climigo

Cantabria

When to go?

The best months are July–August. Avoid November (often rainy).

Climate zones

AsturiasCastile and LeónLa RiojaBasque CountrySantanderSantanderSantanderCastro UrdialesCastro UrdialesCastro UrdialesSantillana del MarSantillana del MarSantillana del MarTorrelavegaTorrelavegaTorrelavegaComillasComillasComillas

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 13°4°
April 15°6°
May 18°8°
June 21°12°
July 23°13°
August 24°14°
September 21°12°
October 18°9°
November 13°5°
December 10°3°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2.5 · 9.6 °CJanuary: 2.5 · 9.6 °C2.5 · 10.5 °CFebruary: 2.5 · 10.5 °C3.9 · 12.9 °CMarch: 3.9 · 12.9 °C5.6 · 14.6 °CApril: 5.6 · 14.6 °C8.2 · 17.5 °CMay: 8.2 · 17.5 °C11.5 · 21.1 °CJune: 11.5 · 21.1 °C13.1 · 23.0 °CJuly: 13.1 · 23.0 °C13.5 · 23.7 °CAugust: 13.5 · 23.7 °C11.5 · 21.3 °CSeptember: 11.5 · 21.3 °C9.1 · 18.1 °COctober: 9.1 · 18.1 °C5.3 · 12.5 °CNovember: 5.3 · 12.5 °C3.3 · 10.3 °CDecember: 3.3 · 10.3 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 2.5 – 9.6 °C
Feb 2.5 – 10.5 °C
Mar 3.9 – 12.9 °C
Apr 5.6 – 14.6 °C
May 8.2 – 17.5 °C
Jun 11.5 – 21.1 °C
Jul 13.1 – 23.0 °C
Aug 13.5 – 23.7 °C
Sep 11.5 – 21.3 °C
Oct 9.1 – 18.1 °C
Nov 5.3 – 12.5 °C
Dec 3.3 – 10.3 °C

How much it rains

January 104 mm14 d
February 88 mm12 d
March 88 mm13 d
April 90 mm14 d
May 85 mm14 d
June 73 mm11 d
July 59 mm9 d
August 64 mm10 d
September 82 mm11 d
October 104 mm12 d
November 145 mm16 d
December 104 mm13 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec104 mm · 14 rain days · 7 mm a dayJanuary: 104 mm · 14 rain days · 7 mm a day88 mm · 12 rain days · 7 mm a dayFebruary: 88 mm · 12 rain days · 7 mm a day88 mm · 13 rain days · 7 mm a dayMarch: 88 mm · 13 rain days · 7 mm a day90 mm · 14 rain days · 6 mm a dayApril: 90 mm · 14 rain days · 6 mm a day85 mm · 14 rain days · 6 mm a dayMay: 85 mm · 14 rain days · 6 mm a day73 mm · 11 rain days · 7 mm a dayJune: 73 mm · 11 rain days · 7 mm a day59 mm · 9 rain days · 7 mm a dayJuly: 59 mm · 9 rain days · 7 mm a day64 mm · 10 rain days · 6 mm a dayAugust: 64 mm · 10 rain days · 6 mm a day82 mm · 11 rain days · 7 mm a daySeptember: 82 mm · 11 rain days · 7 mm a day104 mm · 12 rain days · 9 mm a dayOctober: 104 mm · 12 rain days · 9 mm a day145 mm · 16 rain days · 9 mm a dayNovember: 145 mm · 16 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 104 mm14 d
Feb 88 mm12 d
Mar 88 mm13 d
Apr 90 mm14 d
May 85 mm14 d
Jun 73 mm11 d
Jul 59 mm9 d
Aug 64 mm10 d
Sep 82 mm11 d
Oct 104 mm12 d
Nov 145 mm16 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 22
February 10 h 33
March 11 h 53
April 13 h 23
May 14 h 39
June 15 h 20
July 15 h 03
August 13 h 58
September 12 h 32
October 11 h 05
November 9 h 45
December 9 h 02

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 2 cm
February 3 cm
March 2 cm
April –
May –
June –
July –
August –
September –
October –
November –
December 1 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

0510 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 cmJanuary: 2 cm3 cmFebruary: 3 cm2 cmMarch: 2 cm0 cmApril: 0 cm0 cmMay: 0 cm0 cmJune: 0 cm0 cmJuly: 0 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm0 cmSeptember: 0 cm0 cmOctober: 0 cm0 cmNovember: 0 cm1 cmDecember: 1 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 2 cm
Feb 3 cm
Mar 2 cm
Apr 0 cm
May 0 cm
Jun 0 cm
Jul 0 cm
Aug 0 cm
Sep 0 cm
Oct 0 cm
Nov 0 cm
Dec 1 cm

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.

Cities