if you're traveling to spain it's highly likely you'll be passing through barajas airport in
madrid where tens of millions of tourists pass each year making it one of europe's
busiest airports as such many people often plan their spain vacation either starting in madrid
or ending their tour there before returning home that's why i thought it was important for you guys
to know the best time to visit madrid based on weather prices and availability now while
madrid is easily one of the most beautiful and picturesque european cities it has quite a bipolar
climate that is it has four distinct seasons and it's not always like the extremely sunny coastal
solar costa blanca and it's not like the temperate in rainy northern coast of spain which is highly
underrated but i digress as a result you're gonna want to plan accordingly depending on the season
so i've compiled footage over the four seasons in madrid to help you plan your perfect vacation
keep in mind many of these weather patterns can apply to other parts of spain as a generalization
and this video can help inform you not only of madrid but the majority of the country
however there are certainly exceptions that spain is a diverse country full of different climates
based on things like oceanic currents and maritime effects and changes in elevation due to numerous
mountain ranges scattered throughout the 17 autonomous communities alright let's get started
so let's get started with winter and what i think is the worst time to visit madrid weather-wise as
weather can be pretty unpredictable madrid winters can be anywhere from sunshine with
modest and fresh temperatures to absolutely miserable rainy weather and as you can see here
snowy okay in 2021 there was an absolute massive snowstorm that blanketed madrid simultaneously
paralyzing the city while also giving everyone a giant excuse to party this was a complete
anomaly however but don't be mistaken madrid is known to have a few snowy days here and there
if you can head to the northern mountain range in the same autonomous community of madrid you can
often get snow peaked caps in real alpine weather where it's actually very cold a nice little winter
escape from moderate the city in general after the end of autumn madrid has a lot of rainy and
cloudy days and don't forget the wind it's often windy here so while the actual air temperature
isn't numbingly cold like northern europe it often feels colder because of precipitation and wind
which definitely warrants long pants jackets hats scarves and gloves on top of that much of the
infrastructure doesn't have proper heating making the living conditions a little more uncomfortable
but if you're coming as a tourist and staying in proper lodging you shouldn't have to worry
about that temperatures range from lows of about two to six celsius at night to about 12 to 18
degrees celsius during the day don't make the same mistake i made when moving to spain and that was
only bringing one light jacket and a sweatshirt i could have used a full on winter jacket here
and i'm from wisconsin overall i say winter isn't the optimal month to visit weather-wise but you
still can have many days of modest temperatures and plenty of sunny days you can still enjoy the
outdoors in the daytime and it's nothing like the winters of northern europe however locals
will definitely complain about the cold at the end of the day for some people the winters in
madrid are a great escape from the oppressive summer heat and the inclement weather is totally
manageable this isn't lapland finland or dreary england so would i recommend coming in winter
yeah if you want to save a little bit of money and avoid huge swarms of tourists but to be honest
there's better seasons to visit that you'll hear about in this video so keep on watching ah spring
spring or the months of march through about june are absolutely spectacular months to visit
in madrid the weather warms up and the spring flowers bloom weeks ahead of its counterparts to
the north in europe you can still get some rain in march and april especially in madrid but i
can promise that the month of may is absolutely perfect weather-wise you won't be too cold and
you won't overheat the parks are absolutely teeming with life in spring bloom all around
you and people are extremely happy to be out tapiondo at the hundreds of terraces all around
another bonus as the days continue to get longer which makes for some amazing spanish sunsets
now with the weather improving you can assume that prices start to rise as this transitions into peak
tourist season in madrid and spain people start to prepare for the oven-like heat in summer by
migrating towards the coastal regions one tip i have is still to bring with you some warmer
clothes like a light jacket and pants but i wouldn't say winter jackets are completely
necessary although you'll see locals wear them into the months where it starts to warm up
lastly i always like to share some spanish on my videos and there's a classic saying
for the spring in madrid that you just have to learn here it goes marco ventoso yabril
which basically means windy march and rainy april bring out the flowery and beautiful may
