January in Madrid — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 5.5/10January averages 4°C (40°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Expect 38 mm of rain — occasional showers rather than washed-out days — alongside about 1 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 9.4 daylight hours.
It scores 5.5/10 here, 11th of 12 months, against 10/10 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.
Flexible dates? May scores 4.5 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
February in Madrid — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 6.7/10February averages 6°C (43°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rain is a non-issue at 15 mm for the month, with about 7 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10.4 hours of daylight to work with.
It scores 6.7/10 here, 8th of 12 months, against 10/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in.
Flexible dates? May scores 3.3 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
March in Madrid: mixed conditions, plan around the weather
Trade-offs · 6.7/10Expect 9°C (48°F) in March. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 73 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 12 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 11.7 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 6.7/10 on the same scale — 9th of 12 months, versus 10/10 for the best month here.
Budget for mid-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, May is materially better in Madrid — 3.3 points higher on the same scale.
April ranks 3rd of 12 for Madrid — one of the best windows
Best window · 9.5/10April averages 12°C (54°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Expect 29 mm of rain — occasional showers rather than washed-out days — alongside about 27 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 13.1 daylight hours.
A 9.5/10 puts this among the year's best months in Madrid (3rd of 12); only May scores higher, at 10/10.
Figure on peak pricing, with 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.
May: the best month of the year in Madrid
Best window · 10/10Temperatures hover around 17°C (62°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
With around 28 mm of rain, any showers tend to pass through rather than settle in; about 31 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14.2 hours of daylight fill the rest.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Madrid at 10/10 — 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.
June in Madrid — one of the year's strongest windows (2nd)
Best window · 9.8/10June averages 22°C (72°F) — pleasant for mornings and evenings on foot in the city, with a midday break when the sun is strongest.
Expect 38 mm of rain — occasional showers rather than washed-out days — alongside about 30 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14.9 daylight hours.
A 9.8/10 puts this among the year's best months in Madrid (2nd of 12); only May scores higher, at 10/10.
Figure on peak pricing, with 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.
July in Madrid: strong conditions, 6th of 12
Good · 7.3/10July averages 27°C (81°F), so the practical pattern is early mornings, a long midday break, and evenings back outside.
Rain is a non-issue at 3 mm for the month, with about 31 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14.6 hours of daylight to work with.
It scores 7.3/10 here, 6th of 12 months, against 10/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack the lightest breathable clothing you own, a hat, and more water than feels necessary.
Flexible dates? May scores 2.7 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
August holds up well in Madrid — 5th best month
Good · 7.8/10Days in August average 27°C (80°F) — front-load outdoor plans before the heat builds and treat the middle of the day as indoor time.
With around 25 mm of rain, any showers tend to pass through rather than settle in; about 31 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 13.6 hours of daylight fill the rest.
That is 7.8/10 on the same scale — 5th of 12 months, versus 10/10 for the best month here.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack the lightest breathable clothing you own, a hat, and more water than feels necessary.
If your dates are flexible, May is materially better in Madrid — 2.2 points higher on the same scale.
September ranks 4th of 12 for Madrid — one of the best windows
Best window · 9/10At 19°C (67°F) this is comfortable city weather in September, with sightseeing easiest before lunch and after the afternoon peak.
Budget for roughly 63 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 20 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12.3 hours of daylight to work around it.
On our climate-comfort scale this is one of the strongest months of the year for Madrid at 9/10 (4th of 12), just behind May at 10/10.
Budget for mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection, a packable rain layer.
October in Madrid: strong conditions, 7th of 12
Good · 7.1/10October averages 16°C (61°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 99 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 7 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10.9 hours of daylight.
It scores 7.1/10 here, 7th of 12 months, against 10/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on low-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
Flexible dates? May scores 2.9 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
November in Madrid — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 6.5/10November averages 10°C (50°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Expect 38 mm of rain — occasional showers rather than washed-out days — alongside almost no days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 9.7 daylight hours.
It scores 6.5/10 here, 10th of 12 months, against 10/10 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.
Flexible dates? May scores 3.5 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
December in Madrid: mixed conditions, plan around the weather
Trade-offs · 5/10Expect 6°C (42°F) in December. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 59 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with almost no days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 9.1 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 5/10 on the same scale — 12th of 12 months, versus 10/10 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, May is materially better in Madrid — 5 points higher on the same scale.
