# The best time to get married in Spain: month by month, region by region

> AEMET’s climate normals for six places couples marry, how many couples marry in each month (INE), the best months for each region, and sunrise, sunset and golden hour for 2027 in Barcelona, Madrid, Seville, Palma and Las Palmas.

- Updated 2026-10-11
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**In short**

- September and June are Spain’s busiest wedding months: 22,912 and 22,461 of the 175,364 marriages of 2024 (13.1% and 12.8%), then October with 11.6%; August, at 6.1%, is quieter than May (INE).
- Late spring and early autumn are the sweet spot on the mainland: Seville’s average high is 27.2 °C in May and 36.0 °C in July, Madrid’s 22.2 °C and 32.1 °C (AEMET normals, 1981–2010).
- On the Mediterranean the rain comes in autumn — Barcelona’s wettest months are September (81 mm) and October (91 mm) — while San Sebastián has 10 to 13 rainy days in every month of the year.
- The Canary Islands are Spain’s winter option: at Gran Canaria airport the average high never drops below 20.8 °C, and the whole year brings 151 mm of rain over 22 rainy days.
- Sunsets come late by the clock: on 15 June 2027 the sun sets at 21:47 in Madrid, 21:46 in Seville, 21:26 in Barcelona, 21:18 in Palma and 21:00 in Las Palmas (IGN’s official tables).

Spain is a big country with several climates: a Mediterranean coast that is dry in summer and stormy in autumn, a high central plateau with hot summers and frosty winters, a green Atlantic north where it rains in every month, and the Canary Islands, mild all year. So “the best month” depends on where. This guide puts the official numbers side by side — AEMET’s climate normals, INE’s count of weddings by month and the sun’s times for 2027 — and then turns them into a choice for each of the seven regions on Lens & Vows. For each region’s landscape and character, start from [Spain](https://lensandvows.com/spain).

## Where do the numbers come from?

- **Temperature and rain** are AEMET’s climate normals for **1981–2010** — the thirty-year station averages that Spain’s state weather agency publishes for each of its main stations. The stations: Barcelona airport (El Prat), Madrid’s Retiro park in the city centre, Seville airport, Palma airport, Gran Canaria airport (on the east coast, south of Las Palmas) and Igeldo, on the hill above San Sebastián. Valencia, Málaga, Granada, Bilbao and Santa Cruz de Tenerife are quoted in the text.
- **A rainy day** means 1 mm of rain or more; **a storm day** is AEMET’s “día de tormenta”, a day with a thunderstorm.
- **Weddings by month** are INE’s 2024 figures — the latest definitive year, published in November 2025 — for couples living in Spain.
- **Sunrise, sunset and golden hour** were computed for the 15th of each month of 2027 and checked against the official 2027 tables of Spain’s Observatorio Astronómico Nacional (IGN). The method is set out further down.

> **Averages, not a forecast.** A normal is what a month is like on average over thirty years, not what your day will be. Any June can be cooler and any September wetter. Use these numbers to choose the month and to decide how much plan B you need; use the forecast in the last week.

## Which months do couples in Spain marry in?

Marriages of couples living in Spain, by month, in 2024 (INE). The last column is the share of that month’s weddings held in a religious ceremony — across the whole year, 83.6% of marriages were civil and 16.4% religious.

| Month | Marriages in 2024 | Share of the year | Religious that month |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January | 6,725 | 3.8% | 3.4% |
| February | 8,747 | 5.0% | 6.0% |
| March | 10,427 | 5.9% | 9.6% |
| April | 14,680 | 8.4% | 14.4% |
| May | 17,955 | 10.2% | 14.0% |
| June | 22,461 | 12.8% | 20.7% |
| July | 17,432 | 9.9% | 15.4% |
| August | 10,623 | 6.1% | 24.2% |
| September | 22,912 | 13.1% | 22.4% |
| October | 20,280 | 11.6% | 20.5% |
| November | 13,869 | 7.9% | 14.5% |
| December | 9,253 | 5.3% | 12.8% |

Two peaks stand out, June and September, with May, July and October close behind. August is the surprise: with 6.1% of the year’s weddings it is quieter than April, because it is Spain’s holiday month and the hottest weeks inland. For you this means two things. **Saturdays in June, September and October are the most asked-for dates** — for venues and for photographers, so book those first. And **a date outside the peaks is easier to get**, whether that is late April, early November or a winter wedding on the islands.

