Climate and average weather in Ourense

In Ourense, the summers are warm, fairly dry, and mostly clear and the winters are cool and partly cloudy.

Best: early June to late September

Over the course of the year, the temperature in Ourense typically varies from 3°C to 25°C, and is rarely below -2°C or above 31°C. August is the hottest month of the year, while January is the coldest.

Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Ourense for warm-weather activities is from early June to late September.

Hottest
Aug
25°
Coldest
Jan
Wettest
Dec
114 mm
Driest
Jul
24 mm
Rain / yr
904 mm
120 wet days
Daylight
8.9–15.1 h
shortest–longest
Elevation
146 m
42.3°N
Clearest
Jul
39% cloud

Ourense is capital city of the Ourense municipality in Galicia, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.1 µg/m³ · 2019

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Ourense weather by month, at a glance

The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.

Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around early June to late September.

Temperature through the year

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Daily average highs and lows in Ourense, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.

The hot season lasts 3.3 months, from June 12 to September 19, with daily high temperatures above 22°C. The hottest month of the year in Ourense is August, with an average high of 25°C and low of 13°C.

The cool season lasts 3.6 months, from November 15 to March 4, with daily high temperatures below 13°C. The coldest month of the year in Ourense is January, with an average low of 3°C and high of 10°C.

Days typically run about 9°C warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 12°C) in August.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
Jan103
Feb113
Mar145
Apr166
May189
Jun2212
Jul2513
Aug2513
Sep2212
Oct189
Nov136
Dec104

Average hourly temperature in Ourense

A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.

Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on August afternoons, near 25°C, and coldest before dawn in January, near C.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM

Ourense weather by month

Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 10812.40.79.32.1
Feb11° / 779.90.810.32.8
Mar14° / 8410.90.211.64.0
Apr16° / 8513.10.113.14.4
May18° / 7311.8014.45.6
Jun22° / 12°437.50157.2
Jul25° / 13°244.7014.88.1
Aug25° / 13°275013.78.0
Sep22° / 12°487.2012.37.3
Oct18° / 11011.9010.85.4
Nov13° / 11313.10.19.63.2
Dec10° / 11412.30.392.3

Chance of rain

How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.

Ourense gets about 904 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is often wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.

The wetter season lasts 5.1 months, from around Oct 7 to Mar 9, peaking in October at about 45% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Jul 23.

December is the wettest month by volume, with 114 mm over about 12 wet days; July is the driest, with 24 mm.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwetterdrierwettermostly drysome rainoften wetvery wetOct 31 · 45%Jul 23 · 12%
Rain on a day (%)Rain days
Jan4012
Feb3510
Mar3511
Apr4313
May3912
Jun258
Jul155
Aug165
Sep247
Oct3912
Nov4213
Dec4012

Monthly rainfall

Over a full year, Ourense collects about 904 mm of rain across 120 wet days — roughly 75 mm in an average month.

It doesn’t fall evenly. December is the wettest month with 114 mm, while July is the driest at just 24 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 37% of the year’s total, and some of the cold-season precipitation falls as snow.

0255075100125150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec1087784857343242748110113114
Rainfall (mm)Rain daysSnow days
Jan108121
Feb77101
Mar84110
Apr85130
May73120
Jun4380
Jul2450
Aug2750
Sep4870
Oct110120
Nov113130
Dec114120

Clouds and sunshine

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.

In Ourense, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year begins around May 27 and lasts for 4.2 months, ending around October 2. The clearest month is August, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 68% of the time on average.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 3 and lasts for 7.8 months, ending around May 26. The cloudiest month is December, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 68% of the time.

0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJul 23 · 72%Dec 6 · 30%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastcloudierclearercloudier
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
Jan3268
Feb3763
Mar4060
Apr3664
May3961
Jun5347
Jul6733
Aug6832
Sep5644
Oct3862
Nov3367
Dec3268

Daylight, sunrise and sunset

DaylightNight

Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.

The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around June 13, brings about 15 h 06 min of light; the shortest, around December 13, only 8 h 54 min — a swing of roughly 6 h 12 min.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
Jan9.39:046:18
Feb10.38:376:55
Mar11.67:527:30
Apr13.16:578:06
May14.46:168:40
Jun15.05:599:04
Jul14.86:139:01
Aug13.76:448:28
Sep12.37:177:34
Oct10.87:526:41
Nov9.68:306:03
Dec9.09:005:55

Sunny days

How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.

Ourense averages about 10 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 6 and 18 days.

The sunnier stretch runs 4.1 months, from around Jun 4 to Oct 5. The sunniest month is July, with roughly 17 sunny days (bright).

The greyest month is November, down near 6 sunny days — about 61% fewer than the July peak.

0510152025JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecgreyersunniergreyergloomymixedbrightbrilliantJul 2618 daysNov 66 days
Sunny daysSky
Jan7Gloomy
Feb8Mixed
Mar9Mixed
Apr7Gloomy
May8Gloomy
Jun12Mixed
Jul17Bright
Aug17Bright
Sep12Mixed
Oct8Mixed
Nov6Gloomy
Dec7Gloomy

Humidity comfort

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.

Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.

In Ourense, the air stays dry or comfortable essentially all year. Even in July, the muggiest month, it feels humid or worse only about 11% of the time — humidity is not something you need to plan around here.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecApr 27 · 100%Jul 22 · 88%humidcomfortabledrycomfortablehumidcomfortable
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
Jan10000
Feb10000
Mar10000
Apr10000
May9460
Jun68284
Jul424711
Aug45469
Sep71281
Oct89110
Nov9910
Dec10000

Wind

Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.

This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.

Wind in Ourense is steady company: average speeds sit near 9 km/hcalm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.

051015JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccalmlight breezeMar 30 · 9 km/hSep 4 · 8 km/h
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
Jan9calm
Feb9calm
Mar9calm
Apr9calm
May9calm
Jun8calm
Jul8calm
Aug8calm
Sep8calm
Oct9calm
Nov9calm
Dec9calm

Best time to visit Ourense

TravelBeach/poolTemperatureCloudsPrecipitation

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Ourense throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.

Around late September, Ourense is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.

Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.

The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Ourense for general outdoor tourist activities is from early June to late September, with a peak score in the third week of July.

0246810JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbest timetravel scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitationJul 20 · 8.2

The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Travel score (0–10)Rating
Jan2.1poor
Feb2.8poor
Mar4.0fair
Apr4.4fair
May5.6good
Jun7.1good
Jul8.1ideal
Aug8.0ideal
Sep7.3good
Oct5.3fair
Nov3.3poor
Dec2.3poor

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Ourense for hot-weather activities is from late June to mid September, with a peak score in the last week of July.

024681012JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbest timebeach/pool scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitationJul 27 · 7.6

The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

What to pack for Ourense, by month

EssentialRecommendedOptional

Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.

For a warm-season trip around August (highs near 25°C), the essentials are light clothes and sun protection. In the cold season around January (highs near 10°C), pack a warm layer and rain gear.

Light clothing
Warm layer
Winter coat
Rain gear
Sun protection
Windbreaker

In August, Ourense sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

UV index (midday) in Ourense by month

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ourense peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Average hourly UV index in Ourense

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.

The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.

UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in July the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 5 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM
UV ≥ 3 (h/day)UV ≥ 6 (h/day)
Jan00
Feb00
Mar50
Apr6.52.5
May7.53
Jun8.55
Jul85
Aug7.54.5
Sep60
Oct40
Nov00
Dec00
Almanac & agriculture

Growing season

Chance of a frost-free dayReliably frost-free (≥90%)

Ourense is mild enough that a frost-free day stays more likely than not even in midwinter. Nights are reliably above freezing from about March 8 to November 23 (261 days); outside that window a hard frost is an occasional risk.

0%25%50%75%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecreliably frost-freeMar 890%Nov 2390%
Frost-free chance (%)Frost nights
Jan7831
Feb8228
Mar9310
Apr980
May1000
Jun1000
Jul1000
Aug1000
Sep1000
Oct1000
Nov948
Dec8431

Growing degree days

Degree days (base 10°C)Frost-free shaded

Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Ourense banks about 1,225 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around August.

05001,000JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Growing degree days (°C·days)
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr24
May109
Jun204
Jul280
Aug287
Sep208
Oct105
Nov7
Dec0

Solar energy

Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.

Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.

Ourense receives about 4.1 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 1.4 and 6.9 kWh/m².

The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.1 months, from around Mar 21 to Sep 23. The brightest month is July, averaging about 6.8 kWh/m² (intense).

The dimmest month is December, down near 1.4 kWh/m² — roughly 79% less than the July peak.

012345678JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecdimmerbrighterdimmerdimmoderatebrightintenseJul 176.9 kWhDec 261.4 kWh
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
Jan1.6Dim
Feb2.6Moderate
Mar3.8Moderate
Apr4.8Bright
May5.8Bright
Jun6.6Intense
Jul6.9Intense
Aug6.1Intense
Sep4.5Bright
Oct2.9Moderate
Nov1.8Dim
Dec1.4Dim

Where is Ourense?

Ourense sits at 42.3°N, 7.9°W, 146 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Monforte de Lemos, 35 km away.

Topography around Ourense

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ourense.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ourense has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 372 m around an average of 198 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 841 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,765 m.

The land around Ourense is covered by trees (46%), artificial surfaces (29%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (71%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
372 m
16 km
841 m
80 km
1,765 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Nearby: Monforte de Lemos 35 km · Lalín 41 km · Ponteareas 56 km · Monção 58 km · Redondela 62 km · A Estrada 64 km · Pontevedra 65 km · Ribeira 65 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
Roman Catholic 58%atheist 16%agnostic 11%non-believer 11%

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 Ourense (42.3367°, -7.8641°, elevation 146 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).