Best time to visit Gibraltar
The best time to visit Gibraltar is April–October, judged on twenty years of weather records and the events worth going for.
Gibraltar, Gibraltar
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- Average daily high and low
- Precipitation
- Good month
- Best month
- Made good or best by an event
| Month | Average daily high | Average daily low | Precipitation | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15 °C / 59 °F | 12 °C / 54 °F | 83 mm / 3.3 in | good month |
| February | 15.1 °C / 59 °F | 12.1 °C / 54 °F | 70 mm / 2.8 in | good month |
| March | 16.1 °C / 61 °F | 12.9 °C / 55 °F | 108 mm / 4.3 in | good month |
| April | 17.6 °C / 64 °F | 14.4 °C / 58 °F | 53 mm / 2.1 in | best month |
| May | 20 °C / 68 °F | 16.5 °C / 62 °F | 21 mm / 0.8 in | best month |
| June | 22.7 °C / 73 °F | 19 °C / 66 °F | 4 mm / 0.2 in | best month |
| July | 25.4 °C / 78 °F | 21.3 °C / 70 °F | 1 mm / 0 in | best month |
| August | 25.8 °C / 78 °F | 22.2 °C / 72 °F | 4 mm / 0.1 in | best month |
| September | 23.7 °C / 75 °F | 20.6 °C / 69 °F | 32 mm / 1.3 in | best month |
| October | 21.1 °C / 70 °F | 18.4 °C / 65 °F | 65 mm / 2.6 in | best month |
| November | 17.8 °C / 64 °F | 15.1 °C / 59 °F | 91 mm / 3.6 in | good month |
| December | 15.8 °C / 60 °F | 13.2 °C / 56 °F | 96 mm / 3.8 in | good month |
Good and best months depend on more than temperature, rain and events. How they are chosen
Each activity on this page has its own good and best months, rated on twenty years of daily weather records. Which measures count, and how much, depends on the activity: humidity for exploring outdoors, wind for the beach, hiking and skiing, snow for skiing alone. Between them, the activities are rated on:
- Daytime highs
- Night-time lows
- How warm it feels
- Humidity
- How much of the day is sunny
- Hours of daylight
- Monthly rainfall
- How many days it rains
- Days of heavy rain
- Wind
- Snowfall and days with snow
- Major events, such as festivals
The chart shows the good and best months for exploring outdoors.
The event icon marks a month that an event lifts to good or best, such as a festival or a natural spectacle. Choose “Weather only” in the toolbar to rate the months on weather alone.
Best months by activity
Exploring outdoors
Mild days and nights, mostly dry and bright. The default for 'when should I go'.
- JJanuary: good
- FFebruary: good
- MMarch: good
- AApril: best
- MMay: best
- JJune: best
- JJuly: best
- AAugust: best
- SSeptember: best
- OOctober: best
- NNovember: good
- DDecember: good
- Best
- April–October
- Good
- November–March
Gibraltar is best for exploring from April through October, when days are mild-to-warm, sunny and largely dry, with August's heat and October's returning rain the only blemishes; November through March stay good but cooler and wetter, especially rainy March.
Why these months
January · good
In its favour: share of daylight that is sunny 83%, average daily high 15 °C / 59 °F, average daily low 12 °C / 54 °F, relative humidity 77%.
Against: feels like (high) 12.4 °C / 54 °F, wet days 8.9 days, days with heavy rain 2.6 days, precipitation 83 mm / 3.3 in.
February · good
In its favour: share of daylight that is sunny 88%, precipitation 70 mm / 2.8 in, average daily high 15.1 °C / 59 °F, average daily low 12.1 °C / 54 °F, relative humidity 77%.
Against: feels like (high) 12.4 °C / 54 °F, wet days 8.6 days, days with heavy rain 2.2 days.
March · good
In its favour: share of daylight that is sunny 85%, average daily high 16.1 °C / 61 °F, average daily low 12.9 °C / 55 °F, relative humidity 76%.
Against: feels like (high) 14.1 °C / 57 °F, precipitation 108 mm / 4.3 in, days with heavy rain 3.8 days, wet days 9.9 days.
April · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 16.5 °C / 62 °F, precipitation 53 mm / 2.1 in, share of daylight that is sunny 91%, average daily high 17.6 °C / 64 °F, days with heavy rain 1.6 days, average daily low 14.4 °C / 58 °F.
Against: wet days 6.6 days, relative humidity 78%.
May · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 20 °C / 68 °F, average daily high 20 °C / 68 °F, precipitation 21 mm / 0.8 in, share of daylight that is sunny 91%, wet days 3.3 days, days with heavy rain 0.7 days, average daily low 16.5 °C / 62 °F, relative humidity 75%.
June · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 23.8 °C / 75 °F, average daily high 22.7 °C / 73 °F, precipitation 4 mm / 0.2 in, share of daylight that is sunny 94%, wet days 0.9 days, days with heavy rain 0.1 days, average daily low 19 °C / 66 °F, relative humidity 75%.
July · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 27.5 °C / 82 °F, average daily high 25.4 °C / 78 °F, precipitation 1 mm / 0 in, share of daylight that is sunny 94%, wet days 0.1 days, days with heavy rain 0 days, average daily low 21.3 °C / 70 °F, relative humidity 74%.
August · best
In its favour: average daily high 25.8 °C / 78 °F, precipitation 4 mm / 0.1 in, share of daylight that is sunny 95%, wet days 0.7 days, days with heavy rain 0.1 days, relative humidity 76%.
Against: feels like (high) 28.3 °C / 83 °F, average daily low 22.2 °C / 72 °F.
September · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 25 °C / 77 °F, average daily high 23.7 °C / 75 °F, precipitation 32 mm / 1.3 in, share of daylight that is sunny 92%, wet days 3.5 days, days with heavy rain 0.8 days, average daily low 20.6 °C / 69 °F.
Against: relative humidity 79%.
October · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 21.3 °C / 70 °F, average daily high 21.1 °C / 70 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 87%, precipitation 65 mm / 2.6 in, average daily low 18.4 °C / 65 °F.
Against: days with heavy rain 2.5 days, wet days 6.4 days, relative humidity 81%.
November · good
In its favour: feels like (high) 16.4 °C / 62 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 86%, average daily high 17.8 °C / 64 °F, average daily low 15.1 °C / 59 °F.
Against: precipitation 91 mm / 3.6 in, days with heavy rain 2.9 days, wet days 8.4 days, relative humidity 78%.
December · good
In its favour: share of daylight that is sunny 84%, average daily high 15.8 °C / 60 °F, average daily low 13.2 °C / 56 °F.
Against: feels like (high) 13.6 °C / 56 °F, precipitation 96 mm / 3.8 in, wet days 9.2 days, days with heavy rain 2.9 days, relative humidity 78%.
Hiking and trekking
Cool enough to climb in, dry enough to enjoy, long enough days.
- JJanuary: best
- FFebruary: best
- MMarch: good
- AApril: best
- MMay: best
- JJune: best
- JJuly: good
- AAugust: good
- SSeptember: best
- OOctober: best
- NNovember: best
- DDecember: best
- Best
- April–June, September–February
- Good
- March, July–August
Cool, dry, sunny conditions make most of the year good for hiking in Gibraltar, best from September to June aside from rainy March; July and August slip to good as the heat climbs too high for comfortable climbing.
Why these months
January · best
In its favour: average daily high 15 °C / 59 °F, feels like (high) 12.4 °C / 54 °F, average daily low 12 °C / 54 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 83%, wind (daily max) 24 km/h / 15 mph, daylight per day 10 h.
Against: days with heavy rain 2.6 days, wet days 8.9 days, precipitation 83 mm / 3.3 in.
February · best
In its favour: average daily high 15.1 °C / 59 °F, precipitation 70 mm / 2.8 in, feels like (high) 12.4 °C / 54 °F, average daily low 12.1 °C / 54 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 88%, daylight per day 10.9 h, wind (daily max) 27 km/h / 17 mph.
Against: days with heavy rain 2.2 days, wet days 8.6 days.
March · good
In its favour: average daily high 16.1 °C / 61 °F, feels like (high) 14.1 °C / 57 °F, average daily low 12.9 °C / 55 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 85%, daylight per day 12 h, wind (daily max) 26 km/h / 16 mph.
Against: days with heavy rain 3.8 days, precipitation 108 mm / 4.3 in, wet days 9.9 days.
April · best
In its favour: average daily high 17.6 °C / 64 °F, precipitation 53 mm / 2.1 in, days with heavy rain 1.6 days, feels like (high) 16.5 °C / 62 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 91%, daylight per day 13.1 h, average daily low 14.4 °C / 58 °F, wind (daily max) 25 km/h / 16 mph.
Against: wet days 6.6 days.
May · best
In its favour: average daily high 20 °C / 68 °F, precipitation 21 mm / 0.8 in, wet days 3.3 days, days with heavy rain 0.7 days, feels like (high) 20 °C / 68 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 91%, daylight per day 14.1 h, wind (daily max) 23 km/h / 14 mph, average daily low 16.5 °C / 62 °F.
June · best
In its favour: average daily high 22.7 °C / 73 °F, precipitation 4 mm / 0.2 in, wet days 0.9 days, days with heavy rain 0.1 days, share of daylight that is sunny 94%, daylight per day 14.6 h, feels like (high) 23.8 °C / 75 °F, wind (daily max) 23 km/h / 14 mph.
Against: average daily low 19 °C / 66 °F.
