Climate averages 1991–2020
Santander weather
by month.
See how the year changes. August has the highest average daily maximum; July has the lowest average monthly rainfall.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
Across the year Santander averages a daytime high of 18.2°C and a nighttime low of 11.0°C, with about 1,144 mm of rain on roughly 155 days. August is the warmest month (average high 24.4°C) and January the coolest (12.5°C). November is the wettest month with 150 mm; July is the driest with 54 mm.
The annual picture
A year in Santander
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Santander climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.5°C6.1°C | 6.1°C | 115 | 14.7 | 9.49 h |
| February | 13.1°C5.8°C | 5.8°C | 104 | 13.0 | 10.510 h |
| March | 15.3°C7.3°C | 7.3°C | 104 | 12.9 | 11.912 h |
| April | 16.6°C8.8°C | 8.8°C | 103 | 14.8 | 13.413 h |
| May | 19.3°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 86 | 14.1 | 14.715 h |
| June | 21.8°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 68 | 10.9 | 15.415 h |
| July | 23.7°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 54 | 10.3 | 15.115 h |
| August | 24.4°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 60 | 10.3 | 14.014 h |
| September | 22.6°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 78 | 11.3 | 12.613 h |
| October | 19.9°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 109 | 13.3 | 11.111 h |
| November | 15.4°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 150 | 15.8 | 9.710 h |
| December | 13.3°C7.1°C | 7.1°C | 114 | 13.9 | 9.09 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
Nearby cities
- BarakaldoSpain · 69 kmHigh 17.2°C · Low 11.6°C · 1,078 mm rain a year
- BilbaoSpain · 75 kmHigh 17.1°C · Low 11.8°C · 1,078 mm rain a year
- Gasteiz / VitoriaSpain · 115 kmHigh 16.2°C · Low 7.3°C · 756 mm rain a year
- BurgosSpain · 125 kmHigh 15.7°C · Low 6.3°C · 582 mm rain a year
- Donostia / San SebastiánSpain · 149 kmHigh 16.8°C · Low 11.4°C · 1,412 mm rain a year
- GijónSpain · 150 kmHigh 17.0°C · Low 10.6°C · 1,246 mm rain a year
- LogroñoSpain · 156 kmHigh 17.5°C · Low 8.1°C · 578 mm rain a year
- OviedoSpain · 165 kmHigh 16.5°C · Low 8.1°C · 1,228 mm rain a year
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsWhat do the high and low temperatures mean?
We average the daily maximum and daily minimum for each calendar month over 1991–2020. They are not record extremes, a forecast range or temperatures at a fixed time of day.
How is a rain day counted?
A local calendar day (standard time, UTC+1, no daylight saving) with at least 1 mm of total precipitation counts as one rain day. We count these for each year and month, then average across 30 years. The average does not predict which days will be wet.
Where do the numbers come from?
ERA5-Land (temperature) and ERA5 (precipitation) reanalysis from the Copernicus Climate Change Service, read from the Open-Meteo open-data archive. Temperature comes from the 0.1° model cell at 43.40°, -3.80° (7 km from the city centre), adjusted up by 0.5°C for the difference between the city's elevation (1 m) and the cell's (76 m). Rain comes from the 0.25° cell at 43.50°, -3.75°. These are model estimates, not weather-station readings; coast, hills and city streets can differ.
Does this page show sunshine, humidity or sea temperature?
No. The data used here contain air temperature and precipitation only. Daylight hours are calculated from the city's latitude (sunrise to sunset), not measured sunshine.