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Benalmádena
In July the daytime average is 27 degrees. You can expect around 11 hours of sun a day.
- Good months
- 7
- Day air
- 27°
- Sea
- 23° est.
- Hotels full
- 78% est.
18 of 48 places fit July
Fit means a score of 75 or more out of 100 for July on warmth, sun, sea, rain and crowds, with no departure city.
July splits Spain in two. Inland it is hot: Córdoba averages 37° by day, and only 18 of our 48 places still fit. The coast and the north carry the month. Benalmádena and Estepona sit at 27°, Tenerife at 26°, and the sea off Peníscola warms to about 26° (est.). For a cooler city, Santiago de Compostela reaches 25° and Bilbao 26°. In Pamplona, San Fermín starts on 6 July, with bull runs at 8 each morning from 7 to 14 July. The catch: plenty of others have the same idea, and hotels on Mallorca are about 89% full (est.).
Places that fit July, in order: 10 of 18 shown
Ranked by the same neutral score for every visitor: warmth, sun, sea, rain and crowds, with no departure city. At most 3 places from one stretch of coast or island group. A guide, a partner link or a payment never changes the order.
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Estepona
In July the daytime average is 27 degrees. You can expect around 11 hours of sun a day.
- Good months
- 9
- Day air
- 27°
- Sea
- 21° est.
- Hotels full
- 72% est.
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0 Rank 3Full guide
Marbella
In July the daytime average is 26 degrees. You can expect around 11 hours of sun a day.
- Good months
- 8
- Day air
- 26°
- Sea
- 21° est.
- Hotels full
- 64% est.
Photo: Roland Geider (Ogre), Public domain Rank 4Full guide
Tarifa
In July the daytime average is 25 degrees. You can expect around 11 hours of sun a day.
- Good months
- 7
- Day air
- 25°
- Sea
- 21° est.
- Hotels full
- 71% est.
Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0 Rank 5Full guide
Tenerife
In July the daytime average is 26 degrees. You can expect around 11 hours of sun a day.
- Good months
- 12
- Day air
- 26°
- Sea
- 23° est.
- Hotels full
- 80% est.
Also fits July
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Fuerteventura
In July the daytime average is 27 degrees. Rain is rare in July: under one rainy day on average.
- Good months
- 12
- Day air
- 27°
- Sea
- 22° est.
- Hotels full
- 75% est.
Photo: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rank 7Full guide
Cádiz
In July the daytime average is 28 degrees. You can expect around 12 hours of sun a day.
- Good months
- 9
- Day air
- 28°
- Sea
- 23° est.
- Hotels full
- 75% est.
Photo: Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez (Lmbuga), CC BY-SA 3.0 Rank 8Full guide
Lanzarote
In July the daytime average is 27 degrees. Rain is rare in July: under one rainy day on average.
- Good months
- 12
- Day air
- 27°
- Sea
- 22° est.
- Hotels full
- 80% est.
Photo: DimiTalen, CC0 Rank 9Full guide
Barcelona
In July the daytime average is 27 degrees. You can expect around 10 hours of sun a day.
- Good months
- 6
- Day air
- 27°
- Sea
- 25° est.
- Hotels full
- 76% est.
Photo: José Luis Filpo Cabana, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rank 10Full guide
Fuengirola
In July the daytime average is 28 degrees. You can expect around 11 hours of sun a day.
- Good months
- 9
- Day air
- 28°
- Sea
- 22° est.
- Hotels full
- 76% est.
How we ranked this
Each place gets a score out of 100 for July from its monthly climate, sea and crowd figures. Places with fewer data points are listed after places with full data. Sea and crowd figures are estimates and marked est.
Spain by month, on the map
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In July: warmest sea in Peníscola/Peñíscola, Mallorca and València (est.); quietest in Torrevieja, Ronda and Albarracín (est.).
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Sea (coastal), °CEST.
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Estimate: sea and crowd figures are modelled, not measured.
