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Monthly climate in Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santiago de Compostela features a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Csb).Temperatures typically range between 8 °C (47 °F) and 18 °C (65 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -3 °C (28 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (91 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1170 mm (46.1 inches) and receives 143 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santiago de Compostela enjoys an average of 3700 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 3 minutes to 15 hours 17 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Santiago de Compostela, Spain §

The warmest months in Santiago de Compostela are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 17 to 18 °C (63 - 65 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 8 to 10 °C (47 - 50 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santiago de Compostela experiences 22 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 4 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Santiago de Compostela, Spain.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Mean maximum 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(62°F)
Average high 12°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Daily mean 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Average low 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 7°C
(45°F)
Mean minimum -1°C
(30°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 1°C
(34°F)
Minimum -3°C
(28°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Santiago de Compostela, Spain §

Santiago de Compostela usually has the most precipitation in March, November and December, with an average of 15 rainy days and 152 mm (6.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santiago de Compostela are July, August and September. On average, 41 mm (1.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Santiago de Compostela, Spain.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 97 (3.8) 124 (4.9) 136 (5.4) 112 (4.4) 80 (3.2) 73 (2.9) 32 (1.3) 36 (1.4) 55 (2.2) 105 (4.1) 150 (5.9) 169 (6.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 11 13 14 14 11 12 6 7 10 12 16 17

Monthly sunshine hours in Santiago de Compostela, Spain §

The sunniest months in Santiago de Compostela are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 1 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santiago de Compostela: January, November and December receive an average of 6 hours 32 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Santiago de Compostela, Spain.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 170 234 302 342 393 390 413 384 338 298 228 202
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 24m 10h 31m 11h 57m 13h 25m 14h 39m 15h 17m 14h 57m 13h 51m 12h 26m 10h 59m 9h 42m 9h 3m

Solar UV radiation in Santiago de Compostela, Spain §

Santiago de Compostela experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 9 - 10, which corresponds to the Very High category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 3. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Santiago de Compostela UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Santiago de Compostela, Spain.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 2 4 6 8 9 10 9 9 7 6 3 2