Weather Score #

Best time to visit:Madrid Barcelona Valencia Sevilla Malaga Bilbao Zaragoza Murcia Las Palmas Palma

Barcelona

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Best months

July 71%August 67%June 58%

Months to avoid

March 30%April 31%November 31%

Bilbao

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August 42%July 40%September 34%

Months to avoid

January 14%December 16%November 18%

Las Palmas

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August 61%July 59%September 55%

Months to avoid

March 32%January 35%February 35%

Madrid

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July 95%August 92%June 73%

Months to avoid

December 27%January 28%March 28%

Malaga

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July 85%August 82%June 71%

Months to avoid

March 27%January 32%April 33%

Murcia

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July 96%August 92%June 82%

Months to avoid

March 32%January 37%February 38%

Palma

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July 85%August 81%June 70%

Months to avoid

November 28%March 29%January 32%

Sevilla

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August 99%July 98%June 89%

Months to avoid

March 28%January 34%November 35%

Valencia

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July 84%August 81%June 72%

Months to avoid

March 31%November 35%January 36%

Zaragoza

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July 88%August 87%June 70%

Months to avoid

January 29%November 30%December 30%

Heat Seeker Score

Heat Seeker Score is a composite score designed for those who crave hot, sunny weather with minimal rainfall. It prioritizes high temperatures and abundant sunshine.

Use the detailed page for charts, component scores, and weather inputs behind every monthly ranking.

Yearly weather

Calculations are based on the last 8 years of historical weather data.

Temperatures #

Sevilla experiences the hottest temperatures, frequently exceeding the discomfort threshold of 86°F during the summer months
In contrast, Las Palmas maintains the most consistent temperatures year-round, staying within a comfortable range
Madrid and Zaragoza have the coldest winter temperatures, dropping into the discomfort zone below 41°F
Coastal cities like Barcelona and Bilbao generally have milder temperatures compared to inland cities.

Maximum Temperatures

Period	Madrid	Barcelona	Valencia	Sevilla	Malaga	Bilbao	Zaragoza	Murcia	Las Palmas	Palma
Jan	51.1°F	55.9°F	60.8°F	60.6°F	60.4°F	53.6°F	52.9°F	61.7°F	66.4°F	57.9°F
Feb	56.8°F	58.5°F	63.5°F	65.5°F	62.6°F	56.8°F	58.3°F	65.5°F	67.1°F	60.1°F
Mar	59.9°F	60.3°F	65.1°F	67.5°F	64.0°F	58.5°F	61.5°F	67.5°F	67.3°F	62.2°F
Apr	67.3°F	64.0°F	69.4°F	73.9°F	68.2°F	61.7°F	68.5°F	72.5°F	69.1°F	67.1°F
May	75.6°F	70.2°F	76.3°F	83.5°F	74.7°F	65.3°F	76.5°F	79.7°F	71.1°F	73.8°F
Jun	86.0°F	79.2°F	84.6°F	92.3°F	82.2°F	71.6°F	86.9°F	88.5°F	73.6°F	83.3°F
Jul	94.1°F	84.2°F	89.8°F	99.7°F	87.8°F	74.8°F	92.1°F	94.6°F	76.3°F	88.9°F
Aug	93.4°F	84.2°F	90.1°F	100.2°F	87.4°F	76.1°F	91.8°F	94.1°F	77.9°F	88.7°F
Sep	81.1°F	77.7°F	82.9°F	90.3°F	81.1°F	73.2°F	80.8°F	85.6°F	76.5°F	81.5°F
Oct	72.0°F	71.8°F	76.5°F	81.9°F	75.0°F	69.3°F	72.5°F	78.4°F	75.6°F	74.3°F
Nov	58.5°F	63.0°F	67.3°F	68.7°F	67.5°F	60.4°F	60.1°F	68.9°F	72.0°F	65.3°F
Dec	52.9°F	57.9°F	63.0°F	63.0°F	62.6°F	56.1°F	54.9°F	63.7°F	68.5°F	60.8°F
Average	68.9°F	64.8°F	71.8°F	70.7°F	72.8°F	76.7°F	72.0°F	78.9°F	74.1°F	71.4°F

