When to go · Bilbao
Bilbao in August
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Dec (wettest), Aug (busiest and priciest).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 26°C (79°F)79°F (26°C) / 16°C (61°F)61°F (16°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 9
- Crowds
- High
- Spain overall
- Prices
- High
- Spain overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Dec (wettest), Aug (busiest and priciest).
Is another month better than August?
August is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in August
- BilbaoHighs around 26.3 °C (79 °F), lows around 16.1 °C (61 °F), rain on about 9 daysHighs around 79 °F (26.3 °C), lows around 61 °F (16.1 °C), rain on about 9 days
- Green north, Spain · San Sebastián, Bilbao, Santander, Asturias, Galiciabest weather
Atlantic weather: green because it rains. The best escape from summer heat; pack a rain jacket in any month.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Spain overall
- High
- Prices · Spain overall
- High
Spain overall: Spain's own holiday month: coasts and islands full and expensive, Madrid half closed, heat at its worst inland.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Bilbao, side by side.
Verdict
Aug: Avoid
May: Great (better)
Daytime high
Aug: 26.3 °C (79 °F)79 °F (26.3 °C)
May: 21 °C (70 °F)70 °F (21 °C)
Night low
Aug: 16.1 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16.1 °C)
May: 11 °C (52 °F)52 °F (11 °C)
Rain days
Aug: 9 (better)
May: 12
Crowds
Aug: High
May: Medium
Prices
Aug: High
May: Medium
Festivals listed
Aug: 0
May: 0
August: Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Dec (wettest), Aug (busiest and priciest).
May: Inside Bilbao's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct.
Bilbao: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.