Barcelona weather by month & the best time to visit
🇪🇸 Spain · major coastal city · Mediterranean climate
The best time to visit Barcelona is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 90/100), with July and August close behind. Barcelona averages about 2,700 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 27 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,700
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 90/100
- Rain / year
- 518 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 28°C / 82°F
- Population
- 4.9M
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Barcelona?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Barcelona is June, then July and August. The dullest month is January (44/100, 34 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Barcelona?
Barcelona gets a lot of sun: around 2,700 hours a year. 46 Sunshine Score points separate June (90) from January (44), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #30 of 40 destinations in Spain for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,914 hours. The year's 518 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44 | 14° / 57°F | 5° / 41°F | 34 mm | 1 | 14° / 57°F |
| February | 52 | 15° / 59°F | 5° / 41°F | 32 mm | 2 | 13° / 55°F |
| March | 72 | 18° / 64°F | 8° / 46°F | 43 mm | 4 | 14° / 57°F |
| April | 86 | 21° / 70°F | 11° / 52°F | 50 mm | 5 | 16° / 61°F |
| May | 86 | 25° / 77°F | 14° / 57°F | 49 mm | 6 | 19° / 66°F |
| June | 90 | 29° / 84°F | 19° / 66°F | 27 mm | 8 | 22° / 72°F |
| July | 90 | 32° / 90°F | 21° / 70°F | 28 mm | 8 | 26° / 79°F |
| August | 87 | 31° / 88°F | 22° / 72°F | 41 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
| September | 84 | 27° / 81°F | 18° / 64°F | 59 mm | 5 | 25° / 77°F |
| October | 82 | 23° / 73°F | 15° / 59°F | 70 mm | 3 | 22° / 72°F |
| November | 71 | 18° / 64°F | 9° / 48°F | 54 mm | 2 | 18° / 64°F |
| December | 45 | 14° / 57°F | 6° / 43°F | 31 mm | 1 | 16° / 61°F |
Sea temperature in Barcelona by month
The sea off Barcelona is warmest in August at around 28°C / 82°F, and coolest in February at 13°C / 55°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 5 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Reus Spain · 78 km · best in Jun · 2,823 h sun/yr
- Girona Spain · 88 km · best in Jun · 2,702 h sun/yr
- Perpignan/Rivesaltes France · 173 km · best in Jun · 2,449 h sun/yr
- Palma de Mallorca Spain · 202 km · best in Jul · 2,860 h sun/yr
- Castellón de la Plana Spain · 207 km · best in Jul · 2,816 h sun/yr
- Carcassonne France · 214 km · best in Jul · 2,249 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- La Seu d'Urgell Spain · 128 km · 2,481 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Lleida Spain · 137 km · 2,971 h sun/yr · best in Jun
Head-to-head
How Barcelona compares month by month: Barcelona vs Palma de Mallorca · Barcelona vs Perpignan/Rivesaltes · Barcelona vs Reus · Barcelona vs Girona · all comparisons
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