Minimum Temperatures

Period	Madrid	Barcelona	Valencia	Sevilla	Malaga	Bilbao	Zaragoza	Murcia	Las Palmas	Palma
Jan	38.1°F	45.9°F	45.1°F	45.1°F	49.3°F	44.8°F	38.5°F	43.3°F	60.4°F	47.8°F
Feb	41.4°F	48.2°F	47.1°F	47.5°F	50.9°F	46.4°F	41.2°F	45.5°F	60.3°F	47.8°F
Mar	43.3°F	50.4°F	49.1°F	48.6°F	52.2°F	47.5°F	43.3°F	48.2°F	59.9°F	49.5°F
Apr	48.2°F	54.0°F	52.7°F	52.9°F	55.6°F	49.8°F	47.3°F	52.5°F	61.3°F	53.1°F
May	55.2°F	59.7°F	59.4°F	58.8°F	61.2°F	53.6°F	53.6°F	59.0°F	62.4°F	59.0°F
Jun	64.9°F	68.7°F	67.3°F	65.5°F	67.8°F	59.7°F	62.8°F	66.9°F	64.8°F	67.6°F
Jul	71.2°F	73.9°F	72.1°F	70.2°F	73.0°F	63.1°F	65.3°F	71.8°F	66.7°F	72.7°F
Aug	71.6°F	75.0°F	72.7°F	71.6°F	74.5°F	64.4°F	65.5°F	72.9°F	68.7°F	73.8°F
Sep	63.3°F	69.1°F	68.0°F	67.3°F	69.6°F	61.5°F	59.9°F	68.2°F	68.5°F	69.3°F
Oct	56.3°F	63.3°F	61.2°F	62.4°F	64.0°F	57.9°F	54.3°F	60.6°F	68.5°F	63.1°F
Nov	46.4°F	54.1°F	52.9°F	53.4°F	56.5°F	51.8°F	46.2°F	51.6°F	65.5°F	55.6°F
Dec	41.5°F	48.7°F	48.0°F	48.4°F	52.2°F	48.0°F	41.5°F	46.0°F	62.4°F	50.7°F
Average	59.3°F	54.0°F	64.1°F	53.5°F	60.6°F	57.2°F	59.2°F	57.6°F	58.0°F	51.6°F

Maximum/minimum temperature averages are computed by averaging the max/min temperature of each day for a given period.

Conditions #

The weather comparison highlights that Valencia has the highest total sun hours, peaking at 12.2 hours in July, while cities like Zaragoza, Bilbao, Malaga, Sevilla, Madrid, Palma, and Las Palmas consistently report zero sun hours across all months.
Precipitation varies significantly, with Bilbao experiencing the highest levels, reaching up to 0.21 inches in November, compared to Valencia's lowest precipitation of only 0.02 inches in July. Overall, Valencia emerges as the most favorable city for sunshine and lower rainfall, while the northern cities tend to have higher precipitation and no recorded sun hours.

Sunny Weather

Period	Madrid	Barcelona	Valencia	Sevilla	Malaga	Bilbao	Zaragoza	Murcia	Las Palmas	Palma
Jan	5.4 hours/day	5.8 hours/day	5.9 hours/day	5.7 hours/day	5.6 hours/day	2.7 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	6.0 hours/day	5.8 hours/day	5.1 hours/day
Feb	5.9 hours/day	6.2 hours/day	6.3 hours/day	6.4 hours/day	6.4 hours/day	3.8 hours/day	6.1 hours/day	6.6 hours/day	6.2 hours/day	6.5 hours/day
Mar	6.0 hours/day	6.3 hours/day	6.5 hours/day	5.8 hours/day	5.9 hours/day	4.4 hours/day	6.0 hours/day	6.4 hours/day	6.0 hours/day	6.0 hours/day
Apr	7.2 hours/day	7.0 hours/day	7.4 hours/day	7.0 hours/day	7.6 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	7.0 hours/day	7.5 hours/day	7.5 hours/day	7.7 hours/day
May	9.4 hours/day	8.9 hours/day	9.7 hours/day	10.2 hours/day	10.4 hours/day	5.8 hours/day	9.3 hours/day	10.2 hours/day	7.8 hours/day	9.3 hours/day
Jun	11.5 hours/day	11.2 hours/day	11.7 hours/day	11.8 hours/day	12.7 hours/day	5.8 hours/day	10.7 hours/day	12.6 hours/day	7.9 hours/day	11.9 hours/day
Jul	13.6 hours/day	12.0 hours/day	12.3 hours/day	13.2 hours/day	13.2 hours/day	7.4 hours/day	13.1 hours/day	12.9 hours/day	10.2 hours/day	13.1 hours/day
Aug	12.5 hours/day	10.3 hours/day	10.4 hours/day	13.0 hours/day	12.1 hours/day	7.0 hours/day	11.8 hours/day	11.0 hours/day	9.6 hours/day	11.1 hours/day
Sep	9.5 hours/day	6.8 hours/day	7.8 hours/day	9.6 hours/day	9.7 hours/day	6.0 hours/day	9.2 hours/day	8.6 hours/day	7.8 hours/day	8.0 hours/day
Oct	6.9 hours/day	5.9 hours/day	7.0 hours/day	7.5 hours/day	7.5 hours/day	4.9 hours/day	6.8 hours/day	7.4 hours/day	6.9 hours/day	6.7 hours/day
Nov	4.9 hours/day	5.6 hours/day	5.9 hours/day	6.1 hours/day	6.7 hours/day	3.0 hours/day	5.0 hours/day	6.6 hours/day	5.7 hours/day	4.7 hours/day
Dec	4.5 hours/day	5.3 hours/day	5.8 hours/day	6.0 hours/day	6.1 hours/day	2.9 hours/day	4.8 hours/day	5.8 hours/day	6.0 hours/day	5.0 hours/day
Average	7.6 hours/day	4.9 hours/day	7.3 hours/day	8.1 hours/day	8.7 hours/day	8.5 hours/day	7.9 hours/day	8.5 hours/day	8.1 hours/day	7.9 hours/day

