When to Go
When to Visit Spain: Month by Month
Average highs, rainfall and public holidays across all twelve months in Spain — and the quietest hours at the places worth going.
- Best month
- May
- Average high
- 13–31°C
- Rainfall
- 600mm
The year at a glance
- Good time to go
- Middling
- Less good
- Best avoided
Colours rank each country's twelve months against one another: how far the month sits from a mild 22°C in either direction, and how much of the year's rain falls in it. The number is that month's average daytime high.
Easiest months to travel
Ranked by how mild and dry each month is on average. A comfortable month can still be a busy one — check its holidays.
Every month compared
| Month | Average high | Average low | Rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13° | 4° | 37mm |
| Feb | 15° | 6° | 29mm |
| Mar | 17° | 7° | 57mm |
| Apr | 19° | 9° | 61mm |
| May | 23° | 13° | 48mm |
| Jun | 28° | 18° | 38mm |
| Jul | 31° | 21° | 33mm |
| Aug | 31° | 21° | 41mm |
| Sep | 27° | 18° | 67mm |
| Oct | 23° | 14° | 77mm |
| Nov | 17° | 9° | 69mm |
| Dec | 14° | 6° | 43mm |
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Verified quiet times
Real foot-traffic data for places worth timing right.
- Basilica of the Sagrada Familia Barcelona Weekdays 9–10 AM, 6–8 PM
- El Retiro Park Madrid 7–10 AM, 10–11 PM
- Casa Batlló Barcelona 9–10 AM, 9–10 PM
- Alhambra Granada 9–10 AM
- Museo Nacional del Prado Madrid Every day but Sat 10–11 AM
- Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias Valencia
Places to go in Spain
attraction Plaza de España
Plaza de España sits inside María Luisa Park, a 15-20 minute walk from the cathedral or a short hop on bus C1/C2 or the tram to Prado de San Sebastián.
attraction Segovia Aqueduct
The Segovia Aqueduct stands right in Plaza del Azoguejo, the natural heart of town, and it's free and open around the clock. 4.9★ (119,047 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
attraction Plaza Mayor
Plaza Mayor is Madrid's grand 17th-century arcaded square in the Centro district, a five-minute walk south of Puerta del Sol — come for the architecture and the equestrian statue of Philip III, but eat elsewhere, since the arcade cafés are priced for tourists.
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Climate figures are 10-year averages for Barcelona, from NASA POWER; holidays from public calendars. Updated monthly.