Madrid in November

Cool and damp; Christmas lights begin.

All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.

November is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

• AprilGreatWarm; Easter week is busy.
• MayGreatWarm, long evenings; San Isidro fiesta mid-May.
• SeptemberGreatWarm, returns to normal.
• OctoberGreatBest month for walking.

• MadridHighs around 14 °C (57 °F), lows around 6 °C (43 °F), rain on about 7 daysHighs around 57 °F (14 °C), lows around 43 °F (6 °C), rain on about 7 days
• Madrid and the central plateau, Spain · Madrid, Toledo, Segovia, Salamanca, Cuencafine

  Dry, sunny and continental: frost on winter nights, 35–40 °C (95–104 °F) in July and August.Dry, sunny and continental: frost on winter nights, 95–104 °F (35–40 °C) in July and August.

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Virgen de la Almudena

  Nov 9 · Almudena Cathedral, Plaza de Oriente

  City patron day; shops closed.

• Christmas lights and markets check

  Late Nov to Jan 6 · Sol, Plaza Mayor, Gran Vía

  Crowded evenings and pickpockets; roasted chestnuts on the corners.

Crowds · Spain overall

Low

Prices · Spain overall

Low

Spain overall: Quiet and cheaper; rain in the north, mild in the south. Some coastal resorts close for the winter.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Madrid, side by side.

• A warm layer for the evenings

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