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Spain
Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family · Photo: Canaan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Capital
- Madrid
- Currency
- EUR
- Euro
- Local time
- Central European Summer TimeUTC+02:00
- 1 more
- Calling code
- +34
- Driving
- On the right
- Plugs
- Type C and F
Facts
Spain in figures
- Capital
- Madrid
- Currency
- Euro EURToday's indicative rate: EUR 1 ≈ USD 1.12Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Languages
- Official: SpanishOfficial in part of the country: Catalan, Galician, Basque, Asturian and OccitanSpoken: Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Basque and Occitan
- Time zones
- Western European Summer TimeUTC+01:00Central European Summer TimeUTC+02:00
- Calling code
- +34
- Driving
- On the right
- Plugs
- Type C and F230 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 061ambulance091police112general emergencyAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Population
- 49,355,143 (2025, World Bank)
- Area
- 504,782 km²
- Internet domain
- .es
When to go
Climate across Spain
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 9° | 10° | 14° | 18° | 23° | 30° | 34° | 33° | 27° | 20° | 13° | 9° |
| Barcelona | 12° | 13° | 16° | 19° | 23° | 27° | 30° | 30° | 26° | 21° | 16° | 12° |
| Seville | 14° | 16° | 19° | 22° | 27° | 34° | 37° | 37° | 31° | 25° | 18° | 15° |
| Melilla | 16° | 15° | 16° | 18° | 20° | 22° | 25° | 26° | 24° | 22° | 19° | 16° |
| Valencia | 13° | 14° | 17° | 20° | 24° | 30° | 33° | 32° | 28° | 23° | 17° | 14° |
| Zaragoza | 11° | 12° | 17° | 20° | 24° | 30° | 33° | 33° | 27° | 22° | 15° | 11° |
| Granada | 12° | 13° | 16° | 19° | 23° | 29° | 32° | 32° | 27° | 22° | 16° | 13° |
| Santiago de Compostela | 11° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 21° | 24° | 25° | 23° | 19° | 14° | 12° |
| Bilbao | 12° | 12° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 20° | 23° | 23° | 22° | 20° | 15° | 13° |
| Málaga | 15° | 15° | 16° | 18° | 20° | 24° | 27° | 27° | 24° | 21° | 18° | 15° |
| Cities good for going, of 28 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 19 | 28 | 26 | 8 | 2 |
Mostly sea in the model's grid cell: the highs shown run lower than on land.
Mean daily highs, modelled for an area about 50 km across: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. A cell's swatch says what the month is like (key above).
Cities
Cities in Spain
- MadridCapitalGuide3,255,944
- BarcelonaGuideCatalonia1,686,208
- Valencia824,340
- ZaragozaAragon686,986
- SevilleAndalusia686,741
- MálagaAndalusia592,346
- Murcia471,982
- PalmaBalearic Islands438,234
- Las Palmas de Gran CanariaCanary Islands383,516
- AlicanteValencia348,901
- BilbaoBasque Country347,342
- CórdobaAndalusia325,708
- ValladolidCastille and León300,618
- VigoGalicia293,642
- GranadaAndalusia233,532
- Jerez de la FronteraAndalusia212,879
- Santa Cruz de TenerifeCanary Islands211,359
- PamplonaNavarre208,243
- AlmeríaAndalusia196,851
- CastellonValencia183,711
- SantanderCantabria173,635
- LogroñoLa Rioja151,164
- BadajozExtremadura150,530
- SalamancaCastille and León144,825
- LleidaCatalonia140,797
- GironaCatalonia100,266
- Santiago de CompostelaGalicia99,536
- Melilla85,985
Smaller places with an airport · 11
Airports
Airports in Spain
Large airports
- MADAdolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas AirportMadrid
- BCNJosep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat AirportBarcelona
- VLCValencia AirportValencia
- ZAZZaragoza AirportZaragoza
- SVQSeville AirportSeville
- AGPMálaga-Costa del Sol AirportMálaga
- RMURegion of Murcia International AirportMurcia
- PMIPalma de Mallorca AirportPalma
- LPAGran Canaria AirportLas Palmas de Gran Canaria
- ALCAlicante-Elche Miguel Hernández AirportAlicante
- BIOBilbao AirportBilbao
- TFNTenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna AirportSanta Cruz de Tenerife
- TFSTenerife Sur AirportSanta Cruz de Tenerife
- REUReus AirportReus
- GROGirona-Costa Brava AirportGirona
- SCQSantiago-Rosalía de Castro AirportSantiago de Compostela
- OVDAsturias AirportAvilés
- IBZIbiza AirportIbiza Town
- FUEFuerteventura AirportPuerto del Rosario
- MAHMenorca AirportMaó
- ACECésar Manrique-Lanzarote AirportSan Bartolomé
Medium airports · 21
- VIT · Bilbao
- ODB · Córdoba
- VLL · Valladolid
- VGO · Vigo
- GRX · Granada
- XRY · Jerez de la Frontera
- PNA · Pamplona
- LEI · Almería
- CDT · Castellon
- SDR · Santander
- RJL · Logroño
- BJZ · Badajoz
- SLM · Salamanca
- ILD · Lleida
- MLN · Melilla
- LEN · San Andrés del Rabanedo
- LCG · Culleredo
- LEU · Berga
- EAS · Hondarribia
- SPC · Santa Cruz de la Palma
- VDE · El Hierro Island
Photographs
Spain in pictures
MadridPhoto: Dmitry Dzhus from London · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Barcelona
SevilleSeville Cathedral · Photo: PEPE GADEIRAS · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
MelillaPhoto: JJ Merelo · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ValenciaPhoto: Nicolas Vollmer from Munich [Allemagne] · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
ZaragozaPhoto: caccamo from Milan, Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Guides
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