Sabadell climate
Sabadell is warmest in August, with average highs of 27 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 3.2 °C. October is the wettest month (96 mm) and February the driest (33 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Sabadell averages 650 mm of rain, 77 days above 25 °C and 9 days below freezing.
Spain · population 211,734 · 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 27 °C
- Coldest month January 3.2 °C
- Driest month February 33 mm
- Wettest month October 96 mm
- Least cloud July 34 % cloud
- Hottest on record June 40 °C
- Coldest on record January -4.1 °C
- Warmest sea August 25 °C
What to expectSabadell through the year
Sabadell has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 12 °C in January to 27 °C in August, a swing of 16 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 77 days a year reach 25 °C, 12 of them reach 30 °C, 9 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C, in June.
Rain is strongly seasonal. October averages 96 mm against 33 mm in February — 2.9 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
The sea off Sabadell is warmest in August at 25 °C and coldest in February 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 | 11.8 °C | 40 mm | 49 % |
| February | 12.7 °C | 33 mm | 48 % |
| March | 15.3 °C | 44 mm | 50 % |
| April | 17.3 °C | 63 mm | 52 % |
| May | 20.7 °C | 58 mm | 53 % |
| June | 24.7 °C | 45 mm | 42 % |
| July | 27.4 °C | 33 mm | 34 % |
| August | 27.5 °C | 50 mm | 41 % |
| September | 23.7 °C | 89 mm | 52 % |
| October | 20.0 °C | 96 mm | 57 % |
| November | 15.3 °C | 59 mm | 52 % |
| December | 12.3 °C | 40 mm | 50 % |
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 | 11.8 °C | 3.2 °C | 7.1 °C | 20.1 °C | -4.1 °C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| February | 12.7 °C | 3.6 °C | 7.9 °C | 22.6 °C | -4.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| March | 15.3 °C | 5.8 °C | 10.4 °C | 24.3 °C | -4.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 17.3 °C | 8.2 °C | 12.7 °C | 25.0 °C | 0.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 20.7 °C | 11.8 °C | 16.3 °C | 30.8 °C | 5.2 °C | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 24.7 °C | 15.9 °C | 20.4 °C | 39.9 °C | 9.4 °C | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| July | 27.4 °C | 18.8 °C | 23.2 °C | 35.5 °C | 12.1 °C | 25 | 5 | 0 |
| August | 27.5 °C | 19.3 °C | 23.3 °C | 36.1 °C | 12.7 °C | 25 | 5 | 0 |
| September | 23.7 °C | 16.3 °C | 19.9 °C | 30.9 °C | 7.2 °C | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 20.0 °C | 12.7 °C | 16.2 °C | 28.5 °C | 2.7 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 15.3 °C | 7.5 °C | 11.2 °C | 23.0 °C | -2.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 12.3 °C | 4.3 °C | 7.9 °C | 18.6 °C | -3.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40 mm | 6 | 9.5 h/day | 49 % | 80 % | 14 km/h | 13.5 °C |
| February | 33 mm | 6 | 11 h/day | 48 % | 78 % | 14 km/h | 13.0 °C |
| March | 44 mm | 7 | 12 h/day | 50 % | 76 % | 16 km/h | 13.3 °C |
| April | 63 mm | 9 | 13 h/day | 52 % | 75 % | 17 km/h | 14.4 °C |
| May | 58 mm | 9 | 15 h/day | 53 % | 75 % | 16 km/h | 17.0 °C |
| June | 45 mm | 7 | 15 h/day | 42 % | 72 % | 15 km/h | 20.6 °C |
| July | 33 mm | 6 | 15 h/day | 34 % | 72 % | 16 km/h | 23.8 °C |
| August | 50 mm | 7 | 14 h/day | 41 % | 74 % | 15 km/h | 25.3 °C |
| September | 89 mm | 12 | 13 h/day | 52 % | 78 % | 14 km/h | 23.7 °C |
| October | 96 mm | 10 | 11 h/day | 57 % | 81 % | 13 km/h | 20.9 °C |
| November | 59 mm | 7 | 9.9 h/day | 52 % | 80 % | 13 km/h | 17.3 °C |
| December | 40 mm | 5 | 9.2 h/day | 50 % | 81 % | 14 km/h | 14.9 °C |
How Sabadell 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabadell | 27 °C | 3.2 °C | 650 mm | 77 |
| Terrassa · Spain | 28 °C | 2.3 °C | 655 mm | 83 |
| Badalona · Spain | 28 °C | 4.5 °C | 590 mm | 84 |
| Barcelona · Spain | 27 °C | 5.0 °C | 590 mm | 78 |
| L'Hospitalet de Llobregat · Spain | 28 °C | 5.0 °C | 641 mm | 80 |
Where Sabadell ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in Europe in June | 18thof 50 | 91/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Europe in July | 19thof 50 | 94/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Europe in December | 20thof 50 | 24/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Europe in January | 20thof 50 | 19/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Europe in February | 22ndof 50 | 20/100 |
| Warmest sea temperatures in Europe in October | 24thof 50 | 21 °C |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Sabadell.
QuestionsCommon questions about Sabadell’s climate
When is the best time to visit Sabadell?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. June, July, September sit closest to 20 °C on average, August is the warmest month and February the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Sabadell get?
In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 27 °C. About 12 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 3.2 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 9 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Sabadell?
October, averaging 96 mm over 10 days with rain. The driest month is February with 33 mm. The year as a whole averages 650 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 Sabadell 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
- 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.