## How warm are the days?

Average daily maximum temperature, °C (AEMET, 1981–2010).

| Month | Barcelona | Madrid | Seville | Palma | Gran Canaria | San Sebastián |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January | 13.6 | 9.8 | 16.0 | 15.2 | 20.8 | 11.0 |
| February | 14.3 | 12.0 | 18.1 | 15.4 | 21.2 | 11.5 |
| March | 16.1 | 16.3 | 21.9 | 17.5 | 22.3 | 13.4 |
| April | 18.0 | 18.2 | 23.4 | 19.8 | 22.6 | 14.5 |
| May | 21.1 | 22.2 | 27.2 | 23.7 | 23.6 | 17.7 |
| June | 24.9 | 28.2 | 32.2 | 28.1 | 25.3 | 20.0 |
| July | 28.0 | 32.1 | 36.0 | 31.2 | 26.9 | 21.8 |
| August | 28.5 | 31.3 | 35.5 | 31.3 | 27.5 | 22.5 |
| September | 26.0 | 26.4 | 31.7 | 27.9 | 27.2 | 21.1 |
| October | 22.1 | 19.4 | 26.0 | 23.9 | 26.2 | 18.5 |
| November | 17.3 | 13.5 | 20.2 | 19.0 | 24.2 | 14.0 |
| December | 14.3 | 10.0 | 16.6 | 16.1 | 22.2 | 11.6 |
| Year | 20.3 | 19.9 | 25.4 | 22.4 | 24.2 | 16.5 |

Inland Andalusia is the hottest place on the list: Seville averages 36.0 °C in July, and Granada airport 34.8 °C. Madrid passes 32 °C in July. The coasts are gentler — Málaga’s July averages 30.5 °C, Valencia’s August 30.2 °C — and the Basque coast never gets hot at all: Igeldo’s warmest month averages 22.5 °C. The islands barely change: Gran Canaria’s highs move only 6.7 °C between January and August.

## How cool are the evenings?

Average daily minimum temperature, °C (AEMET, 1981–2010) — roughly what the air feels like late at night, when the party is outside.

| Month | Barcelona | Madrid | Seville | Palma | Gran Canaria | San Sebastián |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January | 4.7 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 15.0 | 5.9 |
| February | 5.4 | 3.7 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 15.0 | 5.9 |
| March | 7.4 | 6.2 | 9.2 | 5.2 | 15.7 | 7.2 |
| April | 9.4 | 7.7 | 11.1 | 7.4 | 16.2 | 8.1 |
| May | 12.8 | 11.3 | 14.2 | 11.3 | 17.3 | 11.1 |
| June | 16.8 | 16.1 | 18.0 | 15.4 | 19.2 | 13.8 |
| July | 19.8 | 19.0 | 20.3 | 18.3 | 20.8 | 16.0 |
| August | 20.2 | 18.8 | 20.4 | 18.9 | 21.6 | 16.5 |
| September | 17.4 | 15.4 | 18.2 | 16.5 | 21.4 | 14.8 |
| October | 13.5 | 10.7 | 14.4 | 13.1 | 20.1 | 12.4 |
| November | 8.6 | 6.3 | 10.0 | 8.3 | 18.1 | 8.7 |
| December | 5.7 | 3.6 | 7.3 | 5.4 | 16.2 | 6.6 |
| Year | 11.8 | 10.1 | 13.0 | 10.6 | 18.0 | 10.6 |

Spanish weddings run late — dinner after dark, dancing past midnight — so the evening matters as much as the afternoon. In May and October an outdoor dinner in Madrid or on Mallorca cools to 10–13 °C by the small hours: plan heaters or a covered terrace and tell guests to bring a layer. Even in high summer Seville’s nights stay above 20 °C, which is pleasant for dancing and hard for sleeping. Palma’s numbers come from the airport, inland of the bay; by the sea the nights are milder.

