January in Girona: mixed conditions, plan around the weather
Trade-offs · 6.8/10Expect 7°C (45°F) in January. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 55 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 17 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 9.5 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 6.8/10 on the same scale — 12th of 12 months, versus 9.6/10 for the best month here.
Expect 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.
If your dates are flexible, June is materially better in Girona — 2.8 points higher on the same scale.
February in Girona: strong conditions, 9th of 12
Good · 7.5/10Expect 8°C (46°F) in February. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 45 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 17 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10.5 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 7.5/10 on the same scale — 9th 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.
If your dates are flexible, June is materially better in Girona — 2.1 points higher on the same scale.
March in Girona — reliably good (7th best month)
Good · 8.4/10March averages 11°C (52°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 50 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 20 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12 hours of daylight.
It scores 8.4/10 here, 7th of 12 months, against 9.6/10 in the destination's best month.
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.
April in Girona — one of the year's strongest windows (6th)
Best window · 8.5/10Temperatures hover around 13°C (55°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 65 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 20 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 13.5 hours of daylight to work around it.
On our climate-comfort scale this is one of the strongest months of the year for Girona at 8.5/10 (6th of 12), just behind June 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 packable rain layer.
May ranks 2nd of 12 for Girona — one of the best windows
Best window · 9.1/10May averages 17°C (63°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 60 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 22 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14.8 hours of daylight.
A 9.1/10 puts this among the year's best months in Girona (2nd of 12); only June scores higher, at 9.6/10.
Plan for 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.
June: the best month of the year in Girona
Best window · 9.6/10At 21°C (70°F) this is comfortable city weather in June, with sightseeing easiest before lunch and after the afternoon peak.
Budget for roughly 45 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 25 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 15.2 hours of daylight to work around it.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Girona 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 light clothing, a hat and real sun protection, a packable rain layer.
July in Girona — one of the year's strongest windows (3rd)
Best window · 9.1/10At 24°C (75°F) this is comfortable city weather in July, with sightseeing easiest before lunch and after the afternoon peak.
With around 30 mm of rain, any showers tend to pass through rather than settle in; about 28 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 15 hours of daylight fill the rest.
On our climate-comfort scale this is one of the strongest months of the year for Girona at 9.1/10 (3rd of 12), just behind June at 9.6/10.
Budget for peak pricing, and this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection.
August ranks 5th of 12 for Girona — one of the best windows
Best window · 8.6/10August averages 24°C (75°F) — pleasant for mornings and evenings on foot in the city, with a midday break when the sun is strongest.
Rainfall runs 50 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 26 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14 hours of daylight.
A 8.6/10 puts this among the year's best months in Girona (5th of 12); only June 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.
September ranks 4th of 12 for Girona — one of the best windows
Best window · 8.7/10September averages 21°C (70°F) — pleasant for mornings and evenings on foot in the city, with a midday break when the sun is strongest.
Rainfall runs 70 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 22 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12.5 hours of daylight.
A 8.7/10 puts this among the year's best months in Girona (4th of 12); only June 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.
October in Girona — reliably good (8th best month)
Good · 7.8/10Temperatures hover around 16°C (61°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 85 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 19 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 11 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 7.8/10 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 layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
If your dates are flexible, June is materially better in Girona — 1.8 points higher on the same scale.
November in Girona: strong conditions, 10th of 12
Good · 7.1/10Expect 11°C (52°F) in November. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 70 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 17 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 9.8 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 7.1/10 on the same scale — 10th 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.
If your dates are flexible, June is materially better in Girona — 2.5 points higher on the same scale.
December in Girona — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 6.9/10December averages 8°C (46°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 55 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 17 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 9.2 hours of daylight.
It scores 6.9/10 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, a packable rain layer.
Flexible dates? June scores 2.7 points higher here — enough to change the trip.