Santander weather by month & the best time to visit
🇪🇸 Spain · seaside town · Mediterranean climate
The best time to visit Santander is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 84/100), with August and September close behind. Santander averages about 1,954 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 33 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,954
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 84/100
- Rain / year
- 994 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Sea at warmest
- 23°C / 73°F
- Population
- 209k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Santander?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Santander is July, then August and September. The dullest month is January (28/100, 125 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Santander?
Santander gets a moderate 1,954 hours of sunshine a year. 56 Sunshine Score points separate July (84) from January (28), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #40 of 40 destinations in Spain for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,914 hours. The year's 994 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 | 28 | 13° / 55°F | 9° / 48°F | 125 mm | 1 | 14° / 57°F |
| February | 30 | 13° / 55°F | 8° / 46°F | 100 mm | 2 | 14° / 57°F |
| March | 36 | 14° / 57°F | 10° / 50°F | 95 mm | 3 | 14° / 57°F |
| April | 51 | 16° / 61°F | 11° / 52°F | 78 mm | 4 | 14° / 57°F |
| May | 66 | 18° / 64°F | 13° / 55°F | 62 mm | 6 | 16° / 61°F |
| June | 80 | 22° / 72°F | 16° / 61°F | 54 mm | 6 | 19° / 66°F |
| July | 84 | 24° / 75°F | 18° / 64°F | 33 mm | 7 | 21° / 70°F |
| August | 84 | 24° / 75°F | 19° / 66°F | 34 mm | 6 | 23° / 73°F |
| September | 81 | 23° / 73°F | 18° / 64°F | 51 mm | 5 | 21° / 70°F |
| October | 72 | 20° / 68°F | 15° / 59°F | 100 mm | 3 | 18° / 64°F |
| November | 43 | 16° / 61°F | 12° / 54°F | 141 mm | 1 | 17° / 63°F |
| December | 28 | 13° / 55°F | 10° / 50°F | 121 mm | 1 | 15° / 59°F |
Sea temperature in Santander by month
The sea off Santander is warmest in August at around 23°C / 73°F, and coolest in January at 14°C / 57°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 3 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
- Bilbao Spain · 75 km · best in Jul · 1,988 h sun/yr
- Vitoria-Gasteiz Spain · 108 km · best in Jul · 2,314 h sun/yr
- San Sebastián Spain · 164 km · best in Jul · 2,077 h sun/yr
- Asturias Spain · 179 km · best in Jul · 2,044 h sun/yr
- Biarritz France · 185 km · best in Jul · 2,077 h sun/yr
- Pau/Pyrénées (Uzein) France · 275 km · best in Jul · 2,105 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- León Spain · 176 km · 2,764 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Santander compares month by month: Santander vs Asturias · Santander vs Bilbao · Santander vs San Sebastián · Santander vs Vitoria-Gasteiz · all comparisons
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