Show as table
| 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 | 43 |
| Dénia | 10.6 | 31 | 26 | 78 |
| Menorca | 11.1 | 30 | 26 | 84 |
| Torrevieja | 11.1 | 31 | 26 | 28 |
| Xàbia/Jávea | 10.6 | 31 | 26 | 78 |
| 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 | 87 |
| 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 | 36 |
| 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 | 11.4 | 25 | 21 | 71 |
| Marbella | 11.4 | 26 | 21 | 64 |
| Llanes | 6.0 | 22 | 21 | 69 |
| Estepona | 11.2 | 27 | 21 | 72 |
| Sanxenxo | 9.6 | 26 | 17 | 67 |
| Albarracín | 11.1 | 30 | – | 36 |
| Bilbao | 6.0 | 26 | – | 73 |
| Cangas de Onís | 5.7 | 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.
July in numbers
- Day highs run from 22 °C in Cangas de Onís to 37 °C in Córdoba.
- The sea is warmest in Peníscola/Peñíscola, about 26 °C (est.). 35 of 36 coastal places have sea at 20 °C or warmer (est.).
- Among places with full data, hotels are about 28% full in Torrevieja and 89% in Mallorca (est.).
- Rain falls on 0 to 10 days: fewest in Fuerteventura, most in Donostia/San Sebastián.
What changes from June
- Day highs are on average 3° higher than in June, across 48 places.
- Sea is on average 3° higher than in June (est.), across 36 coastal places.
- Hotels are on average 6 points fuller than in June (est.).
- There are on average 1 fewer rainy days than in June, across 45 places.
- New among the first five: Marbella, Tarifa and Tenerife.
- Out of the first five: Níjar, Fuengirola and Cádiz.
- 18 places fit July, against 33 in June.
What each place suits, from the data
Beach days
Coastal places with a beach count and sea at 20 °C or warmer (est.), in ranking order.
- Benalmádena Day air 27 °C. Sea 23 °C (est.)
- Estepona Day air 27 °C. Sea 21 °C (est.)
- Marbella Day air 26 °C. Sea 21 °C (est.)
- Tarifa Day air 25 °C. Sea 21 °C (est.)
- Tenerife Day air 26 °C. Sea 23 °C (est.)
Hiking and mountains
Mountain and inland places with day highs of 28 °C or lower, in ranking order.
- Cangas de Onís Day air 22 °C
- Torla-Ordesa Day air 28 °C
Cities
City places in ranking order, with day highs and hotel fullness (est.).
- Cádiz Day air 28 °C. Hotels 75% full (est.)
- Barcelona Day air 27 °C. Hotels 76% full (est.)
- Santiago de Compostela Day air 25 °C. Hotels 66% full (est.)
- Bilbao Day air 26 °C. Hotels 73% full (est.)
- València Day air 30 °C. Hotels 74% full (est.)
Direct flights from your city
Routes flown in July last year (Eurostat passenger counts, at least 1000 passengers a month), not a timetable.
- London: 9 of the places in this list
- Manchester: 8 of the places in this list
- Edinburgh: 8 of the places in this list
- Dublin: 8 of the places in this list
- Stockholm: 5 of the places in this list
- Gothenburg: 4 of the places in this list
- Copenhagen: 6 of the places in this list
- Oslo: 6 of the places in this list
- Helsinki: 5 of the places in this list
Questions about Spain in July
- How hot is Spain in July?
- Day highs run from 22 °C in Cangas de Onís to 37 °C in Córdoba (AEMET monthly averages).
- Is the sea warm enough to swim in July?
- The warmest sea is in Peníscola/Peñíscola, about 26 °C (est.). 35 of 36 coastal places have sea at 20 °C or warmer (est.).
- Where is quieter in July?
- Among places with full data, Torrevieja has the lowest hotel fullness, about 28% (est.).
- Does it rain in Spain in July?
- Rain falls on 0 to 10 days in July, depending on the place: fewest in Fuerteventura, most in Donostia/San Sebastián.
- Which places fit July most?
- In our neutral ranking: Benalmádena, Estepona, Marbella, Tarifa and Tenerife.
Sources: AEMET monthly climate averages; sea temperature and hotel fullness are estimates; routes from Eurostat. Figures built 2026-11-08.