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When is the best time to visit Spain?

The best time to visit Spain is between May and October, the most comfortable stretch of the year on these averages.

Spain has four seasons without a desert summer or a guaranteed freeze. Pack for mixed weather. The good outdoor weeks are real, and so are the grey ones. The pin on this page is a country centroid. Mallorca, Valencia and Ibiza will not feel like the same week, and a city page is the honest place to read the year if you already know where you are going.

Most visitors come for cities, walking and the milder stretch of the year. Treat midwinter as museums and food unless you like weather for its own sake. The monthly table owns the averages. This layer is how Spain actually feels.

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Spring

Spring in Spain is when the year becomes walkable again. March, April and May are mixed: bright days, wet days, and the odd reminder that winter has not fully left.

In Spain the meteorological summer is June, July and August and winter is December, January and February. This is a good month-range for a city break that wants outdoor hours without betting the packing list on heat. Carry a shell.

Read Spain in this stretch as its own climate, not as a generic holiday season copied from another destination.

Summer

Summer in Spain is the most usable stretch of the year: June, July and August. Long days, milder nights, and outdoor weather that makes a city break feel like a holiday.

In Spain the meteorological summer is June, July and August and winter is December, January and February. It is still a mixed-sky climate. A grey afternoon is not a surprise. Pack for sitting outside and for the hour you duck into a museum because the sky decided otherwise.

Read Spain in this stretch as its own climate, not as a generic holiday season copied from another destination.

Autumn

Autumn in Spain is the second spring, then a slide: September, October and November. Early weeks are for walking. Later weeks are for jackets and shorter outdoor plans.

In Spain the meteorological summer is June, July and August and winter is December, January and February. Rain returns as a planning constraint. Spain in these months is still a good city-break climate if you pack for weather instead of for a brochure afternoon.

Read Spain in this stretch as its own climate, not as a generic holiday season copied from another destination.

Winter

Winter in Spain is grey, wet and short on daylight: December, January and February. Snow is possible and not the identity of the season. Museums, food and walking between showers are the trip.

In Spain the meteorological summer is June, July and August and winter is December, January and February. A bright winter afternoon in Spain is worth going out for. The rest of the day is not a failed summer. It is the climate this place actually has.

Read Spain in this stretch as its own climate, not as a generic holiday season copied from another destination.

Spain weather by month

TemperatureRainfall

Source: MeteostatPeriod: 1991-2020Checked: 2 Sept 2026358 places covered

Average temperature and rainfall, month by month

Every figure below is a 1991–2020 climate normal for Spain, in °C and °F. Open a month for what to expect and what to pack.

Spain weather by month: average temperature, rainfall, sunshine for each month, from 1991–2020 climate normals
MonthAverageRainfall
January7°C / 44°F32 mm
February8°C / 46°F34 mm
March11°C / 52°F35 mm
April14°C / 56°F46 mm
May18°C / 64°F49 mm
June23°C / 73°F20 mm
July26°C / 79°F9 mm
August26°C / 78°F10 mm
September21°C / 70°F24 mm
October15°C / 60°F64 mm
November10°C / 50°F53 mm
December7°C / 45°F42 mm

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FAQs about Spain weather

Climate averages for Spain, 1991–2020.

The best time to visit Spain is between May and October, the most comfortable stretch of the year on these averages.

July is the hottest month, with an average around 26°C.

October is the wettest month, with about 64 mm of rain.

January is the coolest month, averaging 7°C (44°F) against 26°C (79°F) in July.

This page does not show today's weather. It is a 1991–2020 climate normal from Meteostat — a long-run average of what each month is usually like, which is what you want when booking ahead. For today or the coming week, check a live forecast.

No. These are 1991–2020 climate normals from Meteostat, not a live forecast. Actual weather in any given week can differ.