Visit Blanes

VisitBlanes.com — When the Romans founded the Costa Brava city later known as Blanes they named it Blanda (mild) — a reference to the local climate.

The Costa Brava has a typical Mediterranean climate with hot summers and mild winters.

Located at the Southern-most part of the Costa Brava, Blanes is blessed with summer months that are not oppressively hot and a winter season that is not bone-chillingly cold.

That said, while some websites aimed at tourists suggest the citizens of Blanes enjoy outdoor dining all year round, that is usually not the case. The winter months do have cold spells.

Don’t believe us? Here’s video to prove it — as broadcast by TV Blanes on February 3, 2012

Note, too, that while there is plenty of sunshine even during the months of November through April that normally doesn’t make for fine beach weather even for the most dedicated sun-worshippers.

Blanes Weather – Month by Month

Blanes climate by month, including minimum and maximum average temperatures (Celcius), average temperature, relatively humidity, days and amount of rain or drizzle

Blanes	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average Mininmum (Night)	2	2	4	6	10	14	17	17	14	11	5	2
Average Maximum (Day)	14	15	18	19	23	27	30	30	26	22	17	14
Average Temperature	7	8	11	12	16	20	23	23	20	16	11	8
Average Hours Sun per Day	5	7	7	7	7	8	10	9	7	6	5	4
Average Sea Temperature	13	13	13	14	17	20	23	25	23	20	17	15
Relative Humidity	77%	74%	71%	71%	70%	66%	63%	66%	72%	77%	77%	78%
Days of Rain or Drizzle	8	7	8	12	10	8	6	8	10	11	9	8
Precipitation per Month	57mm	38mm	45mm	81mm	63mm	62mm	31mm	40mm	67mm	82mm	56mm	66mm
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• Temperatures based on measurements compiled from data collected over the past 4 decades
• In July, August and the early part of September the relative humidity can make it feel (much) hotter than it actually is. Be sure to drink plently of liquids. Heat and humidity is not an issue at temperatures below about 24° Celcius
• On rare occassions Blanes sees some snowfall during the winter months

Current Weather in Blanes

Rain

Regardless of what you may have heard about the rain in Spain it doesn’t mainly fall in the plains.

You can expect rain in Blanes throughout the year, though certainly not every day. The good is news is that, more of than not, it usually rains during the middle of the night.

Even when it rains during the day most of it is in the form of relatively brief showers. However, every once in a while there will be downpour that blanks the streets in no-time.

Overall it doesn’t rain often enough — or long enough — to justify bringing an umbrella.

Best Time to Visit Blanes

Generally the best time to visit Blanes is in the months of June through September.

Mind you, July and August are both the hottest and the busiest months.

Locals and experienced frequent visitors say that September — certainly the first half of the month — is the very best time to visit the resort. The crowds are gone, the weather is still great, and everything is more relaxed.

The second half of June is good as well. There’s plenty of space at the beaches, though on weekends it can get very busy indeed.

Whether or not you’ll encounter one or more subsequent days of rain is pretty much the luck of the draw — especially in June or September.