Granada weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Granada is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 97/100), with May and September close behind. Granada averages about 3,197 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 4 mm of rain in June.

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Sun hours / year

3,197

Sunniest month

June

Peak score

97/100

Rain / year

400 mm

Midday UV at peak

10 (very high)

Population

388k

Elevation

562 m

When is the best time to visit Granada?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Granada is June, then May and September. The dullest month is January (38/100, 40 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Granada?

Granada is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,197 hours of sunshine a year. 59 Sunshine Score points separate June (97) from January (38), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #4 of 40 destinations in Spain for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,914 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around November, carries about 40% of the annual 400 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Málaga Spain · 86 km · best in Jun · 3,106 h sun/yr
• Almería Spain · 131 km · best in Jun · 3,132 h sun/yr
• Gibraltar Gibraltar · 182 km · best in Jun · 3,134 h sun/yr
• Seville Spain · 189 km · best in May · 3,167 h sun/yr
• Jerez de la Frontera Spain · 209 km · best in Jun · 3,263 h sun/yr
• Melilla Spain · 225 km · best in Jun · 2,944 h sun/yr

Head-to-head

How Granada compares month by month: Granada vs Málaga · Granada vs Almería · Granada vs Gibraltar · all comparisons