According to Lifeguin’s travel calendar, the best time to visit Spain is May to June and September to November. Plan 10–14 days.
Best months for Spain
- Best months
- May to June and September to November
- How long to stay
- 10–14 days
- Continent
- Europe
What Spain is best for
Explore Palma's historic streets, relax on Mediterranean beaches, and enjoy vibrant local tapas culture.
- Prices
- €€ · about the same as in Slovakia
Weather in Spain by month
Monthly averages around Madrid; the mountains and other regions can differ a lot.
| Month | Average temperature | Rain |
|---|---|---|
| January | about 4 °C | some rain (36 mm) |
| February | about 5 °C | some rain (42 mm) |
| March | about 8 °C | some rain (48 mm) |
| April | about 11 °C | some rain (51 mm) |
| May best | about 16 °C | some rain (42 mm) |
| June best | about 22 °C | little rain (21 mm) |
| July | about 25 °C | little rain (9 mm) |
| August | about 25 °C | little rain (12 mm) |
| September best | about 20 °C | little rain (24 mm) |
| October best | about 14 °C | some rain (63 mm) |
| November best | about 8 °C | some rain (54 mm) |
| December | about 4 °C | some rain (39 mm) |
Sources: what a place is best for — our own travel guides and, for places we have not written about yet, research done with the help of AI (Google Gemini); weather — NASA POWER climate averages; prices — World Bank price levels (CC BY 4.0).
Good to know about Spain
- Capital
- Madrid
- Language
- Spanish
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
- Time
- UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer (most of the country)
- Plugs
- Type C, F · 230 V
- Driving
- On the right
- Calling code
- +34
Sources: Wikidata, Unicode CLDR and the IANA time zone database.
Our posts about Spain
Miško’s huddle has hidden 21 painted penguin stones in Spain so far. See them on Penguinstones →