Spain by month
For each month, the five places that fit it most on warmth, sun, sea and crowds, without a departure city. The quiz weighs them your way.
Spain by month, on the map
One dot per place. Choose a month and what to show; the dot's size and colour follow the scale in the legend.
In July: warmest sea in Peníscola/Peñíscola, Mallorca and València (est.); quietest in Ronda, Albarracín and Toledo (est.).
Sea (coastal), °CEST.
- <16
- 16-17
- 18-20
- 21-23
- 24+
Estimate: sea and crowd figures are modelled, not measured.
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| Place | Sun, h per day | Air high, °C | Sea, °C (est.) | Crowds, % (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peníscola/Peñíscola | 10.8 | 32 | 26 | 70 |
| Mallorca | 11.4 | 30 | 26 | 89 |
| València | 10.1 | 30 | 26 | 74 |
| Alacant/Alicante | 11.1 | 31 | 26 | 76 |
| Benidorm | 11.1 | 31 | 26 | 79 |
| Ibiza | 10.9 | 30 | 26 | 84 |
| Calp | 11.1 | 31 | 26 | – |
| Dénia | – | 31 | 26 | 78 |
| Menorca | 11.1 | 30 | 26 | 84 |
| Torrevieja | 11.1 | 31 | 26 | – |
| Xàbia/Jávea | – | 31 | 26 | – |
| Salou | 10.3 | 30 | 26 | 83 |
| Sitges | 9.6 | 28 | 26 | 69 |
| Barcelona | 10.3 | 27 | 25 | 76 |
| Mojácar | 11.4 | 33 | 25 | 55 |
| Lloret de Mar | 9.3 | 31 | 25 | 87 |
| Tossa de Mar | 9.3 | 31 | 25 | – |
| Níjar | 11.4 | 28 | 24 | 58 |
| Almuñécar | 12.0 | 29 | 23 | 68 |
| Cádiz | 12.1 | 28 | 23 | 75 |
| Nerja | 12.0 | 30 | 23 | 77 |
| Tenerife | 10.6 | 26 | 23 | 80 |
| Benalmádena | 11.4 | 27 | 23 | 78 |
| Málaga | 11.4 | 32 | 23 | 73 |
| Mijas | 11.4 | 26 | 23 | – |
| Torremolinos | 11.4 | 31 | 23 | 86 |
| Gran Canaria | 7.4 | 26 | 22 | 79 |
| Donostia/San Sebastián | 6.6 | 24 | 22 | 82 |
| Fuerteventura | 9.8 | 27 | 22 | 75 |
| Lanzarote | 10.1 | 27 | 22 | 80 |
| Fuengirola | 11.4 | 28 | 22 | 76 |
| Tarifa | – | 25 | 21 | 71 |
| Marbella | 11.4 | 26 | 21 | 64 |
| Llanes | – | 22 | 21 | 69 |
| Estepona | – | 27 | 21 | 72 |
| Sanxenxo | 9.6 | 26 | 17 | 67 |
| Albarracín | 11.1 | 30 | – | 36 |
| Bilbao | 6.0 | 26 | – | 73 |
| Cangas de Onís | – | 22 | – | 67 |
| Capileira | 12.0 | 30 | – | – |
| Córdoba | 12.0 | 37 | – | 51 |
| Granada | 12.0 | 35 | – | 53 |
| Madrid | 12.0 | 33 | – | 62 |
| Ronda | – | 31 | – | 36 |
| Santiago de Compostela | 7.9 | 25 | – | 66 |
| Sevilla | 11.9 | 36 | – | 59 |
| Toledo | 12.6 | 35 | – | 51 |
| Torla-Ordesa | – | 28 | – | – |
Figures: the same monthly data as the place pages. Outline: Natural Earth, public domain.
January
- Fuerteventura 63 out of 100
- Lanzarote 63 out of 100
- Gran Canaria 54 out of 100
- Tenerife 54 out of 100
- Alacant/Alicante 51 out of 100
February
- Lanzarote 64 out of 100
- Fuerteventura 63 out of 100
- Mojácar 62 out of 100
- Tenerife 58 out of 100
- Gran Canaria 57 out of 100
March
- Mojácar 76 out of 100
- Alacant/Alicante 69 out of 100
- Benidorm 67 out of 100
- Córdoba 66 out of 100
- Fuerteventura 66 out of 100
April
- Mojácar 78 out of 100
- Almuñécar 73 out of 100
- Cádiz 73 out of 100
- Níjar 73 out of 100
- Peníscola/Peñíscola 73 out of 100
May
- Níjar 81 out of 100
- Mojácar 80 out of 100
- Almuñécar 76 out of 100
- Cádiz 76 out of 100
- Albarracín 75 out of 100
June
- Níjar 81 out of 100
- Albarracín 79 out of 100
- Almuñécar 79 out of 100
- Cádiz 77 out of 100
- Llanes 77 out of 100
July
- Marbella 77 out of 100
- Benalmádena 74 out of 100
- Cangas de Onís 74 out of 100
- Llanes 74 out of 100
- Mijas 74 out of 100
August
- Marbella 74 out of 100
- Mijas 72 out of 100
- Tenerife 71 out of 100
- Benalmádena 69 out of 100
- Cangas de Onís 69 out of 100
September
- Níjar 74 out of 100
- Albarracín 72 out of 100
- Marbella 72 out of 100
- Sanxenxo 71 out of 100
- Almuñécar 70 out of 100
October
- Níjar 74 out of 100
- Mojácar 73 out of 100
- Almuñécar 68 out of 100
- Marbella 68 out of 100
- Peníscola/Peñíscola 68 out of 100
November
- Mojácar 73 out of 100
- Peníscola/Peñíscola 67 out of 100
- Alacant/Alicante 66 out of 100
- Nerja 65 out of 100
- Benidorm 64 out of 100
December
- Lanzarote 64 out of 100
- Fuerteventura 63 out of 100
- Tenerife 61 out of 100
- Gran Canaria 58 out of 100
- Nerja 57 out of 100
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