Gijón in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Gijón sees average daytime highs around 21°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 214 mm of rain over about 36 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the driest season of the year.
Over the season highs climb from about 18°C in early June to 22°C by late August. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels humid.
Summer is Gijón's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Gijón's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 21°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 15°C
- Rainfall
- 214 mm
- 36 wet days
- Avg wind
- 10 km/h
- Travel score
- 6.1
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Gijón in Summer
Over the season highs climb from about 18°C in early June to 22°C by late August.
A typical summer day in Gijón reaches about 21°C and drops to 15°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest June.
Gijón weather by month
How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12° / 6° | 120 | 14.6 | 0.5 | 9.1 | 2.8 |
| Feb | 12° / 6° | 101 | 12.9 | 0.7 | 10.2 | 3.0 |
| Mar | 14° / 8° | 107 | 14.3 | 0.3 | 11.6 | 3.7 |
| Apr | 15° / 9° | 119 | 15.5 | 0 | 13.2 | 3.8 |
| May | 17° / 11° | 109 | 15.3 | 0 | 14.5 | 4.7 |
| Jun | 19° / 14° | 78 | 12 | 0 | 15.2 | 5.7 |
| Jul | 21° / 16° | 64 | 11.4 | 0 | 14.9 | 6.2 |
| Aug | 22° / 16° | 72 | 12.1 | 0 | 13.8 | 6.3 |
| Sep | 20° / 14° | 81 | 12.2 | 0 | 12.3 | 6.0 |
| Oct | 18° / 12° | 123 | 14.3 | 0 | 10.8 | 5.2 |
| Nov | 15° / 9° | 151 | 16.1 | 0 | 9.5 | 3.7 |
| Dec | 13° / 7° | 121 | 13.8 | 0.2 | 8.8 | 3.2 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Gijón gets around 214 mm of rain over 36 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 10 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 15 hours in early June to 13 h 06 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 6.1 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Gijón?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a reasonable time to visit Gijón for sightseeing.
What to pack for Gijón in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Gijón sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 15°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 36 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Gijón in Summer
The nearest coast averages about 19°C across summer — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.
The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 21°C and coldest in March near 13°C.
It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 29 to Sep 6 — about 1.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
| Comfort | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Cool | Cool | Refreshing | Cool | Cool | Cool | Bracing |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13 | Bracing |
| Feb | 13 | Bracing |
| Mar | 13 | Bracing |
| Apr | 13 | Bracing |
| May | 15 | Bracing |
| Jun | 17 | Cool |
| Jul | 20 | Cool |
| Aug | 21 | Refreshing |
| Sep | 20 | Cool |
| Oct | 18 | Cool |
| Nov | 16 | Cool |
| Dec | 14 | Bracing |
UV index in Gijón in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gijón peaks around June 23 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 2 | Moderate |
| Mar | 5 | Moderate |
| Apr | 6 | High |
| May | 6 | High |
| Jun | 8 | Very high |
| Jul | 8 | Very high |
| Aug | 8 | Very high |
| Sep | 5 | High |
| Oct | 4 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Air quality in Gijón in Summer
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Gijón is worst in October — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (July, 8 µg/m³).
Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Gijón's WHO annual average of 11 µg/m³.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 10 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 8 | 10 |
| Level | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Moderate | Good | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | Good |
| Feb | 13 | Moderate |
| Mar | 16 | Moderate |
| Apr | 14 | Moderate |
| May | 9 | Good |
| Jun | 9 | Good |
| Jul | 8 | Good |
| Aug | 9 | Good |
| Sep | 9 | Good |
| Oct | 19 | Moderate |
| Nov | 8 | Good |
| Dec | 10 | Good |
Where is Gijón?
Gijón sits at 43.5°N, 5.7°W, 22 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Natahoyo, 2.0 km away.
Topography around Gijón
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Gijón.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Gijón has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 766 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,590 m.
The land around Gijón is covered by artificial surfaces (38%), water (27%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, water (36%), grassland (31%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and water (36%), trees (35%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.
Spain travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 2
- Exercise Increased Caution
- Power plugs
- Type C / F
- 230 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 65% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $38,627
- 2025
- Happiness
- 6.5 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 99%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 0.7
- per 100k, 2023
- Road deaths
- 3.9
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- High
- World Bank
- English
- Moderate
- EF EPI 540
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Gijón (43.5357°, -5.6615°, elevation 22 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.