Pamplona climate
Pamplona is warmest in August, with average highs of 26 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 1.3 °C. November is the wettest month (82 mm) and July the driest (26 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Pamplona averages 740 mm of rain, 55 days above 25 °C and 31 days below freezing.
Spain · 460 m elevation · population 208,243 · 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 26 °C
- Coldest month January 1.3 °C
- Driest month July 26 mm
- Wettest month November 82 mm
- Least cloud August 48 % cloud
- Hottest on record June 39 °C
- Coldest on record January -10 °C
What to expectPamplona through the year
Pamplona has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 8.3 °C in January to 26 °C in August, a swing of 16 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 55 days a year reach 25 °C, 17 of them reach 30 °C, 31 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C, in June.
Rain is strongly seasonal. November averages 82 mm against 26 mm in July — 3.2 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.3 °C | 74 mm | 70 % |
| February | 9.4 °C | 61 mm | 65 % |
| March | 12.7 °C | 67 mm | 62 % |
| April | 14.9 °C | 79 mm | 65 % |
| May | 18.6 °C | 70 mm | 64 % |
| June | 22.6 °C | 49 mm | 55 % |
| July | 25.3 °C | 26 mm | 48 % |
| August | 26.0 °C | 40 mm | 48 % |
| September | 22.2 °C | 50 mm | 54 % |
| October | 17.7 °C | 75 mm | 61 % |
| November | 11.8 °C | 82 mm | 67 % |
| December | 8.9 °C | 69 mm | 71 % |
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 | 8.3 °C | 1.3 °C | 4.5 °C | 15.6 °C | -10.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| February | 9.4 °C | 1.4 °C | 5.1 °C | 19.8 °C | -10.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| March | 12.7 °C | 3.6 °C | 7.9 °C | 23.1 °C | -6.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| April | 14.9 °C | 5.6 °C | 10.1 °C | 26.6 °C | -3.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May | 18.6 °C | 9.0 °C | 13.7 °C | 31.4 °C | 0.1 °C | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 22.6 °C | 12.2 °C | 17.3 °C | 38.5 °C | 4.5 °C | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| July | 25.3 °C | 14.4 °C | 19.5 °C | 37.0 °C | 7.2 °C | 16 | 6 | 0 |
| August | 26.0 °C | 15.0 °C | 20.1 °C | 38.1 °C | 7.0 °C | 16 | 7 | 0 |
| September | 22.2 °C | 12.4 °C | 17.0 °C | 34.5 °C | 3.6 °C | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| October | 17.7 °C | 9.4 °C | 13.2 °C | 28.8 °C | -1.6 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 11.8 °C | 4.8 °C | 8.1 °C | 21.4 °C | -4.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| December | 8.9 °C | 2.3 °C | 5.3 °C | 17.4 °C | -8.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 74 mm | 11 | 9.4 h/day | 70 % | 86 % | 16 km/h |
| February | 61 mm | 10 | 11 h/day | 65 % | 82 % | 17 km/h |
| March | 67 mm | 11 | 12 h/day | 62 % | 78 % | 18 km/h |
| April | 79 mm | 12 | 13 h/day | 65 % | 77 % | 17 km/h |
| May | 70 mm | 11 | 15 h/day | 64 % | 76 % | 17 km/h |
| June | 49 mm | 8 | 15 h/day | 55 % | 75 % | 17 km/h |
| July | 26 mm | 5 | 15 h/day | 48 % | 73 % | 17 km/h |
| August | 40 mm | 6 | 14 h/day | 48 % | 72 % | 17 km/h |
| September | 50 mm | 8 | 13 h/day | 54 % | 74 % | 16 km/h |
| October | 75 mm | 10 | 11 h/day | 61 % | 79 % | 16 km/h |
| November | 82 mm | 12 | 9.8 h/day | 67 % | 84 % | 16 km/h |
| December | 69 mm | 10 | 9.1 h/day | 71 % | 86 % | 15 km/h |
How Pamplona 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pamplona | 26 °C | 1.3 °C | 740 mm | 55 |
| Donostia / San Sebastián · Spain | 23 °C | 6.1 °C | 1,465 mm | 26 |
| Logroño · Spain | 27 °C | 1.9 °C | 572 mm | 70 |
| Gasteiz / Vitoria · Spain | 25 °C | 1.4 °C | 756 mm | 47 |
| Bilbao · Spain | 23 °C | 6.7 °C | 1,083 mm | 26 |
| Zaragoza · Spain | 33 °C | 3.0 °C | 350 mm | 129 |
| Burgos · Spain | 26 °C | 0.06 °C | 578 mm | 56 |
Where Pamplona ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in Europe in July | 8th of 50 | 91/100 |
| Places with the best weather in Europe in June | 31st of 50 | 90/100 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Pamplona.
QuestionsCommon questions about Pamplona’s climate
When is the best time to visit Pamplona?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. June, July, August sit closest to 20 °C on average, August is the warmest month and July the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Pamplona get?
In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 26 °C. About 17 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 1.3 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 31 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Pamplona?
November, averaging 82 mm over 12 days with rain. The driest month is July with 26 mm. The year as a whole averages 740 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 Pamplona 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
- 42.817°, -1.643° , 460 m above sea level (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.