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When to go to Barcelona

Twelve months of averages for Barcelona, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Barcelona has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in July, August and November to February.

Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): March to June, September and October.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): June to February.
The warmest month is April (33°C) and the coolest January (31°C). The wettest is August (114 mm) and the driest March (11 mm); about 713 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Barcelona: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanMild–warm, mixed
FebMild–warm, mixed
MarHot
AprHot
MayHot
JunHot
JulMild–warm, mixed
AugMild–warm, mixed
SeptHot
OctHot
NovMild–warm, mixed
DecMild–warm, mixed

Month by month

Every month in Barcelona

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Barcelona by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	31°C	23°C	20 mm	74%	48%	5.5	23°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
February	31°C	22°C	13 mm	70%	46%	6.1	24°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
March	32°C	23°C	11 mm	68%	52%	6.4	27°C	Hot
April	33°C	24°C	20 mm	67%	63%	6.2	31°C	Hot
May	33°C	25°C	53 mm	69%	68%	6	35°C	Hot
June	32°C	24°C	88 mm	74%	70%	5.8	37°C	Hot
July	31°C	24°C	110 mm	78%	65%	5.9	39°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
August	31°C	25°C	114 mm	77%	62%	6.1	39°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
September	32°C	25°C	89 mm	75%	63%	6.1	37°C	Hot
October	32°C	25°C	80 mm	75%	64%	5.8	34°C	Hot
November	31°C	25°C	63 mm	76%	62%	5.3	29°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
December	31°C	24°C	52 mm	76%	53%	5.1	25°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

31°C

23°C

20 mm

74%

48%

5.5

23°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

February

31°C

22°C

13 mm

70%

46%

6.1

24°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

March

32°C

23°C

11 mm

68%

52%

6.4

27°C

Hot

April

33°C

24°C

20 mm

67%

63%

6.2

31°C

Hot

May

33°C

25°C

53 mm

69%

68%

35°C

Hot

June

32°C

24°C

88 mm

74%

70%

5.8

37°C

Hot

July

31°C

24°C

110 mm

78%

65%

5.9

39°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

August

31°C

25°C

114 mm

77%

62%

6.1

39°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

September

32°C

25°C

89 mm

75%

63%

6.1

37°C

Hot

October

32°C

25°C

80 mm

75%

64%

5.8

34°C

Hot

November

31°C

25°C

63 mm

76%

62%

5.3

29°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

December

31°C

24°C

52 mm

76%

53%

5.1

25°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery