Spain Weather: A Region-by-Region Guide for UK Travellers

A single Spain temperature figure tells you very little, because the country covers islands, long Mediterranean coastlines, northern cities and a high interior. The live forecast at the top of this page is the place to start, and each region we cover, from the Canary Islands and Balearic Islands to the Costa Blanca and Costa del Sol, has its own page with more local detail.

I have deliberately not printed monthly averages here. Rather than give you one national number that fits nowhere, I would point you to the forecast and to the regional pages, so the figures you plan around belong to the place you will actually be sleeping in.

Because Spain spans islands, coasts and inland cities, the safest approach is to pack for the region rather than the country. Check the forecast for your resort in the week before you fly, and pack light layers you can add or remove, plus something for the evenings if you are heading inland to Madrid or Granada.

If your trip combines a beach base with a city day out, say the Costa Dorada with a day in Barcelona, pack for both. Comfortable walking shoes earn their place on a city day, whatever the beach forecast says.

The regions most British travellers book are spread far apart. The Canary Islands lie out in the Atlantic, the Balearic Islands sit in the Mediterranean, and the mainland coasts run from the Costa Brava near France down through the Costa Dorada, Valencia and the Costa Blanca to the Costa del Sol. Bilbao is on the northern coast, while Madrid, Seville and Granada are inland cities.

That spread is why people search for very specific places: mojacar spain weather, moraira spain weather and weather los alcázares spain on the Mediterranean side, or la coruna spain weather, weather a coruña spain and vigo spain weather in the far north-west. Each is worth checking on its own forecast before you book, rather than assuming the conditions in one corner of Spain apply to another.