Gibraltar weather by month & the best time to visit
🇬🇮 Gibraltar · seaside town · Mediterranean climate
The best time to visit Gibraltar is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 97/100), with July and August close behind. Gibraltar averages about 3,134 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 4 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,134
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 97/100
- Rain / year
- 621 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 24°C / 75°F
- Population
- 27k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Gibraltar?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Gibraltar is June, then July and August. The dullest month is January (56/100, 74 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Gibraltar?
Gibraltar is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,134 hours of sunshine a year. June (97/100) is noticeably better than January (56). It is the only destination Sunshine Map tracks in Gibraltar. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around November, carries about 44% of the annual 621 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56 | 16° / 61°F | 12° / 54°F | 74 mm | 2 | 17° / 63°F |
| February | 56 | 16° / 61°F | 12° / 54°F | 74 mm | 3 | 17° / 63°F |
| March | 62 | 17° / 63°F | 13° / 55°F | 80 mm | 5 | 16° / 61°F |
| April | 73 | 18° / 64°F | 14° / 57°F | 57 mm | 6 | 17° / 63°F |
| May | 93 | 21° / 70°F | 16° / 61°F | 26 mm | 8 | 17° / 63°F |
| June | 97 | 24° / 75°F | 19° / 66°F | 4 mm | 9 | 19° / 66°F |
| July | 97 | 27° / 81°F | 21° / 70°F | 1 mm | 10 | 20° / 68°F |
| August | 97 | 27° / 81°F | 21° / 70°F | 3 mm | 9 | 24° / 75°F |
| September | 93 | 25° / 77°F | 20° / 68°F | 26 mm | 6 | 23° / 73°F |
| October | 84 | 22° / 72°F | 18° / 64°F | 76 mm | 4 | 19° / 66°F |
| November | 72 | 19° / 66°F | 15° / 59°F | 106 mm | 3 | 19° / 66°F |
| December | 60 | 17° / 63°F | 13° / 55°F | 94 mm | 2 | 18° / 64°F |
Sea temperature in Gibraltar by month
The sea off Gibraltar is warmest in August at around 24°C / 75°F, and coolest in March at 16°C / 61°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 2 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
- Tétouan Morocco · 62 km · best in Jun · 3,005 h sun/yr
- Tangier Morocco · 69 km · best in Jun · 3,005 h sun/yr
- Jerez de la Frontera Spain · 92 km · best in Jun · 3,263 h sun/yr
- Málaga Spain · 96 km · best in Jun · 3,106 h sun/yr
- Seville Spain · 149 km · best in May · 3,167 h sun/yr
- Granada Spain · 182 km · best in Jun · 3,197 h sun/yr
Head-to-head
How Gibraltar compares month by month: Gibraltar vs Tangier · Gibraltar vs Seville · Gibraltar vs Málaga · Gibraltar vs Tétouan · all comparisons
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