Best time to visit Gijón

July is the best time to visit Gijón for general sightseeing, with average highs of 22 °C and about 11 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly June to October.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking July comfort 85/100
A beach holiday August sea 21 °C
The least cloud September 61 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 62 mm
Warmth August 22 °C
Cooler weather January 12 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 July 85 22 °C 11 56
2 August 84 22 °C 11 61
3 September 84 21 °C 11 52
4 June 82 20 °C 11 39
5 October 77 19 °C 14 32
6 May 70 17 °C 15 14
7 April 60 15 °C 15 4
8 November 59 15 °C 16 9
9 March 57 14 °C 14 3
10 December 54 13 °C 14 3
11 February 53 13 °C 12 6
12 January 50 12 °C 14 2

For a beach holiday

August scores highest, with a sea temperature of 21 °C and air temperatures around 22 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 13 °C 12 °C 68 % 2
February 13 °C 13 °C 65 % 6
March 13 °C 14 °C 64 % 3
April 13 °C 15 °C 67 % 4
May 15 °C 17 °C 68 % 14
June 17 °C 20 °C 67 % 39
July 20 °C 22 °C 65 % 56
August 21 °C 22 °C 63 % 61
September 20 °C 21 °C 61 % 52
October 18 °C 19 °C 64 % 32
November 16 °C 15 °C 68 % 9
December 14 °C 13 °C 68 % 3

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 14 wet days and highs near 12 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 12.3 °C 118 mm 68 %
February 12.6 °C 99 mm 65 %
March 14.4 °C 107 mm 64 %
April 15.2 °C 115 mm 67 %
May 17.4 °C 107 mm 68 %
June 19.9 °C 75 mm 67 %
July 21.8 °C 62 mm 65 %
August 22.5 °C 70 mm 63 %
September 21.0 °C 78 mm 61 %
October 18.7 °C 120 mm 64 %
November 14.8 °C 148 mm 68 %
December 13.0 °C 117 mm 68 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

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