Sun hours are computed from the number of hours of direct sunlight. The length of the day can affect these measurements; for example, northern cities have longer days in summer.

Precipitation Levels

Period	Madrid	Barcelona	Valencia	Sevilla	Malaga	Bilbao	Zaragoza	Murcia	Las Palmas	Palma
Jan	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.2in	0.1in	0.0in	0.0in	0.1in
Feb	0.0in	0.1in	0.0in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in
Mar	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.0in	0.1in
Apr	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.0in	0.0in	0.1in
May	0.0in	0.1in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.0in	0.0in
Jun	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.1in	0.1in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in
Jul	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.1in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in
Aug	0.0in	0.1in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.1in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in
Sep	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.0in	0.0in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.0in	0.1in
Oct	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.0in	0.0in	0.1in
Nov	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.2in	0.1in	0.0in	0.0in	0.1in
Dec	0.1in	0.0in	0.0in	0.1in	0.1in	0.2in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in
Average	0.1in	0.1in	0.0in	0.0in	0.1in	0.0in	0.0in	0.1in	0.1in	0.0in

Average amount of precipitation that falls in a form of a rain, snow, sleet or hail.

Wind Speed

Period	Madrid	Barcelona	Valencia	Sevilla	Malaga	Bilbao	Zaragoza	Murcia	Las Palmas	Palma
Jan	10.2mph	10.9mph	13.0mph	10.1mph	9.8mph	10.9mph	16.0mph	11.3mph	13.9mph	14.2mph
Feb	10.6mph	10.3mph	12.5mph	10.1mph	9.9mph	10.2mph	15.7mph	12.1mph	14.6mph	12.3mph
Mar	12.7mph	12.8mph	14.8mph	11.8mph	10.8mph	11.0mph	17.7mph	13.9mph	15.6mph	14.7mph
Apr	11.8mph	11.8mph	13.6mph	11.3mph	9.8mph	9.6mph	16.8mph	13.4mph	14.5mph	12.6mph
May	11.6mph	11.1mph	13.4mph	11.3mph	8.7mph	8.8mph	16.4mph	13.1mph	14.9mph	11.5mph
Jun	12.3mph	10.9mph	13.3mph	12.7mph	8.4mph	8.6mph	15.9mph	13.1mph	14.9mph	10.9mph
Jul	12.6mph	10.9mph	14.0mph	12.9mph	7.9mph	8.5mph	17.1mph	13.4mph	16.5mph	11.0mph
Aug	11.9mph	10.5mph	13.7mph	12.0mph	7.7mph	8.6mph	16.4mph	13.2mph	15.4mph	10.9mph
Sep	10.8mph	10.9mph	12.7mph	10.8mph	8.1mph	8.8mph	14.7mph	11.9mph	13.9mph	11.5mph
Oct	10.6mph	10.6mph	11.8mph	10.0mph	8.0mph	9.6mph	13.9mph	10.5mph	11.8mph	11.8mph
Nov	10.4mph	10.6mph	12.7mph	9.7mph	9.3mph	11.3mph	15.6mph	10.9mph	12.6mph	13.8mph
Dec	9.4mph	10.0mph	11.9mph	9.4mph	9.1mph	11.3mph	13.8mph	10.4mph	13.0mph	13.3mph
Average	10.9mph	9.8mph	14.3mph	11.2mph	9.0mph	12.3mph	12.4mph	11.0mph	13.1mph	15.8mph

