Average Sunshine in Spain for July

The tables below give July averages for the hours of sunshine and number of sunny days at dozens of cities throughout Spain.

You can jump to a separate table for each section of the country: East, Northeast, Northwest, Central, Balearic Islands and South of Spain.

The month's totals are averages of weather data collected during 1971 to 2000.

Eastern Spain

This section covers Spain's east coast on the Mediterranean Sea and includes the regions of Catalonia (Cataluña) and Valencian Community (Comunidad Valenciana). The highest weather station in the list is on the peak of Turo De L'Home in Parc Natural del Montseny at 1706 metres (5597 feet) elevation.

Total July sunshine
Hours Place Clear Days
333 Alicante 16
310 Barcelona 11
320 Castellón 11
288 Girona 13
348 Lleida 14
308 Reus 10
253 Turo De L'Home 8
314 Valencia 13

Balearic Islands

Average amount of sun in July
Hours Place Clear Days
335 Ibiza (Eivissa) 17
352 Menorca 15
342 Palma, Mallorca 16

Northeast Spain

Cities on this list are located near Spain's border with France, in the regions of Aragon, Basque Country (País Vasco), La Rioja and Navarre (Comunidad Foral de Navarra).

Average July sun
Hours Place Clear Days
188 Bilbao 5
301 Logroño 10
302 Pamplona 9
202 San Sebastián 4
337 Saragossa (Zaragoza) 14
239 Vitoria-Gasteiz 4

Northwest Spain

Cities in Asturias, Cantabria and Galicia, Spain's regions along the Atlantic Ocean, are included in this section.

Number of sunny hours and days in July on average
Hours Place Clear Days
240 Coruña 6
194 Gijón 4
234 Lugo 2
272 Ourense 9
174 Oviedo 3
292 Pontevedra 13
189 Santander 5
261 Santiago de Compostela 8
296 Vigo 13

Central Spain

Weather information in this table is for the regions of Castile and Leon (Castilla y León), Castile-La Mancha, Community of Madrid (Comunidad de Madrid) and Extremadura. One weather station, Puerto de Navacerrada, is at 1894 metres (6214 feet) elevation at a ski resort near Madrid.

Average total sunshine in July
Hours Place Clear Days
356 Albacete 15
350 Ávila 14
366 Badajoz 18
312 Burgos 10
352 León 13
359 Madrid 16
339 Puerto de Navacerrada 13
349 Salamanca 15
346 Segovia 14
369 Toledo 17
327 Torrejón de Ardoz 15
352 Valladolid 15

Southern Spain

This list covers the Andalusia (Andalucía) and Murcia regions, which stretch along Spain's southern coasts on the Atlantic and Mediterranean, including Costa del Sol.

Total July sunshine
Hours Place Clear Days
338 Almería 18
338 Cordova (Córdoba) 18
373 Granada 22
372 Huelva 23
353 Jerez de la Frontera 21
338 Málaga 20
338 Murcia 16
351 Seville (Sevilla) 21
307 Tarifa 12
Reference

AEMET (Agencia Estatal De Meteorologia, Gobierno de España). Valores Climatológicos Normales.

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