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Best time to visit Barcelona

Mid Jun–Late Jul is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 27.9°C, with 0.7 rainy days per 10 days.

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Season calendar

Conditions vary little through the year (a 17.5-point range). Choose dates that suit your plans rather than relying on the color band.

Barcelona season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Off-season (season score 27.6)Mid Jan: Fair (season score 36.3)Late Jan: Off-season (season score 20.9)Early Feb: Fair (season score 30.3)Mid Feb: Fair (season score 38.9)Late Feb: Fair (season score 36.1)Early Mar: Fair (season score 36.3)Mid Mar: Okay (season score 53.3)Late Mar: Okay (season score 43.6)Early Apr: Okay (season score 55.3)Mid Apr: Okay (season score 54.3)Late Apr: Okay (season score 55.7)Early May: Okay (season score 56.0)Mid May: Good (season score 64.5)Late May: Good (season score 70.3)Early Jun: Good (season score 67.4)Mid Jun: Great (season score 71.9)Late Jun: Great (season score 79.1)Early Jul: Great (season score 76.9)Mid Jul: Great (season score 74.5)Late Jul: Great (season score 75.5)Early Aug: Good (season score 64.1)Mid Aug: Good (season score 62.6)Late Aug: Good (season score 63.5)Early Sep: Good (season score 59.7)Mid Sep: Good (season score 61.0)Late Sep: Good (season score 63.7)Early Oct: Good (season score 62.4)Mid Oct: Okay (season score 51.0)Late Oct: Okay (season score 53.8)Early Nov: Okay (season score 55.5)Mid Nov: Okay (season score 46.7)Late Nov: Fair (season score 40.4)Early Dec: Fair (season score 35.6)Mid Dec: Fair (season score 35.8)Late Dec: Fair (season score 33.2)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryOff-season14.2°C1.366.4%
FebruaryFair14.7°C1.262.6%
MarchOkay16.5°C1.561.3%
AprilOkay18.7°C1.760.4%
MayGood21.9°C1.558.0%
JuneGreat26.1°C0.947.4%
JulyGreat28.6°C0.737.8%
AugustGood29.2°C1.343.1%
SeptemberGood26.4°C2.055.7%
OctoberOkay22.8°C2.063.9%
NovemberOkay17.9°C1.666.1%
DecemberFair14.9°C1.265.7%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: BARCELONA/AEROPUERTO(13 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.