January in Alquézar — reliably good (11th best month)
Good · 7.7/10January averages 4°C (40°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Expect 34 mm of rain — occasional showers rather than washed-out days — alongside about 24 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 9.5 daylight hours.
It scores 7.7/10 here, 11th of 12 months, against 9.6/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for low-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, footwear you can get muddy.
Flexible dates? May scores 1.9 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
February holds up well in Alquézar — 10th best month
Good · 8.1/10February averages 7°C (44°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 49 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 23 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10.6 hours of daylight.
It scores 8.1/10 here, 10th of 12 months, against 9.6/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for low-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
Flexible dates? May scores 1.5 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
March in Alquézar: strong conditions, 8th of 12
Good · 8.3/10Expect 9°C (48°F) in March. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 89 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 24 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 8.3/10 on the same scale — 8th of 12 months, versus 9.6/10 for the best month here.
Budget for low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
April ranks 2nd of 12 for Alquézar — one of the best windows
Best window · 9.3/10April averages 12°C (53°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 75 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 27 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 13.4 hours of daylight.
A 9.3/10 puts this among the year's best months in Alquézar (2nd of 12); only May scores higher, at 9.6/10.
Figure on mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
May: the best month of the year in Alquézar
Best window · 9.6/10Temperatures hover around 16°C (61°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 57 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 30 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14.6 hours of daylight to work around it.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Alquézar at 9.6/10 — the reference point every other month on this page is measured against.
Expect peak pricing, and crowds are moderate. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
June in Alquézar — one of the year's strongest windows (3rd)
Best window · 9.2/10June averages 22°C (71°F) — warm for the outdoors: start trails early, use shaded routes at midday, and carry more water than you think you need.
Rainfall runs 79 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 29 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 15.2 hours of daylight.
A 9.2/10 puts this among the year's best months in Alquézar (3rd of 12); only May scores higher, at 9.6/10.
Figure on mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
July in Alquézar — one of the year's strongest windows (4th)
Best window · 8.9/10July averages 24°C (76°F) — warm for the outdoors: start trails early, use shaded routes at midday, and carry more water than you think you need.
Expect 24 mm of rain — occasional showers rather than washed-out days — alongside about 31 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14.9 daylight hours.
A 8.9/10 puts this among the year's best months in Alquézar (4th of 12); only May scores higher, at 9.6/10.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection, footwear you can get muddy.
August is one of the strongest months in Alquézar (5th)
Best window · 8.7/10Trail conditions at 25°C (76°F) favour early starts and shaded routes in August; midday is for water breaks, not for exposed climbs.
With around 31 mm of rain, any showers tend to pass through rather than settle in; about 31 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 13.8 hours of daylight fill the rest.
On our climate-comfort scale this is one of the strongest months of the year for Alquézar at 8.7/10 (5th of 12), just behind May at 9.6/10.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection, footwear you can get muddy.
September ranks 6th of 12 for Alquézar — one of the best windows
Best window · 8.7/10Temperatures hover around 18°C (65°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
112 mm of rain makes this a wet month here, though with about 27 days with 6+ hours of sunshine there is still bright weather between the fronts.
On our climate-comfort scale this is one of the strongest months of the year for Alquézar at 8.7/10 (6th of 12), just behind May at 9.6/10.
Budget for mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
October is one of the strongest months in Alquézar (7th)
Best window · 8.6/10October averages 15°C (59°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 94 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 25 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 11.1 hours of daylight.
A 8.6/10 puts this among the year's best months in Alquézar (7th of 12); only May scores higher, at 9.6/10.
Figure on mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
November holds up well in Alquézar — 9th best month
Good · 8.3/10November averages 9°C (48°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 49 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 25 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 9.8 hours of daylight.
It scores 8.3/10 here, 9th of 12 months, against 9.6/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for low-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
December in Alquézar — reliably good (12th best month)
Good · 7.7/10Expect 6°C (42°F) in December. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
With around 35 mm of rain, any showers tend to pass through rather than settle in; about 23 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 9.2 hours of daylight fill the rest.
That is 7.7/10 on the same scale — 12th of 12 months, versus 9.6/10 for the best month here.
Budget for low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, May is materially better in Alquézar — 1.9 points higher on the same scale.
