Costa Brava Holiday Weather Overview
The Costa Brava, a costal region of Catalonia, has long been considered as one of the most popular tourist destinations in Spain. Its wonderful landscape, eye-catching beaches, coves, blue sea, cliffs and many more have made the region one of the most visited places in Europe.
Besides natural beauty the Costa Brava is blessed with a number of tourist attractions, such as Dalí Theatre-Museum, a museum of the artist Salvador Dalí, Santa María Monastery, a Benedictine abbey located on the mountain of Montserrat, which is Catalonia's most significant religious place, Greek ruins of Empuries and the San Juan de la Abadesas Monastery.
Moreover, you may visit La Garrotxa Volcanic Area Nature Reserve, a natural park area covering a Holocene volcanic field, Cap de Creus nature reserve and wonderful beaches like Lloret de Mar beach and San Antonio beach. To make your tour in Costa Braba unforgettable you will have world class hotel like Hotel Ancla, Samba, Top Alexis and many more.
When is the best month to visit Costa Brava?
The Costa Brava is a year round destination; you may visit the region whenever you like. However, late summer unquestionably is the best time to visit in Costa Brava, for the season waits with much comfortable climate for adventurous tourist like you.
Climate in Costa Brava
The Costa Brava enjoys a Mediterranean climate that features two major seasons, a hot summer and a cold winter. During the summer months, from June till early September, the average high stands at high twenties while the low fluctuates between 17°C and 20°C. July is both the sunniest and hottest month of the year when Costa Brava gets more than nine hours of sunshine and around 30°C of average high temperature. Winter, on the other hand, is chilly in Costa Brava. The season that starts in late November and lasts till February sees not more than 12°C of average high while the low drops below 6°C. January, the coldest month of the year, gets more than five hours of sunshine.
What to pack and wear in Costa Brava?
As summer is somewhat hot you may pack cotton clothes and trousers, sunscreen and sandals and so on if you desire to visit Costa Brava in the summer months. Though winter is not too much chilly in Costa Brava if you compare with other European cities, a jacket, a pair of gloves may help you enjoy the nighttime in full swing.
Best months to visit Costa Brava?
June and September are the best month to go for holiday or travel to Costa Brava. The weather averages gathered from Costa Brava weather forecast and Costa Brava weather history also forecast these months temperature to be around 24°c and average of 291.1333 hours of sunshine in a month.
Coldest months of Costa Brava?
January and February are the coldest months with temperature at around 8°c.
Which months receive most rainfall in Costa Brava?
October and November receive most rainfall with precipitation count of 98.50mm.
Travelling to Costa Brava? Check out our Weather averages of Costa Brava to better plan your holiday or travel.
If you would just like to know what the weather was for a past dates for research or education or you are just curious then visit our historical weather of Costa Brava section.