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
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month August 22 °C
- Coldest month February 2.7 °C
- Driest month September 82 mm
- Wettest month November 124 mm
- Least cloud September 64 % cloud
- Hottest on record June 33 °C
- Coldest on record January -13 °C
- Warmest sea August 21 °C
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 high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.2 °C | 2.9 °C | 6.8 °C | 20.7 °C | -13.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| February | 11.8 °C | 2.7 °C | 7.1 °C | 22.6 °C | -7.1 °C | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| March | 14.0 °C | 4.3 °C | 9.1 °C | 24.6 °C | -5.4 °C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| April | 14.9 °C | 5.8 °C | 10.5 °C | 27.6 °C | -1.1 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 17.4 °C | 8.6 °C | 13.2 °C | 29.6 °C | 1.8 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 19.8 °C | 11.8 °C | 15.9 °C | 32.7 °C | 3.8 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 21.6 °C | 13.9 °C | 17.8 °C | 32.5 °C | 7.4 °C | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 22.2 °C | 14.2 °C | 18.2 °C | 32.0 °C | 6.8 °C | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| September | 20.6 °C | 12.0 °C | 16.3 °C | 31.0 °C | 3.9 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 18.0 °C | 9.3 °C | 13.5 °C | 28.8 °C | 1.3 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 13.8 °C | 6.0 °C | 9.7 °C | 23.9 °C | -3.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| December | 11.9 °C | 3.8 °C | 7.5 °C | 20.0 °C | -5.1 °C | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 105 mm | 14 | 9.3 h/day | 70 % | 81 % | 12 km/h | 13.1 °C |
| February | 90 mm | 12 | 10 h/day | 66 % | 80 % | 12 km/h | 12.7 °C |
| March | 99 mm | 13 | 12 h/day | 66 % | 80 % | 12 km/h | 12.6 °C |
| April | 115 mm | 16 | 13 h/day | 70 % | 81 % | 12 km/h | 13.1 °C |
| May | 122 mm | 17 | 15 h/day | 72 % | 83 % | 11 km/h | 14.7 °C |
| June | 99 mm | 14 | 15 h/day | 72 % | 84 % | 11 km/h | 16.9 °C |
| July | 83 mm | 14 | 15 h/day | 70 % | 84 % | 11 km/h | 19.3 °C |
| August | 88 mm | 14 | 14 h/day | 67 % | 84 % | 11 km/h | 20.5 °C |
| September | 82 mm | 13 | 13 h/day | 64 % | 84 % | 11 km/h | 19.5 °C |
| October | 112 mm | 13 | 11 h/day | 67 % | 82 % | 11 km/h | 17.5 °C |
| November | 124 mm | 15 | 9.7 h/day | 70 % | 82 % | 12 km/h | 15.5 °C |
| December | 104 mm | 13 | 9.0 h/day | 69 % | 81 % | 12 km/h | 13.9 °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
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Warmest sea temperatures in Europe in February | 41st of 50 | 13 °C |
| Warmest sea temperatures in Europe in January | 41st of 50 | 13 °C |
| Warmest sea temperatures in Europe in March | 43rd of 50 | 13 °C |
| Warmest sea temperatures in Europe in December | 44th of 50 | 14 °C |
| Warmest sea temperatures in Europe in November | 47th of 50 | 16 °C |
| Warmest sea temperatures in Europe year-round | 47th of 50 | 16 °C |
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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
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- 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.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.