Santiago de Compostela weather in July

In July, Santiago de Compostela sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 30 mm of rain across 5.9 wet days and about 14.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 06 min at the start of July to 14 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Santiago de Compostela's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santiago de Compostela's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
30 mm
5.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
6:14 AM – 9:06 PM
Cloud cover
49%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Santiago de Compostela is city in Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.7 µg/m³ · 2019

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical July day in Santiago de Compostela reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22113
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72214
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112214
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Santiago de Compostela weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 14113.99.22.5
Feb12° / 10011.610.23.0
Mar14° / 10612.111.63.9
Apr15° / 11514.413.14.1
May18° / 10°9213.114.45.2
Jun20° / 12°548.715.16.5
Jul22° / 14°305.914.87.5
Aug23° / 14°447.213.87.4
Sep21° / 13°699.112.36.7
Oct18° / 11°14013.510.85.2
Nov14° / 15115.39.53.5
Dec12° / 14213.88.92.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44852
54951
65050
75149
85149
95248
105446
115545
125743
135842
145842
156040
166040
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186040
196139
206139
216139
226139
236139
246139
256139
266139
276139
286139
296139
306139
316040

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Santiago de Compostela gets around 30 mm of rain over 5.9 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 19% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
128
227
327
426
525
624
723
822
921
1020
1119
1218
1317
1417
1516
1616
1716
1816
1916
2016
2116
2216
2316
2416
2516
2617
2717
2817
2918
3018
3119

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the comfortable band about 57% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13554110
23554110
33454120
43355120
53255130
63155140
73055150
82956150
92856160
102756170
112655181
122555191
132455201
142355211
152256211
162156221
171957231
181858231
191758241
201659241
211559251
221559251
231460251
241361251
251360261
261360261
271261261
281261261
291260262
301260262
311359262

Wind in July

Winds average 13 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
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913light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 06 min at the start of July to 14 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:04 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 9:11 PM to 8:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.16:049:11
215.16:049:11
315.16:059:11
415.16:059:11
515.16:069:11
615.16:069:10
715.06:079:10
815.06:089:10
915.06:089:09
1015.06:099:09
1115.06:109:09
1215.06:119:08
1314.96:119:08
1414.96:129:07
1514.96:139:06
1614.96:149:06
1714.86:159:05
1814.86:159:05
1914.86:169:04
2014.86:179:03
2114.76:189:02
2214.76:199:01
2314.76:209:01
2414.66:219:00
2514.66:228:59
2614.66:238:58
2714.56:248:57
2814.56:258:56
2914.56:268:55
3014.46:278:54
3114.46:288:53

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.31 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.34 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 6.31 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
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136.4Intense
146.4Intense
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216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Santiago de Compostela?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Santiago de Compostela for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Santiago de Compostela in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Santiago de Compostela sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Santiago de Compostela in July

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 47 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

12°14°16°18°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May15Bracing
Jun16Cool
Jul17Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov15Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Santiago de Compostela in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Santiago de Compostela peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Santiago de Compostela?

Santiago de Compostela sits at 42.9°N, 8.5°W, 257 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Teo, 10 km away.

Topography around Santiago de Compostela

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santiago de Compostela has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 332 m around an average of 265 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 519 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,174 m.

The land around Santiago de Compostela is covered by trees (48%), artificial surfaces (29%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (45%), water (30%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
332 m
16 km
519 m
80 km
1,174 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Teo 10 km · Ribeira 18 km · A Estrada 22 km · Vilagarcía de Arousa 36 km · Boiro 38 km · Carballo 39 km · Lalín 43 km · Culleredo 47 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 Santiago de Compostela (42.8805°, -8.5457°, elevation 257 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).