## How often does it rain?

Average number of days with 1 mm of rain or more (AEMET, 1981–2010).

| Month | Barcelona | Madrid | Seville | Palma | Gran Canaria | San Sebastián |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January | 3.7 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 3.1 | 13.2 |
| February | 4.0 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 11.6 |
| March | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 12.4 |
| April | 5.1 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 13.4 |
| May | 4.7 | 7.3 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 12.2 |
| June | 3.6 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 10.6 |
| July | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 9.8 |
| August | 4.5 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 10.5 |
| September | 5.2 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 10.1 |
| October | 6.3 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 2.3 | 11.8 |
| November | 5.1 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 13.0 |
| December | 4.4 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 4.5 | 12.4 |
| Year | 53.3 | 59.4 | 50.5 | 50.9 | 22.1 | 141.1 |

Rainy days are only half the story on the Mediterranean, where autumn rain tends to come as short, heavy storms. Barcelona gets 81 mm in September and 91 mm in October from five or six rainy days, and averages 3.5 thunderstorm days in each of August and September; Palma has its stormiest month in September (3.9 storm days); Valencia’s wettest months are September and October (70 and 77 mm). The south is the reverse — Seville and Málaga are almost dry from June to August, and their rain peaks in November and December. Madrid’s spring storms peak in May (2.9 storm days). On the Basque coast it rains in every season: Igeldo totals 1,507 mm a year over 141 rainy days, and even July has almost ten. Whatever the month, read [the rain plan](https://lensandvows.com/journal/rain-plan) before you sign for an outdoor-only venue.

## The best months, region by region

In short — the same months the region pages recommend, with the reason behind each:

| Region | Best months | Also good | Watch out for |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Barcelona & Catalonia](https://lensandvows.com/spain/barcelona) | May, June, September | April, July, August, October | Autumn storms; humid city summers |
| [Madrid](https://lensandvows.com/spain/madrid) | May, June, September, October | April, July, August | July and August above 31 °C; May thunderstorms |
| [Andalusia](https://lensandvows.com/spain/andalusia) | April, May, September, October | March, June, November | 36 °C inland in July; Holy Week and the April Fair fill rooms |
| [Mallorca & the Balearics](https://lensandvows.com/spain/mallorca) | May, June, September, October | April, July, August | Peak crowds in July–August; September storms |
| [Canary Islands](https://lensandvows.com/spain/canary-islands) | April–June, September–November | Every other month | Calima (Saharan dust) haze on some days |
| [Valencia & the Costa Blanca](https://lensandvows.com/spain/valencia) | May, June, September, October | March, April, July, August, November | Heaviest rain in September–October; the Fallas in mid-March |
| [Basque Country & the North](https://lensandvows.com/spain/basque-country) | June to September | May, October | Rain in any month |

### Barcelona and Catalonia

May, June and September are warm (21–26 °C highs) without August’s crowds. September and October are the wettest months on this coast, so the beautiful early-autumn light comes with a real chance of a storm — keep a covered plan for the ceremony. In July and August the city is hot and humid; the Costa Brava and the hills inland are kinder. On the night of 23 June Catalonia celebrates Sant Joan with bonfires and fireworks: festive, loud, and worth knowing before you book a coastal hotel. Venues: [wedding venues in Spain](https://lensandvows.com/journal/wedding-venues-spain).

### Madrid

Madrid sits at 667 m, which gives it real seasons. May, June, September and October are warm and bright; May also brings the city’s most thunderstorm days. July (32.1 °C) and August (31.3 °C) push the ceremony to the end of the day, and in August many people leave town. Winter is cold and dry — an average low of 2.7 °C in January at the Retiro, with frost on six mornings that month — but often sunny, which suits a small city wedding.

### Andalusia

Spring and autumn are Andalusia’s seasons: April and May (23–27 °C in Seville) and late September to October. July and August are fiercely hot inland — Seville, Córdoba, Granada — while the coast around Málaga stays near 30 °C. Rain comes mostly from October to December. Spring is also Holy Week and Seville’s April Fair: unforgettable, and hard for rooms, so check the dates before you choose. In 2027 Easter Sunday falls on 28 March. Granada is also high and cold in winter: its airport averages 0.0 °C on January nights.

### Mallorca and the Balearics

Late May, June, September and early October give warm days (24–28 °C) and a sea that has had all summer to warm up by autumn. July and August are hot (31 °C) and the busiest weeks of the year on the island. September is the stormiest month (3.9 storm days at Palma airport) and October the wettest (62 mm), so an autumn wedding wants an indoor or covered fallback. From November to March many hotels and beach places close.

