Oviedo climate

Oviedo is warmest in August, with average highs of 22 °C, and coldest in February, when nights average 2.7 °C. November is the wettest month (124 mm) and September the driest (82 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Oviedo averages 1,223 mm of rain, 12 days above 25 °C and 20 days below freezing.

Spain · population 220,027 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr 10°
  5. May 13°
  6. Jun 16°
  7. Jul 18°
  8. Aug 18°
  9. Sep 16°
  10. Oct 14°
  11. Nov 10°
  12. Dec

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

What to expectOviedo through the year

Oviedo has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 12 °C in February to 22 °C in August, a swing of 11 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 12 days a year reach 25 °C, 1 of them reach 30 °C, 20 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 33 °C, in June.

Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 82 mm in September to 124 mm in November. There is no dry season to aim for.

The sea off Oviedo is warmest in August at 21 °C and coldest in March at 13 °C. Sea temperature lags the air by a month or two, which is why late summer swims warmer than early summer at the same air temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 11.2 °C 105 mm 70 %
February 11.8 °C 90 mm 66 %
March 14.0 °C 99 mm 66 %
April 14.9 °C 115 mm 70 %
May 17.4 °C 122 mm 72 %
June 19.8 °C 99 mm 72 %
July 21.6 °C 83 mm 70 %
August 22.2 °C 88 mm 67 %
September 20.6 °C 82 mm 64 %
October 18.0 °C 112 mm 67 %
November 13.8 °C 124 mm 70 %
December 11.9 °C 104 mm 69 %

Temperature month by month

Month Avg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January 11.2 °C2.9 °C6.8 °C20.7 °C-13.0 °C007
February 11.8 °C2.7 °C7.1 °C22.6 °C-7.1 °C005
March 14.0 °C4.3 °C9.1 °C24.6 °C-5.4 °C002
April 14.9 °C5.8 °C10.5 °C27.6 °C-1.1 °C000
May 17.4 °C8.6 °C13.2 °C29.6 °C1.8 °C100
June 19.8 °C11.8 °C15.9 °C32.7 °C3.8 °C200
July 21.6 °C13.9 °C17.8 °C32.5 °C7.4 °C300
August 22.2 °C14.2 °C18.2 °C32.0 °C6.8 °C400
September 20.6 °C12.0 °C16.3 °C31.0 °C3.9 °C200
October 18.0 °C9.3 °C13.5 °C28.8 °C1.3 °C100
November 13.8 °C6.0 °C9.7 °C23.9 °C-3.8 °C001
December 11.9 °C3.8 °C7.5 °C20.0 °C-5.1 °C005

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month RainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWindSea temp
January 105 mm149.3 h/day70 %81 %12 km/h13.1 °C
February 90 mm1210 h/day66 %80 %12 km/h12.7 °C
March 99 mm1312 h/day66 %80 %12 km/h12.6 °C
April 115 mm1613 h/day70 %81 %12 km/h13.1 °C
May 122 mm1715 h/day72 %83 %11 km/h14.7 °C
June 99 mm1415 h/day72 %84 %11 km/h16.9 °C
July 83 mm1415 h/day70 %84 %11 km/h19.3 °C
August 88 mm1414 h/day67 %84 %11 km/h20.5 °C
September 82 mm1313 h/day64 %84 %11 km/h19.5 °C
October 112 mm1311 h/day67 %82 %11 km/h17.5 °C
November 124 mm159.7 h/day70 %82 %12 km/h15.5 °C
December 104 mm139.0 h/day69 %81 %12 km/h13.9 °C

How Oviedo compares

The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.

Destination Summer high Winter low Rain per year Days above 25 °C
Oviedo 22 °C 2.7 °C 1,223 mm 12
Gijón · Spain 22 °C 5.7 °C 1,216 mm 10
Santander · Spain 24 °C 5.5 °C 1,167 mm 34
A Coruña · Spain 23 °C 7.1 °C 1,180 mm 19
Burgos · Spain 26 °C 0.06 °C 578 mm 56
Valladolid · Spain 30 °C 0.9 °C 457 mm 96
Bilbao · Spain 23 °C 6.7 °C 1,083 mm 26

Where Oviedo ranks

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QuestionsCommon questions about Oviedo’s climate

When is the best time to visit Oviedo?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. July, August, September sit closest to 20 °C on average, August is the warmest month and September the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Oviedo get?

In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 22 °C. About 1 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 33 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 2.7 °C in February, the coldest month. A normal year has 20 nights below freezing.

Which month is wettest in Oviedo?

November, averaging 124 mm over 15 days with rain. The driest month is September with 82 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,223 mm.

Are these figures a forecast?

No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Oviedo rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Data point
43.360°, -5.845° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

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