Pyrenees Warms by 2°C Since 1959

29th April 2026

That’s the finding of a new cross-border study led by the Catalan meteorological services, Meteocat.

It says the mountain range has lost three frost days per decade as the climate warms.

The research shows that average temperatures in the Pyrenees have increased by 1.9°C overall and by 2.7°C during summer months since 1959.

This means that the Pyrenees now has 20 fewer frost days than in 1959 and 32 more summer days over the same period.

According to Meteocat’s head of climate change, Jordi Cunillera, the data reflects a “clear trend” toward a climate that is increasingly warm.

“Snowy winters with spectacular depths like the one we have experienced this year will be less likely,” he said

In Catalonia, permanent glaciers disappeared years ago, and in the Pyrenees as a whole, very few remain.

Andorra, Pyrenees. Image c/o PlanetSKI