### The Canary Islands

Every month works. At Gran Canaria airport the average high runs from 20.8 °C in January to 27.5 °C in August, and the year has only 22 rainy days; Santa Cruz de Tenerife is much the same (21.0–29.0 °C, 226 mm a year). That makes the islands Spain’s answer to a winter wedding. Two things change the picture locally: the northern slopes are cloudier and greener than the south, and the high peaks are cold — Teide’s summit area can see snow in winter. Now and then a haze of Saharan dust, the calima, dims the sky for a few days. The Canaries are an hour behind the mainland (see the clocks below).

### Valencia and the Costa Blanca

Late spring and early autumn are warm and bright (Valencia: 23.4 °C in May, 27.9 °C in September). July and August are hot and humid, better by the sea. September and October bring the heaviest rain, often in sudden downpours — always have a covered plan. Mid-March is the Fallas in Valencia: fireworks, bonfires and full hotels.

### The Basque Country and the North

June to September is the season — the warmest weeks (20–22.5 °C highs on the coast) and the most settled, though it can rain any day: the landscape is green for a reason. Bilbao airport, a little inland, gets 1,134 mm a year over 124 rainy days, fewer than Igeldo’s 141. Rioja, further inland, is far drier, and the grape harvest from late September into October is beautiful. Plan an indoor or covered space whatever the month, and enjoy the soft light that comes with the cloud.

## What time does the sun set?

Sunset on the 15th of each month of 2027, on each city’s own clock: the mainland and the Balearics on Central European time, the Canaries an hour behind. Around the equinoxes sunset moves by up to two minutes a day, so for a date far from the 15th, look up the exact day.

| Month | Barcelona | Madrid | Seville | Palma | Las Palmas (Canary time) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January | 17:46 | 18:12 | 18:30 | 17:49 | 18:28 |
| February | 18:25 | 18:50 | 19:03 | 18:25 | 18:52 |
| March | 18:58 | 19:21 | 19:31 | 18:56 | 19:10 |
| April | 20:31 | 20:53 | 20:59 | 20:27 | 20:27 |
| May | 21:03 | 21:24 | 21:26 | 20:56 | 20:44 |
| June | 21:26 | 21:47 | 21:46 | 21:18 | 21:00 |
| July | 21:23 | 21:44 | 21:45 | 21:16 | 21:00 |
| August | 20:51 | 21:13 | 21:17 | 20:46 | 20:41 |
| September | 20:01 | 20:24 | 20:32 | 19:59 | 20:07 |
| October | 19:11 | 19:35 | 19:47 | 19:11 | 19:33 |
| November | 17:32 | 17:58 | 18:14 | 17:34 | 18:09 |
| December | 17:22 | 17:49 | 18:07 | 17:26 | 18:08 |

- **The latest sunsets of 2027** come around the end of June: 21:49 in Madrid (22 June to 3 July) and Seville (24 June to 3 July), 21:29 in Barcelona, 21:21 in Palma and 21:02 in Las Palmas.
- **The earliest** come in early December: 17:22 in Barcelona, 17:25 in Palma, 17:48 in Madrid, 18:05 in Las Palmas and 18:06 in Seville.
- **West is later.** Spain runs on Central European time although it lies as far west as Portugal, so its western cities see the latest sunsets by the clock: Madrid’s comes 21 to 27 minutes after Barcelona’s all year, and Seville’s 20 minutes after Barcelona’s in June but 45 minutes after it in December.
- **Las Palmas** reads earlier than Madrid on its own clock, but that clock is an hour behind: its 21:00 June sunset is 22:00 in Madrid.

