Madrid vs Santiago de Compostela: which is better, month by month

Madrid beats Santiago de Compostela in 9 of 12 months — its lead peaks in January (68 vs 52) — while Santiago de Compostela wins July to August; they are within 3 points in June.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Madrid vs Santiago de Compostela — all 12 months

MonthMadridSantiago de CompostelaWinnerGap
January68Ccold, a little rain, muggy air52Dcold, soaked, clean airMadrid16
February76Bcool, dry, clean air62Ccool, soaked, clean airMadrid14
March78Bcool, a little rain, clean air66Ccool, soaked, clean airMadrid12
April86Anice, a little rain, clean air77Bnice, rainy, clean airMadrid9
May95Snice, a little rain, clean air84Anice, rainy, clean airMadrid11
June88Ahot, dry89Anice, a little rain, clean airTie1
July77Bsweltering, dry, clean air94Swarm, dry, clean airSantiago de Compostela17
August81Ahot, dry, clean air91Swarm, a little rain, clean airSantiago de Compostela10
September92Swarm, dry, clean air88Awarm, a little rain, clean airMadrid4
October87Anice, a little rain, clean air71Bnice, soaked, clean airMadrid16
November73Bcool, a little rain, muggy air60Ccool, soaked, clean airMadrid13
December67Ccold, a little rain, muggy air54Dcool, soaked, clean airMadrid13

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is July (77 vs 94). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Madrid

🇪🇸 Spain · mild climate

Best month
May 95/100
Months won
9 of 12

Santiago de Compostela

🇪🇸 Spain · mild climate

Best month
July 94/100
Months won
2 of 12

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