Santiago de Compostela weather by month & the best time to visit
🇪🇸 Spain · small town · Mediterranean climate
The best time to visit Santiago de Compostela is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 87/100), with August and September close behind. Santiago de Compostela averages about 2,387 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 31 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,387
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 87/100
- Rain / year
- 1,115 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Population
- 100k
- Elevation
- 366 m
When is the best time to visit Santiago de Compostela?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Santiago de Compostela is July, then August and September. The dullest month is January (11/100, 142 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Santiago de Compostela?
Santiago de Compostela gets a moderate 2,387 hours of sunshine a year. 76 Sunshine Score points separate July (87) from January (11), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #33 of 40 destinations in Spain for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,914 hours. The year's 1,115 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11 | 10° / 50°F | 4° / 39°F | 142 mm | 1 |
| February | 19 | 11° / 52°F | 3° / 37°F | 99 mm | 2 |
| March | 36 | 14° / 57°F | 5° / 41°F | 116 mm | 3 |
| April | 51 | 16° / 61°F | 6° / 43°F | 92 mm | 5 |
| May | 73 | 19° / 66°F | 8° / 46°F | 70 mm | 6 |
| June | 84 | 23° / 73°F | 11° / 52°F | 49 mm | 7 |
| July | 87 | 26° / 79°F | 13° / 55°F | 31 mm | 8 |
| August | 86 | 27° / 81°F | 13° / 55°F | 38 mm | 7 |
| September | 85 | 25° / 77°F | 11° / 52°F | 42 mm | 5 |
| October | 61 | 19° / 66°F | 9° / 48°F | 145 mm | 3 |
| November | 27 | 13° / 55°F | 6° / 43°F | 150 mm | 2 |
| December | 17 | 11° / 52°F | 4° / 39°F | 141 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- A Coruña Spain · 45 km · best in Jul · 2,186 h sun/yr
- Vigo Spain · 76 km · best in Jul · 2,384 h sun/yr
- Porto Portugal · 185 km · best in Jul · 2,694 h sun/yr
- Asturias Spain · 207 km · best in Jul · 2,044 h sun/yr
- Santander Spain · 377 km · best in Jul · 1,954 h sun/yr
- Bilbao Spain · 449 km · best in Jul · 1,988 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Bragança Portugal · 182 km · 2,843 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Vila Real Portugal · 189 km · 2,697 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Santiago de Compostela compares month by month: Santiago de Compostela vs Porto · Santiago de Compostela vs Asturias · Santiago de Compostela vs Vigo · Santiago de Compostela vs A Coruña · all comparisons
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