Madrid weather by month & the best time to visit

🇪🇸 Spain · major city break · Mediterranean climate

The best time to visit Madrid is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 93/100), with September and May close behind. Madrid averages about 2,989 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 22 mm of rain in June.

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Sun hours / year

2,989

Sunniest month

June

Peak score

93/100

Rain / year

448 mm

Snow / year

≈12 cm

Midday UV at peak

9 (very high)

Population

5.6M

Elevation

601 m

When is the best time to visit Madrid?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Madrid is June, then September and May. The dullest month is January (15/100, 38 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Madrid?

Madrid gets a lot of sun: around 2,989 hours a year. 78 Sunshine Score points separate June (93) from January (15), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #13 of 40 destinations in Spain for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,914 hours. The year's 448 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Zaragoza Spain · 249 km · best in Sep · 2,847 h sun/yr
• Vitoria-Gasteiz Spain · 275 km · best in Jul · 2,314 h sun/yr
• Valencia Spain · 286 km · best in Jun · 2,894 h sun/yr
• Castellón de la Plana Spain · 310 km · best in Jul · 2,816 h sun/yr
• Bilbao Spain · 317 km · best in Jul · 1,988 h sun/yr
• Santander Spain · 327 km · best in Jul · 1,954 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Salamanca Spain · 170 km · 2,997 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Valladolid Spain · 172 km · 2,877 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• León Spain · 290 km · 2,764 h sun/yr · best in Jul

Head-to-head

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