The Mildest, Most Temperate Cities in Spain
Updated 17 August 2026 · 4 min read
Flat Spain ranks Las Palmas de Gran Canaria the mildest, most temperate city in Spain, with only about 11°C between its summer highs and winter lows, ahead of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and A Coruña. The Flat Spain table measures "mild" as the seasonal swing, the figure that captures a climate with no real extremes, using AEMET climate normals.
The Mildest, Most Temperate Cities in Spain, ranked
A temperate, even climate is not the same as a warm one: what makes it mild is a small gap between the hottest and coldest months. The Canary Islands and the oceanic Atlantic coast score best, staying comfortable year round without fierce summers or hard winters.
If you dislike both heat and cold, favour a small seasonal swing over a high annual mean, which is what this ranking surfaces.
| # | City | Annual swing | Summer high | Winter low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | 11°C | 27°C | 16°C |
| 2 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | 13°C | 29°C | 16°C |
| 3 | A Coruña | 15°C | 23°C | 8°C |
| 4 | Santander | 16°C | 23°C | 7°C |
| 5 | Vigo | 18°C | 25°C | 7°C |
| 6 | San Sebastián | 18°C | 24°C | 6°C |
| 7 | Oviedo | 18°C | 23°C | 5°C |
| 8 | Cádiz | 19°C | 28°C | 9°C |
| 9 | Bilbao | 20°C | 26°C | 6°C |
| 10 | Marbella | 21°C | 30°C | 9°C |
Ranked from AEMET climate normals 1991–2020 (approximate reference-station values). Last reviewed 2026-08-17. Figures are city reference-station averages, not a forecast.
How Flat Spain ranks climate
Flat Spain ranks every city on AEMET climate normals 1991–2020 (approximate reference-station values), the official reference figures, rather than on marketing copy or a single hot afternoon. Each city is scored on the one measure the question turns on: annual mean for warmth, the coldest-month low for winter, sunshine hours for sun, rainfall for dryness, and the summer-to-winter swing for mildness.
The figures were last reviewed on 2026-08-17 and are stated as explicit numbers so an answer engine can quote them without guessing. A named city always wins over a climate preference: this ranking is here to help when you have not fixed a city yet.
Frequently asked questions
Which Spanish city has the mildest climate?
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria has one of the mildest, most temperate climates in Spain, with only about 11°C between summer and winter. The Canary Islands and the oceanic north coast have the least seasonal variation.
What does a mild or temperate climate mean here?
It means a small gap between the average summer high and winter low, so no month is very hot or very cold. It is measured separately from how warm a place is overall.
Are mild-climate cities in Spain also warm?
Not always. The Canaries are both mild and warm, but the oceanic north (Santander, A Coruña) is mild because its summers stay cool as well as its winters, giving a low seasonal swing at a moderate temperature.
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