Humidity

Period	Madrid	Barcelona	Valencia	Sevilla	Malaga	Bilbao	Zaragoza	Murcia	Las Palmas	Palma
Jan	66.9%	60.8%	59.6%	71.4%	67.2%	76.0%	68.6%	59.4%	68.3%	73.8%
Feb	61.2%	64.6%	61.7%	69.1%	67.9%	74.8%	65.5%	60.2%	70.0%	73.9%
Mar	61.5%	66.6%	62.6%	70.5%	69.1%	73.4%	63.9%	60.3%	73.2%	73.8%
Apr	54.6%	65.4%	61.4%	63.4%	66.4%	74.8%	59.9%	56.5%	73.5%	69.0%
May	47.0%	64.5%	58.7%	52.4%	61.1%	77.1%	55.1%	51.8%	75.2%	66.2%
Jun	38.0%	62.4%	58.1%	47.0%	57.2%	77.9%	50.4%	48.7%	77.2%	62.5%
Jul	28.2%	61.7%	60.7%	40.1%	55.9%	75.7%	48.4%	50.1%	77.9%	60.4%
Aug	29.1%	60.8%	60.5%	38.7%	57.8%	74.7%	48.2%	52.7%	77.4%	61.7%
Sep	40.7%	63.8%	62.9%	47.9%	62.0%	73.0%	54.3%	58.0%	77.7%	67.1%
Oct	51.6%	65.4%	63.1%	53.9%	65.6%	71.5%	60.0%	61.1%	73.9%	70.1%
Nov	64.1%	61.6%	59.9%	64.0%	64.7%	74.5%	66.8%	58.9%	71.0%	72.3%
Dec	68.3%	63.7%	60.7%	69.3%	67.7%	77.3%	71.3%	60.8%	68.7%	74.5%
Average	63.4%	75.1%	73.7%	50.9%	63.6%	56.5%	68.8%	57.3%	60.8%	59.4%

Daylight Hours #

The cities in Spain exhibit distinct variations in their sunrise, sunset, and day lengths throughout the year. For instance, Barcelona enjoys the earliest sunrise at 06:18 in June and the longest day length of 15:07 during that month, while Bilbao boasts the latest sunset at 21:52.
Interestingly, Bilbao also has the shortest day in December with just 09:02, contrasting with Las Palmas, which, despite being further south, has a relatively longer shortest day at 10:23. Overall, northern cities like Bilbao and Zaragoza face shorter days in winter compared to the southern regions such as Malaga and Sevilla, reflecting the geographical influence on sunlight availability throughout the year.

Sunrise Time

Period	Madrid	Barcelona	Valencia	Sevilla	Malaga	Bilbao	Zaragoza	Murcia	Las Palmas	Palma
Jan	8:34	8:13	8:18	8:35	8:28	8:39	8:26	8:17	7:53	8:07
Feb	8:08	7:46	7:53	8:13	8:05	8:09	7:58	7:54	7:39	7:41
Mar	7:30	7:07	7:17	7:39	7:32	7:28	7:19	7:20	7:16	7:05
Apr	7:37	7:11	7:25	7:49	7:44	7:30	7:23	7:29	7:37	7:12
May	6:59	6:33	6:48	7:16	7:11	6:49	6:44	6:55	7:13	6:35
Jun	6:45	6:18	6:35	7:04	6:59	6:32	6:29	6:42	7:05	6:22
Jul	6:59	6:32	6:48	7:17	7:12	6:47	6:44	6:55	7:16	6:35
Aug	7:27	7:01	7:15	7:41	7:36	7:19	7:13	7:21	7:32	7:03
Sep	7:56	7:32	7:43	8:07	8:01	7:52	7:44	7:47	7:47	7:31
Oct	8:21	7:59	8:07	8:27	8:20	8:21	8:11	8:08	7:57	7:55
Nov	8:01	7:40	7:46	8:04	7:56	8:05	7:53	7:46	7:24	7:34
Dec	8:30	8:10	8:14	8:31	8:22	8:36	8:23	8:13	7:46	8:02
Average	7:18	7:42	7:30	7:42	7:48	7:36	7:18	7:54	7:30	7:30

