The best time to visit Spain
Fiestas happen all year long and every village has its own celebration – whether it’s flamenco or tomato tossing – so time your trip to see one.
Spring and summer (March-September) are the best times to visit Spain, when active adventures swap the oven-like southern coasts for the mountains and lakes of Andalucia, Catalonia and the Picos de Europa. Spring (March-May) is the best time of year to visit Spain for those who’d like to miss the peak summer crowds. There’s still plenty of sunshine, but emptier beaches and cities. Barcelona is especially lovely at this time of year. The Canary Islands are the place for winter sunshine between November and January. Parts of Andalucia and the southern Pyrenees are blissful in winter too – you can often showshoe mountain slopes and sunbathe on a beach in the same day.
Best time to visit Spain, month by month guide
January in Spain
February in Spain
February is great for a luxury fitness retreat in Spain
March in Spain
April in Spain
April is great for pairing Spanish lessons with hiking in the Picos de Europa
May in Spain
June in Spain
Being a deeply Catholic area, Andalucia has a lot of pageantry going on at Easter. Each village also has its own feria throughout the year.
– Paul Fellows, from our partner Walk Andalucia
July in Spain
July and August are great for an Altiplano de Granada activity holiday
August in Spain
September in Spain
October in Spain
November in Spain
November is great for tracking Iberian lynx
December in Spain
Picos de Europa Weather Chart
MIN °C
MAX °C
RAIN (mm)
JAN
5
10
110
FEB
5
11
100
MAR
7
15
80
APR
8
15
90
MAY
11
18
80
JUN
14
19
80
JUL
16
21
50
AUG
16
22
60
SEP
15
21
90
OCT
11
19
120
NOV
7
14
110
DEC
6
10
140
Altiplano de Granada activity holiday in Spain
Multi-activity family holiday in the Spanish Lake District
From
€457 to €665
8 days
ex flights
Spanish course & walking holiday, Picos de Europa, Spain
Walk and talk on this small group language holiday in Picos de Europa National Park
From
€830
5 days
ex flights
Cooking and walking holiday, Spanish Pyrenees
Gastronomy and beautiful walks in the Spanish Pyrenees.
From
€1695
8 days
ex flights
Catalan countryside hotel, Spain
Eco Costa Brava countryside sports hotel with 25m pool
From
€52 to €112
per person per night incl breakfast
Catalonia self guided walking holidays
Self-guided walking holidays in Catalonia
From
€739 to €887
8 days
ex flights
Sierra de Aitana walking holidays in Andalucia, Spain
Magnificent trek with views over the sparkling Mediterranean
From
£1449 to £2099
8 days
inc UK flights
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Best times to visit Spain for festivals & events
Spring and early summer is one of the best seasons for festivals and ferias – from Easter’s Semana Santa to local flamenco fairs and the incredible castellers human towers of Catalonia. Ask our holiday partners about what’s going on – and try and catch a fiesta or two. Another daily event is siesta time, with takes place from 2pm to 5pm every day, particularly down south, and many shops close on Saturday afternoons, reopening on Monday.