ClimavisoCold in Illes Balears, Castilla y León and elsewhere, 27–28 February 2023
27 February 2023 to 28 February 2023. Updated 26 October 2026.
Over 2 days, 18 of Spain's 182 warning zones had an orange or red warning for cold: 25 zone-days at orange or red, 3 of them red. The day with the most zones at orange or red was 27 February, with 16 zones.
27 February was the day with the most people in zones under an orange or red warning: 1.3 million people live there (INE municipal register, 2025).
How it compares
- It is number 103 of 119 episodes since June 2018 by zone-days at orange or red.
- Among the 4 cold episodes, it is number 4.
Day by day
| Day | Red | Orange | Yellow | Orange or red warnings for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 27 February | 1 | 15 | 75 | cold, rain, wind |
| Tue 28 February | 2 | 7 | 87 | cold, rain, wind |
Zones with a warning each day, at their highest level that day.
The zones
| Zone | Province | Highest level | Warning days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Tramontana | Mallorca | red | 2 |
| Parameras de Molina | Guadalajara | red | 2 |
| Levante mallorquín | Mallorca | orange | 2 |
| Menorca | Menorca | orange | 2 |
| Norte y nordeste de Mallorca | Mallorca | orange | 2 |
| Sistema Central de Segovia | Segovia | orange | 2 |
| Sistema Central de Soria | Soria | orange | 2 |
| Sistema Central de Ávila | Ávila | orange | 2 |
| Albarracín y Jiloca | Teruel | orange | 2 |
| Centro y valle de Villaverde | Cantabria | orange | 2 |
| Pirineo de Girona | Girona | orange | 2 |
| Pirineo de Lleida | Lleida | orange | 2 |
| Pirineo navarro | Navarra | orange | 2 |
| Pirineo oscense | Huesca | orange | 2 |
| Prepirineo de Barcelona | Barcelona | orange | 2 |
| Serranía de Guadalajara | Guadalajara | orange | 2 |
| Sierra de Madrid | Madrid | orange | 2 |
| Valle de Arán | Lleida | orange | 2 |
And 85 more zones with yellow warnings only.
What AEMET's stations measured
The most measured in the zones with an orange or red warning, on their warning days: a low of -18.7 °C at Cap de Vaquèira (Valle de Arán) on 27 February.
| Zone | Lowest temperature |
|---|---|
| Valle de Arán | -18.7 °C Cap de Vaquèira · 27 February |
| Pirineo de Lleida | -18.6 °C Port Ainé · 27 February |
| Pirineo oscense | -17.7 °C Cerler, Cogulla · 27 February |
| Parameras de Molina | -15.8 °C Molina de Aragón · 28 February |
| Albarracín y Jiloca | -13.6 °C Bello · 28 February |
| Pirineo de Girona | -13.2 °C La Molina · 27 February |
| Sistema Central de Segovia | -11.6 °C Puerto de Navacerrada · 28 February |
| Sistema Central de Ávila | -10.7 °C Puerto del Pico · 28 February |
| Serranía de Guadalajara | -8.7 °C Sigüenza · 28 February |
| Sierra de Madrid | -8.7 °C Somosierra · 27 February |
| Sistema Central de Soria | -8.7 °C Arcos de Jalón · 28 February |
| Centro y valle de Villaverde | -8.5 °C Alto Campoo · 27 February |
| Pirineo navarro | -7.6 °C Roncesvalles/orreaga · 27 February |
| Sierra Tramontana | -2.4 °C Escorca, Son Torrella · 27 February |
| Prepirineo de Barcelona * | -1.2 °C Berga · 28 February |
| Levante mallorquín | 0.0 °C Manacor · 27 February |
| Norte y nordeste de Mallorca | 1.8 °C Pollença · 27 February |
| Menorca | 5.6 °C Menorca, Aeropuerto · 27 February |
* Zone with no AEMET station: the value is from the nearest one, outside the zone.
For each zone, the highest value its AEMET stations measured on the episode's warning days (the lowest, for the low temperature), with the station and the day. Rain from 07:00 to 07:00 UTC; gust: the day's strongest. It is what the zone's stations measured, not every town, and a measurement, like a warning, is not damage.
