Sunshine Atlas

Pamplona weather by month & the best time to visit

Spain · regional city · oceanic / maritime climate

Pamplona, Spain
Pamplona — photo by José Luis Filpo Cabana, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The best time to visit Pamplona is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 85/100), with August and September close behind. Pamplona averages about 2,545 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 25°C / 77°F and roughly 47 mm of rain in July.

When is the best time to visit Pamplona?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Pamplona is July, then August and September. The dullest month is January (6/100, 107 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Pamplona?

Pamplona gets a lot of sun: around 2,545 hours a year. 79 Sunshine Score points separate July (85) from January (6), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #31 of 40 destinations in Spain for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,914 hours. The year's 969 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

January: 6February: 6March: 33April: 46May: 66June: 82July: 8585August: 85September: 83October: 66November: 24December: 6JFMAMJJASOND
MonthScoreDay highNight lowRainUV
January6 9° / 48°F2° / 36°F 107 mm1
February6 9° / 48°F2° / 36°F 87 mm2
March33 13° / 55°F4° / 39°F 85 mm3
April46 15° / 59°F6° / 43°F 82 mm5
May66 18° / 64°F9° / 48°F 80 mm6
June82 23° / 73°F12° / 54°F 67 mm7
July85 25° / 77°F14° / 57°F 47 mm8
August85 25° / 77°F14° / 57°F 48 mm7
September83 22° / 72°F12° / 54°F 60 mm5
October66 18° / 64°F9° / 48°F 83 mm3
November24 12° / 54°F5° / 41°F 127 mm2
December6 9° / 48°F2° / 36°F 96 mm1

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Pamplona: questions and answers

What kind of destination is Pamplona?

Pamplona is a regional city in Spain at 452 m elevation with a oceanic / maritime climate.

How many hours of sunshine does Pamplona get a year?

Pamplona gets about 2,545 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around July.

When is the best time to visit Pamplona?

The sunniest time to visit Pamplona is July, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 85/100 (with August and September close behind). Expect daytime highs around 25°C / 77°F.

What is the least sunny month in Pamplona?

January is the least sunny month in Pamplona, scoring 6/100 with about 107 mm of rain.

How strong is the sun in Pamplona?

The typical midday UV index in Pamplona peaks around 8 (very high) in July, easing to about 1 (low) in January. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.

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