When to go · San Sebastián

San Sebastián in August

Great month. Inside San Sebastián's best window: Jun–Sep for beach weather; May and Sep–Oct for fewer crowds and comfortable walking.

Key facts

Verdict: Great
Temperature: 25°C (77°F)77°F (25°C) / 17°C (63°F)63°F (17°C); average high / low
Rain days: 10
Crowds: High; Spain overall
Prices: High; Spain overall

Plan around it

Verdict

GreatBest and avoid months for San Sebastián

Inside San Sebastián's best window: Jun–Sep for beach weather; May and Sep–Oct for fewer crowds and comfortable walking.

No other month rates higher than August for San Sebastián in this guide.

Long-term averages

San SebastiánHighs around 25 °C (77 °F), lows around 17 °C (63 °F), rain on about 10 daysHighs around 77 °F (25 °C), lows around 63 °F (17 °C), rain on about 10 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.

Spain overall: Spain's own holiday month: coasts and islands full and expensive, Madrid half closed, heat at its worst inland.

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

First month

Second month

August: Inside San Sebastián's best window: Jun–Sep for beach weather; May and Sep–Oct for fewer crowds and comfortable walking.

May: Inside San Sebastián's best window: Jun–Sep for beach weather; May and Sep–Oct for fewer crowds and comfortable walking.

San Sebastián: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.