How AEMET's warnings unfolded
The red warning reached 3 zone-days. AEMET issued it ahead of time in 2 of them (median: 31 h) and for the current hour in the other 1: warnings are also raised as things unfold. The first warning of any level for those same days had come a median 35 h earlier.
| Zone | Day | First warning | Red issued | For · notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Tramontana | Mon 27 | Fri 24 Feb, 23:50 yellow | Sun 26 Feb, 11:16 | 12:00 · 25 h before |
| Sierra Tramontana | Tue 28 | Sat 25 Feb, 23:50 orange | Sun 26 Feb, 11:35 | 00:00 · 36 h before |
| Parameras de Molina | Tue 28 | Sat 25 Feb, 23:50 yellow | 05:43 | 05:00 · for the current hour |
The full timeline: 41 changes at orange or red
Fri 24 February
- Pirineo de Girona, Pirineo de Lleida, Pirineo oscense, Prepirineo de Barcelona, Valle de Arán: Issues a orange cold warning: Monday 27, 00:00–10:00. Lows of −10 °C.
Sat 25 February
- Sierra Tramontana: Issues a orange snow warning: Monday 27, 08:00–24:00. 15 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Sistema Central de Segovia, Sistema Central de Soria, Sistema Central de Ávila: Raises the cold warning to orange: Monday 27, 00:00–10:00. Lows of −10 °C.
- Sierra Tramontana: Issues a orange snow warning: Tuesday 28, 00:00–09:00. 15 cm of snow in 24 h.
Sun 26 February
- Menorca, Norte y nordeste de Mallorca, Sierra Tramontana: Raises the wind warning to orange: Monday 27, 18:00–24:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Sierra Tramontana: Raises the snow warning to red: Monday 27, 12:00–24:00. 40 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Menorca, Norte y nordeste de Mallorca, Sierra Tramontana: Raises the wind warning to orange: Tuesday 28, 00:00–06:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Sierra Tramontana: Raises the snow warning to red: Tuesday 28, 00:00–09:00. 40 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Sistema Central de Segovia, Sistema Central de Soria, Sistema Central de Ávila: Raises the cold warning to orange: Tuesday 28, 00:00–10:00. Lows of −10 °C.
- Centro y valle de Villaverde: Raises the snow warning to orange: Monday 27, all day. 6 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Pirineo navarro: Raises the cold warning to orange: Monday 27, 00:00–10:00. Lows of −10 °C.
- Serranía de Guadalajara, Sierra de Madrid: Raises the cold warning to orange: Monday 27, 00:00–10:00. Lows of −10 °C.
Mon 27 February
- Sierra Tramontana: Raises the rain warning to orange: Monday 27, 12:00–24:00. Up to 100 mm in 12 h.
- Norte y nordeste de Mallorca, Sierra Tramontana: Lowers the wind warning to yellow: Monday 27, 18:00–24:00. Gusts up to 70 km/h.
- Norte y nordeste de Mallorca, Sierra Tramontana: Extends the orange wind warning: now until 18:00 on Tuesday 28. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Levante mallorquín, Norte y nordeste de Mallorca: Raises the rain warning to orange: Monday 27, 18:00–24:00. Up to 100 mm in 12 h.
- Levante mallorquín, Norte y nordeste de Mallorca, Sierra Tramontana: Raises the rain warning to orange: Tuesday 28, 00:00–03:00. Up to 100 mm in 12 h.
Tue 28 February
- Albarracín y Jiloca: Raises the cold warning to orange: Tuesday 28, 02:00–10:00. Lows of −11 °C.
- Parameras de Molina: Raises the cold warning to orange: Tuesday 28, 02:00–10:00. Lows of −11 °C.
- Parameras de Molina: Raises the cold warning to red: Tuesday 28, 06:00–10:00. Lows of −15 °C.
- Norte y nordeste de Mallorca: Raises the rain warning to orange: Tuesday 28, 07:00–10:00. Up to 100 mm in 12 h.
- Sierra Tramontana: Extends the red snow warning: now until 12:00 on Tuesday 28. 40 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Sierra Tramontana: Raises the rain warning to orange: Tuesday 28, 11:00–18:00. Up to 100 mm in 12 h.
AEMET's issue times, in mainland Spain time (Canary Islands in island time). Notice is the time from issue to the first hour the warning covered; a warning issued “for the current hour” runs from the hour it is published.
What this says and what it doesn't
A warning is an AEMET forecast, not a measurement or a damage report: it says a threshold is expected to be exceeded in a zone. A warning is not damage; a zone is not a building.
A zone-day is one warning zone with a warning on one day. Ten zones at orange on the same day make ten zone-days. A day with several warnings in one zone counts once, at its highest level.
Each zone has its own thresholds, so an orange heat warning in Asturias doesn't mean the same temperature as in Córdoba. More in how warnings work.
To cite: “Climaviso, from AEMET warnings”.
Source: official AEMET warnings, collected by Climaviso since June 2018.
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