Girona weather by month & the best time to visit
🇪🇸 Spain · beach resort · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Girona is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 88/100), with July and August close behind. Girona averages about 2,702 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 36 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,702
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 88/100
- Rain / year
- 578 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 27°C / 81°F
- Population
- 109k
- Elevation
- 134 m
When is the best time to visit Girona?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Girona is June, then July and August. The dullest month is January (36/100, 43 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Girona?
Girona gets a lot of sun: around 2,702 hours a year. 52 Sunshine Score points separate June (88) from January (36), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #29 of 40 destinations in Spain for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,914 hours. The year's 578 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 | 36 | 13° / 55°F | 3° / 37°F | 43 mm | 1 | 14° / 57°F |
| February | 44 | 14° / 57°F | 3° / 37°F | 38 mm | 2 | 14° / 57°F |
| March | 71 | 18° / 64°F | 6° / 43°F | 51 mm | 4 | 14° / 57°F |
| April | 84 | 20° / 68°F | 9° / 48°F | 60 mm | 5 | 15° / 59°F |
| May | 84 | 25° / 77°F | 12° / 54°F | 57 mm | 6 | 18° / 64°F |
| June | 88 | 30° / 86°F | 17° / 63°F | 36 mm | 8 | 22° / 72°F |
| July | 88 | 32° / 90°F | 19° / 66°F | 35 mm | 8 | 25° / 77°F |
| August | 88 | 32° / 90°F | 19° / 66°F | 40 mm | 7 | 27° / 81°F |
| September | 85 | 27° / 81°F | 15° / 59°F | 52 mm | 5 | 25° / 77°F |
| October | 81 | 23° / 73°F | 12° / 54°F | 76 mm | 3 | 21° / 70°F |
| November | 63 | 17° / 63°F | 7° / 45°F | 57 mm | 2 | 18° / 64°F |
| December | 44 | 14° / 57°F | 4° / 39°F | 33 mm | 1 | 16° / 61°F |
Sea temperature in Girona by month
The sea off Girona is warmest in August at around 27°C / 81°F, and coolest in January at 14°C / 57°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
- Barcelona Spain · 88 km · best in Jun · 2,700 h sun/yr
- Perpignan/Rivesaltes France · 93 km · best in Jun · 2,449 h sun/yr
- Carcassonne France · 151 km · best in Jul · 2,249 h sun/yr
- Reus Spain · 157 km · best in Jun · 2,823 h sun/yr
- Montpellier/Méditerranée France · 210 km · best in Jul · 2,544 h sun/yr
- Toulouse/Blagnac France · 223 km · best in Jul · 2,220 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- La Seu d'Urgell Spain · 122 km · 2,481 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Béziers France · 165 km · 2,543 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Girona compares month by month: Girona vs Barcelona · Girona vs Perpignan/Rivesaltes · Girona vs Reus · Girona vs Carcassonne · all comparisons
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