in the united states we would say april showers bring mayflowers or something like that
alright on to the next season the true beast and inferno
i'm just kidding you guys well anyways spain during summer is quite an interesting experience
the weather is hot probably the hottest you'll ever feel in your life unless you venture into
the sahara desert in africa or arizona and the united states every summer we definitely try
to escape the oppressive heat in madrid to the coastal regions of the mediterranean or atlantic
or the cantabrian sea to the north again i repeat northern spain is highly underrated and it's a
crime that more people don't consider this part of spain now while june is definitely tolerable i'll
tell you that july and august are an inferno like experience speaking of inferno it's a cold day in
hell when it rains in the summer months in fact you'll be lucky to see a cloud july and august
gets so hot that you'll see very few people outside during the day and if you're lucky
you have a pool near your peso bonus tip almost every neighborhood has a community pool that's
well kept and accessible and it only costs one to two euros to use i spent a lot of time there last
summer there are two real positives about july and august and that is that the city of madrid empties
and it's ironically the low season of madrid since all the locals and other tourists escaped to the
coastal areas of spain or the balyarak islands or canary islands so things might be closed more
than usual but there will certainly be deals that you won't get during other times of the year also
madrid has so many hours of sun during the summer that oftentimes you can see the sun setting after
10 pm here are some observations i made last august in madrid check it out now what's madrid
like in summer particularly in the month of august well i got two words it's very hot and empty and
that's because basically the whole city shuts down outside of a few businesses all the locals
go south to the beach they go north of each east and west maybe they leave the country all together
and basically you'll have the whole city to yourself now that's good in some ways and bad in
the other because one there'll be less tourists to compete with but two not everything will be open
so this is what it looks like in summer this plaza or puerta del sol normally packed with people is
relatively empty and it's going to be oppressively hot above 35 celsius sometimes into the 40s
so let's go check out another few parts in the center of madrid to show you what it looks
like during summer there you have it we have plaza mayor with few tourists and few people
in general because it's the month of august and it's so hot here so do i recommend coming here in
the summer july august well yes and no because you're gonna have to brave the oppressive heat
if that's not an issue then you'll have a lot of these places that are normally filled with people
to yourself however you're gonna have to deal with the fact that things might be closed museums might
have irregular schedules and again you're gonna have to deal with heat that maybe you've never
encountered or felt in your lifetime but if you're from arizona perhaps or the sahara desert then
yes this will be the right place for you finally let's end the video on the season which is
arguably the best time to visit madrid and spain for that matter and that is the season of fall
also known as autumn much like spring there's a very comfortable temperature range and while
september can still be quite hot each day from the end of september starts the noticeable
shift from summer to autumn in october is a very pleasant month to be a resident or tourist of the
bustling european capital the parks in madrid are absolutely to die for during this time autumn is
my personal favorite season and i'll never forget that crisp autumn air i felt when i first arrived
in spain in october of 2020 if i was going to give an honest suggestion to any tourist i would
definitely say that autumn is the best time to visit because you can get great temperatures
there's plenty going on and you likely won't get rained on like you could in spring outside of
madrid you can catch the amazing autumn colors all throughout the central meseta and to the north and
the coastal areas are still warm enough to go to the beach and swim in the mediterranean cantabrian
or atlantic now perhaps madrid isn't at the top of your travel list but hear me out this place is one
of the best capitals in europe it's basically like the mecca of the spanish-speaking world
there's endless places to visit and things to see it won't break the bank and most importantly
it's at the very center of the iberian peninsula making it well connected to the rest of the places
you probably do want to visit either in spain or portugal now if you thought this video was helpful
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that link in the description of this video finally if you want to know about the best parts of madrid
and what they're like i recently made a video of the top 8 parks in madrid you can watch that video
here alright you guys thanks for watching i'll see you on the next video hasta luego