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Best time to visit Barcelona

January is the best time to visit Barcelona for general sightseeing, with average highs of 29 °C and about 6 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to April.

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 January comfort 70/100
A beach holiday February sea 24 °C
The least cloud January 43 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 17 mm
Warmth April 32 °C
Cooler weather December 29 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 January 70 29 °C 6 92
2 February 70 30 °C 3 95
3 March 67 31 °C 3 94
4 April 63 32 °C 6 86
5 December 61 29 °C 12 78
6 May 56 32 °C 11 74
7 November 48 30 °C 19 70
8 July 48 30 °C 25 72
9 June 48 31 °C 19 70
10 August 47 30 °C 24 70
11 October 47 31 °C 18 65
12 September 44 31 °C 20 65

For a beach holiday

February scores highest, with a sea temperature of 24 °C and air temperatures around 30 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 25 °C 29 °C 43 % 92
February 24 °C 30 °C 43 % 95
March 25 °C 31 °C 51 % 94
April 25 °C 32 °C 66 % 86
May 26 °C 32 °C 71 % 74
June 26 °C 31 °C 73 % 70
July 26 °C 30 °C 69 % 72
August 28 °C 30 °C 69 % 70
September 28 °C 31 °C 68 % 65
October 28 °C 31 °C 68 % 65
November 28 °C 30 °C 64 % 70
December 26 °C 29 °C 52 % 78

When to think twice

September scores lowest with about 20 wet days and highs near 31 °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 29.4 °C 27 mm 43 %
February 30.2 °C 17 mm 43 %
March 31.0 °C 18 mm 51 %
April 31.6 °C 35 mm 66 %
May 31.6 °C 76 mm 71 %
June 30.5 °C 120 mm 73 %
July 29.7 °C 173 mm 69 %
August 30.1 °C 167 mm 69 %
September 31.2 °C 117 mm 68 %
October 31.1 °C 110 mm 68 %
November 30.0 °C 127 mm 64 %
December 29.4 °C 70 mm 52 %

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.

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.