Sunrise times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Sunset Time

Period	Madrid	Barcelona	Valencia	Sevilla	Malaga	Bilbao	Zaragoza	Murcia	Las Palmas	Palma
Jan	18:14	17:48	18:04	18:31	18:26	18:04	18:00	18:10	18:29	17:51
Feb	18:49	18:25	18:38	19:03	18:58	18:42	18:37	18:43	18:52	18:25
Mar	19:28	19:04	19:15	19:38	19:31	19:25	19:17	19:18	19:16	19:02
Apr	20:54	20:32	20:40	20:59	20:52	20:55	20:44	20:41	20:27	20:28
May	21:25	21:04	21:09	21:26	21:19	21:29	21:17	21:08	20:45	20:57
Jun	21:46	21:26	21:30	21:46	21:38	21:53	21:39	21:28	20:59	21:18
Jul	21:42	21:22	21:26	21:43	21:35	21:48	21:35	21:25	20:59	21:14
Aug	21:10	20:49	20:55	21:14	21:07	21:13	21:01	20:56	20:38	20:43
Sep	20:23	19:59	20:09	20:31	20:24	20:21	20:12	20:11	20:06	19:57
Oct	19:28	19:04	19:16	19:40	19:35	19:22	19:16	19:20	19:26	19:04
Nov	17:58	17:33	17:47	18:14	18:09	17:49	17:44	17:53	18:10	17:35
Dec	17:51	17:25	17:41	18:09	18:04	17:39	17:36	17:48	18:09	17:28
Average	19:30	19:54	19:42	19:54	20:00	19:48	19:30	20:06	19:42	19:42

Sunset times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Useful Day Length

Period	Madrid	Barcelona	Valencia	Sevilla	Malaga	Bilbao	Zaragoza	Murcia	Las Palmas	Palma
Jan	9:40 hours	9:35 hours	9:46 hours	9:56 hours	9:59 hours	9:25 hours	9:34 hours	9:53 hours	10:35 hours	9:44 hours
Feb	10:41 hours	10:38 hours	10:44 hours	10:50 hours	10:52 hours	10:33 hours	10:38 hours	10:49 hours	11:13 hours	10:44 hours
Mar	11:58 hours	11:58 hours	11:58 hours	11:59 hours	11:59 hours	11:57 hours	11:58 hours	11:58 hours	12:01 hours	11:58 hours
Apr	13:17 hours	13:20 hours	13:15 hours	13:10 hours	13:08 hours	13:25 hours	13:21 hours	13:11 hours	12:50 hours	13:16 hours
May	14:25 hours	14:04 hours	14:09 hours	14:11 hours	14:08 hours	14:29 hours	14:17 hours	14:08 hours	13:32 hours	13:57 hours
Jun	14:46 hours	14:26 hours	14:30 hours	14:42 hours	14:38 hours	14:53 hours	14:39 hours	14:28 hours	13:54 hours	14:18 hours
Jul	14:42 hours	14:22 hours	14:26 hours	14:26 hours	14:23 hours	14:48 hours	14:35 hours	14:25 hours	13:43 hours	14:14 hours
Aug	13:43 hours	13:47 hours	13:40 hours	13:33 hours	13:31 hours	13:54 hours	13:48 hours	13:35 hours	13:06 hours	13:40 hours
Sep	12:27 hours	12:27 hours	12:26 hours	12:24 hours	12:23 hours	12:29 hours	12:28 hours	12:25 hours	12:19 hours	12:26 hours
Oct	11:07 hours	11:05 hours	11:10 hours	11:13 hours	11:14 hours	11:01 hours	11:05 hours	11:12 hours	11:29 hours	11:08 hours
Nov	9:57 hours	9:53 hours	10:01 hours	10:10 hours	10:13 hours	9:43 hours	9:52 hours	10:08 hours	10:46 hours	10:01 hours
Dec	9:21 hours	9:15 hours	9:27 hours	9:38 hours	9:42 hours	9:03 hours	9:13 hours	9:35 hours	10:23 hours	9:26 hours
Average	12:06 hours	12:06 hours	12:12 hours	12:12 hours	12:12 hours	12:06 hours	12:06 hours	12:12 hours	12:06 hours	12:06 hours

Discards daylight hours before 7 AM. In places that are located to the west of the timezone, the sun rises and sets later compared to the cities that are located to the east. This means that the useful day length is longer in the cities located to the west of the time zone.

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