## When is golden hour?

Golden hour, as we use it, is the time when the centre of the sun is between 6° above and 4° below the horizon — the warm, low light most photographers plan portraits around. In the evening it begins **31 to 44 minutes before sunset** and runs **14 to 20 minutes after it**, for 45 to 64 minutes in all; it is shortest near the equinoxes and in the Canaries, which lie further south. Evening golden hour on the 15th of each month of 2027:

| Month | Barcelona | Madrid | Seville | Palma | Las Palmas |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January | 17:04–18:05 | 17:31–18:31 | 17:50–18:47 | 17:08–18:08 | 17:53–18:43 |
| February | 17:46–18:42 | 18:12–19:07 | 18:27–19:20 | 17:48–18:42 | 18:20–19:07 |
| March | 18:21–19:14 | 18:45–19:38 | 18:56–19:47 | 18:20–19:12 | 18:39–19:24 |
| April | 19:54–20:49 | 20:17–21:11 | 20:24–21:15 | 19:51–20:44 | 19:55–20:42 |
| May | 20:23–21:22 | 20:45–21:43 | 20:49–21:44 | 20:18–21:15 | 20:11–21:00 |
| June | 20:45–21:47 | 21:06–22:07 | 21:07–22:05 | 20:38–21:38 | 20:25–21:16 |
| July | 20:43–21:43 | 21:04–22:03 | 21:07–22:03 | 20:37–21:35 | 20:27–21:16 |
| August | 20:13–21:09 | 20:35–21:30 | 20:41–21:33 | 20:09–21:03 | 20:09–20:56 |
| September | 19:25–20:18 | 19:48–20:41 | 19:58–20:48 | 19:23–20:15 | 19:36–20:21 |
| October | 18:33–19:28 | 18:58–19:52 | 19:12–20:03 | 18:34–19:27 | 19:01–19:47 |
| November | 16:51–17:50 | 17:17–18:16 | 17:35–18:31 | 16:55–17:52 | 17:35–18:24 |
| December | 16:38–17:42 | 17:06–18:08 | 17:26–18:25 | 16:44–17:45 | 17:33–18:24 |

### Sunrise, for elopements and empty viewpoints

Famous places are emptiest at dawn. Sunrise on the 15th of each month of 2027 — the morning golden hour starts 14 to 20 minutes before it:

| Month | Barcelona | Madrid | Seville | Palma | Las Palmas |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January | 08:15 | 08:36 | 08:37 | 08:08 | 07:54 |
| February | 07:47 | 08:09 | 08:13 | 07:42 | 07:40 |
| March | 07:04 | 07:27 | 07:36 | 07:01 | 07:12 |
| April | 07:12 | 07:37 | 07:50 | 07:13 | 07:37 |
| May | 06:33 | 06:59 | 07:15 | 06:36 | 07:12 |
| June | 06:17 | 06:44 | 07:03 | 06:21 | 07:05 |
| July | 06:31 | 06:57 | 07:15 | 06:34 | 07:15 |
| August | 07:00 | 07:25 | 07:40 | 07:01 | 07:31 |
| September | 07:31 | 07:55 | 08:06 | 07:30 | 07:47 |
| October | 08:03 | 08:25 | 08:32 | 07:59 | 08:02 |
| November | 07:39 | 08:00 | 08:03 | 07:33 | 07:23 |
| December | 08:10 | 08:30 | 08:31 | 08:02 | 07:45 |

### How these times were worked out

We computed every time ourselves with the solar-position equations published by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), for the 15th of each month of 2027 at the reference point the IGN uses for each city. Sunrise and sunset are the moments the top edge of the sun meets a flat, sea-level horizon, allowing for normal refraction — the standard almanac definition, and the IGN’s. We then checked them against the IGN’s official 2027 tables for the same five cities: 118 of the 120 sunrises and sunsets match to the minute and the other two differ by one minute (the table above prints the IGN’s value), and the US Naval Observatory’s data service agrees with all 120 within a minute. Rounding is to the nearest minute.

> **Your horizon is not the almanac’s.** Almanac times assume a flat horizon at sea level. A ridge, a cliff, an old town’s walls or a mountain to the west ends direct sunlight earlier — in the Serra de Tramuntana or a Basque valley it can go well before the official sunset — while a headland with open sea to the west keeps it to the end. Ask your photographer how the light falls at your venue at your hour.

## What changes with the clocks in 2027?

These times assume Spain changes its clocks in 2027 as it has every year — forward on Sunday 28 March, back on Sunday 31 October — which is how the IGN’s 2027 tables are calculated. Sunsets jump accordingly: in Madrid from 19:34 on 27 March to 20:35 on 28 March, and from 19:14 on 30 October to 18:13 on 31 October. The official calendar published in the BOE so far runs to October 2026, and the EU proposal to stop changing the clocks had not been adopted as of mid-2026, so check again if your date is near either change.

