climigo

Basque Country

When to go?

The best months are June–September. Avoid November (often rainy).

Climate zones

Castile and LeónLa RiojaNavarreCantabriaFranceBilbaoBilbaoBilbaoSan SebastiánSan SebastiánSan SebastiánVitoria-GasteizVitoria-GasteizVitoria-GasteizGuernicaGuernicaGuernicaHondarribiaHondarribiaHondarribia

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 10°3°
February 11°3°
March 14°5°
April 16°6°
May 19°9°
June 23°12°
July 25°14°
August 26°15°
September 23°13°
October 19°10°
November 13°6°
December 11°4°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec3.1 · 10.0 °CJanuary: 3.1 · 10.0 °C3.2 · 11.1 °CFebruary: 3.2 · 11.1 °C4.7 · 13.7 °CMarch: 4.7 · 13.7 °C6.3 · 15.7 °CApril: 6.3 · 15.7 °C9.1 · 18.9 °CMay: 9.1 · 18.9 °C12.4 · 22.7 °CJune: 12.4 · 22.7 °C14.0 · 24.7 °CJuly: 14.0 · 24.7 °C14.5 · 25.5 °CAugust: 14.5 · 25.5 °C12.5 · 22.8 °CSeptember: 12.5 · 22.8 °C10.0 · 19.3 °COctober: 10.0 · 19.3 °C6.1 · 13.2 °CNovember: 6.1 · 13.2 °C3.8 · 10.7 °CDecember: 3.8 · 10.7 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 3.1 – 10.0 °C
Feb 3.2 – 11.1 °C
Mar 4.7 – 13.7 °C
Apr 6.3 – 15.7 °C
May 9.1 – 18.9 °C
Jun 12.4 – 22.7 °C
Jul 14.0 – 24.7 °C
Aug 14.5 – 25.5 °C
Sep 12.5 – 22.8 °C
Oct 10.0 – 19.3 °C
Nov 6.1 – 13.2 °C
Dec 3.8 – 10.7 °C

How much it rains

January 109 mm14 d
February 90 mm12 d
March 87 mm13 d
April 86 mm13 d
May 80 mm13 d
June 67 mm9 d
July 51 mm8 d
August 55 mm8 d
September 68 mm10 d
October 95 mm11 d
November 141 mm15 d
December 104 mm13 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec109 mm · 14 rain days · 8 mm a dayJanuary: 109 mm · 14 rain days · 8 mm a day90 mm · 12 rain days · 8 mm a dayFebruary: 90 mm · 12 rain days · 8 mm a day87 mm · 13 rain days · 7 mm a dayMarch: 87 mm · 13 rain days · 7 mm a day86 mm · 13 rain days · 7 mm a dayApril: 86 mm · 13 rain days · 7 mm a day80 mm · 13 rain days · 6 mm a dayMay: 80 mm · 13 rain days · 6 mm a day67 mm · 9 rain days · 7 mm a dayJune: 67 mm · 9 rain days · 7 mm a day51 mm · 8 rain days · 6 mm a dayJuly: 51 mm · 8 rain days · 6 mm a day55 mm · 8 rain days · 7 mm a dayAugust: 55 mm · 8 rain days · 7 mm a day68 mm · 10 rain days · 7 mm a daySeptember: 68 mm · 10 rain days · 7 mm a day95 mm · 11 rain days · 9 mm a dayOctober: 95 mm · 11 rain days · 9 mm a day141 mm · 15 rain days · 9 mm a dayNovember: 141 mm · 15 rain days · 9 mm a day104 mm · 13 rain days · 8 mm a dayDecember: 104 mm · 13 rain days · 8 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 109 mm14 d
Feb 90 mm12 d
Mar 87 mm13 d
Apr 86 mm13 d
May 80 mm13 d
Jun 67 mm9 d
Jul 51 mm8 d
Aug 55 mm8 d
Sep 68 mm10 d
Oct 95 mm11 d
Nov 141 mm15 d
Dec 104 mm13 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 9 h 23
February 10 h 33
March 11 h 53
April 13 h 23
May 14 h 38
June 15 h 19
July 15 h 02
August 13 h 57
September 12 h 32
October 11 h 05
November 9 h 46
December 9 h 03

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Main cities

Bilbao

San Sebastián

Vitoria-Gasteiz

Cities