July · good
In its favour: precipitation 1 mm / 0 in, wet days 0.1 days, days with heavy rain 0 days, share of daylight that is sunny 94%, daylight per day 14.3 h, wind (daily max) 22 km/h / 13 mph.
Against: average daily high 25.4 °C / 78 °F, feels like (high) 27.5 °C / 82 °F, average daily low 21.3 °C / 70 °F.
August · good
In its favour: precipitation 4 mm / 0.1 in, wet days 0.7 days, days with heavy rain 0.1 days, share of daylight that is sunny 95%, daylight per day 13.5 h, wind (daily max) 21 km/h / 13 mph.
Against: average daily high 25.8 °C / 78 °F, feels like (high) 28.3 °C / 83 °F, average daily low 22.2 °C / 72 °F.
September · best
In its favour: precipitation 32 mm / 1.3 in, average daily high 23.7 °C / 75 °F, wet days 3.5 days, days with heavy rain 0.8 days, share of daylight that is sunny 92%, daylight per day 12.4 h, wind (daily max) 22 km/h / 13 mph, feels like (high) 25 °C / 77 °F.
Against: average daily low 20.6 °C / 69 °F.
October · best
In its favour: average daily high 21.1 °C / 70 °F, precipitation 65 mm / 2.6 in, feels like (high) 21.3 °C / 70 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 87%, daylight per day 11.3 h, wind (daily max) 21 km/h / 13 mph.
Against: days with heavy rain 2.5 days, wet days 6.4 days, average daily low 18.4 °C / 65 °F.
November · best
In its favour: average daily high 17.8 °C / 64 °F, feels like (high) 16.4 °C / 62 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 86%, average daily low 15.1 °C / 59 °F, wind (daily max) 23 km/h / 14 mph, daylight per day 10.3 h.
Against: days with heavy rain 2.9 days, precipitation 91 mm / 3.6 in, wet days 8.4 days.
December · best
In its favour: average daily high 15.8 °C / 60 °F, feels like (high) 13.6 °C / 56 °F, average daily low 13.2 °C / 56 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 84%, wind (daily max) 24 km/h / 15 mph.
Against: days with heavy rain 2.9 days, precipitation 96 mm / 3.8 in, wet days 9.2 days, daylight per day 9.7 h.
An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is Estación de Esquí y Montaña de Sierra Nevada, 202 km away.
Weather averages
Monthly averages over twenty years, 2006–2025. Highs, lows and precipitation are in the chart at the top.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels like (high) | 12.4 °C | 12.4 °C | 14.1 °C | 16.5 °C | 20 °C | 23.8 °C | 27.5 °C | 28.3 °C | 25 °C | 21.3 °C | 16.4 °C | 13.6 °C |
| Days with heavy rain | 2.6 days | 2.2 days | 3.8 days | 1.6 days | 0.7 days | 0.1 days | 0 days | 0.1 days | 0.8 days | 2.5 days | 2.9 days | 2.9 days |
| Time rain usually falls | 6 am | 11 am | 9 am | 8 am | 6 am | 1 pm | 9 am | 2 am | 5 am | 10 pm | 7 am | 11 am |
| Sunshine per day | 8.3 h | 9.6 h | 10.2 h | 11.9 h | 12.9 h | 13.7 h | 13.4 h | 12.8 h | 11.4 h | 9.8 h | 8.8 h | 8.2 h |
| Relative humidity | 77% | 77% | 76% | 78% | 75% | 75% | 74% | 76% | 79% | 81% | 78% | 78% |
Air quality
Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above, and not counted towards good or best months.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air pollution (PM2.5) 2022–2025 | 11 µg/m³ | 14 µg/m³ | 13.1 µg/m³ | 15 µg/m³ | 14.8 µg/m³ | 16.5 µg/m³ | 15.7 µg/m³ | 18 µg/m³ | 14.9 µg/m³ | 15.5 µg/m³ | 12.2 µg/m³ | 9.7 µg/m³ |
| Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–2025 | 14.5 µg/m³ | 18.2 µg/m³ | 17.9 µg/m³ | 20.4 µg/m³ | 20.4 µg/m³ | 21.1 µg/m³ | 20.6 µg/m³ | 25.6 µg/m³ | 21.3 µg/m³ | 20.1 µg/m³ | 16 µg/m³ | 12.8 µg/m³ |
- Good 15 µg/m³ or less
- Fair 15 to 25 µg/m³
- Moderate 25 to 37.5 µg/m³
- Poor 37.5 to 50 µg/m³
- Very poor 50 to 75 µg/m³
- Extremely poor over 75 µg/m³
Each figure is compared with the World Health Organization's guideline for a day's air, 15 µg/m³ or less, and with its interim targets above that. The words are ours: the WHO does not name its steps. The figures are modelled monthly averages, so single days can be well above them. The daily peak is the average of each day's highest hour, shaded on the same scale.
World Heritage sites nearby
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 25 km, nearest first.
- Gorham's Cave complex
2 km away