described in Wikipedia (en: La Tomatina): “started the last Wednesday of August in 1945”. We applied it to 1991–2025, leaving out 2020–21 (cancelled or held differently).

Dates and sources

Coordinates: 39.419, -0.791; ERA5 cell centred at 39.50, -0.75 (average ground height of the cell 413 m).

La Tomatina: what was the weather like at past editions?

Climate of the usual dates

Weather at past editions

How to read these numbers

Dates and sources

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