## Dates worth knowing in 2027

- **Easter Sunday is 28 March 2027**, so Holy Week runs from 21 March. In Andalusia’s cities that week is full of processions and visitors.
- **A total solar eclipse on the morning of Monday 2 August 2027** crosses southern Spain: totality covers almost all of Cádiz province and much of Málaga’s, with Ceuta and Melilla, and lasts 2 minutes 54 seconds in Cádiz and 1 minute 48 seconds in Málaga, from about 10:45 local time (IGN). The rest of Spain sees a deep partial eclipse — 85% in Madrid. If your wedding is on that coast that weekend, book rooms early; if you like the idea, it makes a morning to remember.
- **The clock changes** on 28 March and 31 October (above).
- **Local festivals** fill hotels: the Fallas in Valencia in mid-March, Seville’s April Fair, Sant Joan on 23 June in Catalonia and on the coast. Check your town’s calendar before you fix the date.

## Planning the day around the light

- **Ceremonies in Spain often start in the early evening**, and the late sunsets allow it: in June, with sunset at 21:47 in Madrid, a 19:00 ceremony leaves time for the cocktail and portraits in golden hour from about 21:05.
- **In July and August inland**, keep the ceremony out of the afternoon heat — 36 °C average highs in Seville — and step away for portraits as the sun drops.
- **In spring and autumn** the light comes earlier by the clock (20:01 sunset in Barcelona on 15 September), so a late ceremony can run into darkness; move it earlier or plan portraits before the dinner.
- **On the islands**, remember the Canaries’ clock: a 20:25 start to golden hour in Las Palmas in June is 21:25 in Madrid, which matters if guests or suppliers fly in on mainland time.

For a full day planned hour by hour, see [a wedding-day timeline](https://lensandvows.com/journal/wedding-day-timeline); for how photographers price summer Saturdays against quieter dates, [what a wedding photographer costs in Spain](https://lensandvows.com/journal/wedding-photographer-cost-spain).

## Questions couples ask

### What is the best month to get married in Spain?

For most of mainland Spain and the Balearics, May, June, September and early October: warm, mostly dry and with long evenings. September and June are also the busiest months — 13.1% and 12.8% of 2024’s weddings (INE) — so book early. The Basque coast is best from June to September, and the Canary Islands work in every month.

### Is August too hot for a wedding in Spain?

Inland it is very hot: AEMET’s normals give average highs of 35.5 °C in Seville and 31.3 °C in Madrid in August. On the coasts it is more bearable (28.5 °C in Barcelona, 22.5 °C at San Sebastián’s Igeldo station), and evening ceremonies avoid the worst. Only 6.1% of Spain’s 2024 weddings were in August.

### When does the sun set in Spain in summer?

Late: on 15 June 2027 at 21:47 in Madrid, 21:46 in Seville, 21:26 in Barcelona and 21:18 in Palma, mainland time; the year’s latest is 21:49 in Madrid and Seville around the end of June (IGN). In Las Palmas it sets at 21:00 Canary time, which is 22:00 in Madrid.

### Where in Spain can we get married in winter?

The Canary Islands: at Gran Canaria airport the average high is 20.8 °C in January and the whole year has only 22 rainy days (AEMET, 1981–2010). Andalusia’s coast is the mainland’s mildest winter, around 17 °C in Málaga in January, but with more rain than in summer.

### Which month has the most rain in Barcelona?

October, with 91 mm on average, then September with 81 mm (AEMET normals for Barcelona airport, 1981–2010). It usually falls in short, heavy storms over five or six days, so a covered option for the ceremony is wise in early autumn.

### Does it rain in the Basque Country in summer?

Yes, though less than in winter: San Sebastián’s Igeldo station averages 9.8 rainy days in July and 10.5 in August, against 13.2 in January, and 1,507 mm a year. June to September are still the warmest, most settled months there, but every Basque wedding needs an indoor or covered plan.

Next: where to hold it — [wedding venues in Spain](https://lensandvows.com/journal/wedding-venues-spain) and, for something small, [where to elope in Spain](https://lensandvows.com/journal/where-to-elope-in-spain). Then [find a photographer who is free on your date](https://lensandvows.com/#concierge), or browse [the photographers](https://lensandvows.com/photographers).

