Barcelona (Spain) vs London (Great Britain): Temperature, Rainfall and Sunshine

Reference period: Barcelona 2013–2023 · London 2013–2023

Barcelona (Spain) has a higher monthly mean temperature than London (Great Britain) in every month of the year.

Key monthly differences

Warmest month

Barcelona
July · 25.13 °C
London
July · 18.57 °C

Coolest month

Barcelona
January · 8.79 °C
London
January · 4.73 °C

Driest month

Barcelona
July · 0.84 mm/day
London
April · 1.33 mm/day

Sunniest month

Barcelona
July · 13.30 hours/day
London
July · 10.94 hours/day
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Climate comparison questions

When are the temperatures most similar and most different?

The smallest difference in monthly mean temperature is 3.64 °C (December); the largest is 7.22 °C (August).

How much do temperatures vary across the year?

The difference between the warmest and coolest monthly means is 16.34 °C in Barcelona (Spain) and 13.84 °C in London (Great Britain). This describes seasonal variation, not the range between daytime highs and nighttime lows.

Which location has more rainfall?

Barcelona (Spain) has a higher daily rainfall average in 3 months and London (Great Britain) in 9; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision. Rainfall amounts do not tell us how many days it rains.

Which location has more sunshine?

Barcelona (Spain) has more average sunshine hours per day in 12 months and London (Great Britain) in 0; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision. Sunshine duration is different from daylight duration.

Climate data notes

Show data and calculation

Daily values are averaged separately for each calendar month over the saved reference period. Temperatures are daily means, not daytime highs. Rainfall is an average daily amount, not a monthly total; sunshine is average hours per day. These historical averages are not a weather forecast. Each location’s reference period is listed below and may differ.

Mean of the 12 monthly averages

Monthly climate data

Difference: London (Great Britain) minus Barcelona (Spain)

Temperature °C

Month Barcelona London +/-
Jan 8.79 4.73 −4.07
Feb 9.99 5.44 −4.54
Mar 12.02 6.84 −5.18
Apr 14.22 9.18 −5.04
May 17.58 12.67 −4.91
Jun 22.24 16.27 −5.97
Jul 25.13 18.57 −6.56
Aug 24.95 17.74 −7.22
Sep 21.78 15.48 −6.30
Oct 18.39 12.31 −6.09
Nov 13.31 8.09 −5.22
Dec 10.16 6.52 −3.64
Annual mean 16.55 11.15 −5.39

Average sunshine (hours/day)

Month Barcelona London +/-
Jan 7.25 3.74 −3.51
Feb 8.27 5.11 −3.16
Mar 9.35 6.38 −2.97
Apr 10.50 9.22 −1.28
May 11.94 10.11 −1.84
Jun 13.05 10.51 −2.54
Jul 13.30 10.94 −2.36
Aug 11.62 9.68 −1.95
Sep 9.97 8.02 −1.95
Oct 8.55 5.86 −2.69
Nov 7.53 4.12 −3.42
Dec 7.12 3.14 −3.98
Annual mean 9.87 7.24 −2.64

Average daily rainfall (mm/day)

Month Barcelona London +/-
Jan 1.40 1.92 +0.52
Feb 1.33 1.71 +0.38
Mar 1.51 1.61 +0.10
Apr 2.20 1.33 −0.87
May 1.77 1.85 +0.09
Jun 1.14 1.93 +0.79
Jul 0.84 1.79 +0.95
Aug 1.81 2.02 +0.22
Sep 2.95 1.61 −1.34
Oct 3.05 2.51 −0.54
Nov 2.21 2.27 +0.06
Dec 0.88 2.10 +1.22
Annual mean 1.76 1.89 +0.13

Snow (mm)

Month Barcelona London +/-
Jan 0.02 0.94 +0.92
Feb 0.31 0.76 +0.45
Mar 0.00 0.77 +0.77
Apr 0.01 0.05 +0.04
May 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jun 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jul 0.00 0.00 0.00
Aug 0.00 0.00 0.00
Sep 0.00 0.00 0.00
Oct 0.00 0.00 0.00
Nov 0.00 0.04 +0.04
Dec 0.01 0.40 +0.39
Annual mean 0.03 0.25 +0.22