## Sources

1. [AEMET — Valores climatológicos normales: Barcelona Aeropuerto, 1981–2010](https://www.aemet.es/es/serviciosclimaticos/datosclimatologicos/valoresclimatologicos?l=0076&k=cat)
2. [AEMET — Valores climatológicos normales: Madrid, Retiro, 1981–2010](https://www.aemet.es/es/serviciosclimaticos/datosclimatologicos/valoresclimatologicos?l=3195&k=mad)
3. [AEMET — Valores climatológicos normales: Sevilla Aeropuerto, 1981–2010](https://www.aemet.es/es/serviciosclimaticos/datosclimatologicos/valoresclimatologicos?l=5783&k=and)
4. [AEMET — Valores climatológicos normales: Palma de Mallorca Aeropuerto, 1981–2010](https://www.aemet.es/es/serviciosclimaticos/datosclimatologicos/valoresclimatologicos?l=B278&k=bal)
5. [AEMET — Valores climatológicos normales: Gran Canaria Aeropuerto, 1981–2010](https://www.aemet.es/es/serviciosclimaticos/datosclimatologicos/valoresclimatologicos?l=C649I&k=coo)
6. [AEMET — Valores climatológicos normales: San Sebastián, Igeldo, 1981–2010](https://www.aemet.es/es/serviciosclimaticos/datosclimatologicos/valoresclimatologicos?l=1024E&k=pva)
7. [AEMET — Valores climatológicos normales: València, 1981–2010](https://www.aemet.es/es/serviciosclimaticos/datosclimatologicos/valoresclimatologicos?l=8416&k=val)
8. [AEMET — Valores climatológicos normales: Málaga Aeropuerto, 1981–2010](https://www.aemet.es/es/serviciosclimaticos/datosclimatologicos/valoresclimatologicos?l=6155A&k=and)
9. [AEMET — Valores climatológicos normales: Granada Aeropuerto, 1981–2010](https://www.aemet.es/es/serviciosclimaticos/datosclimatologicos/valoresclimatologicos?l=5530E&k=and)
10. [AEMET — Valores climatológicos normales: Bilbao Aeropuerto, 1981–2010](https://www.aemet.es/es/serviciosclimaticos/datosclimatologicos/valoresclimatologicos?l=1082&k=pva)
11. [AEMET — Valores climatológicos normales: Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 1981–2010](https://www.aemet.es/es/serviciosclimaticos/datosclimatologicos/valoresclimatologicos?l=C449C&k=coo)
12. [INE — Marriages by month and form of celebration (table 37641), 2024](https://ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=37641)
13. [INE — Movimiento Natural de la Población 2024, definitive data (19 November 2025)](https://www.ine.es/dyngs/Prensa/MNP2024.htm)
14. [IGN, Observatorio Astronómico Nacional — Sunrise and sunset times by province (2027 tables)](https://astronomia.ign.es/en/hora-salidas-y-puestas-de-sol)
15. [IGN — The total solar eclipse of 2 August 2027](https://eclipses.ign.es/eclipse-total-sol-de-2-de-agosto-2027.html)
16. [NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory — Solar Calculator (the equations used)](https://gml.noaa.gov/grad/solcalc/)
17. [US Naval Observatory — Sun and Moon data for one day (the cross-check)](https://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/RS_OneDay)
18. [Demócrata — The last clock change set by the BOE arrives in October 2026 (5 June 2026)](https://www.democrata.es/actualidad/ultimo-cambio-hora-boe-octubre-2026-que-pasara-2027/)

## The places in this guide

- [Barcelona & Catalonia](https://lensandvows.com/spain/barcelona)
- [Madrid](https://lensandvows.com/spain/madrid)
- [Andalusia](https://lensandvows.com/spain/andalusia)
- [Mallorca & the Balearics](https://lensandvows.com/spain/mallorca)
- [Canary Islands](https://lensandvows.com/spain/canary-islands)
- [Valencia & the Costa Blanca](https://lensandvows.com/spain/valencia)
- [Basque Country & the North](https://lensandvows.com/spain/basque-country)