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Best time to visit Costa Brava

Spain · Europe

All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.

The year in Costa Brava

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  1. Costa Brava in January: ok
  2. Costa Brava in February: good
  3. Costa Brava in March: good
  4. Costa Brava in April: sweet spot
  5. Costa Brava in May: good, busy
  6. Costa Brava in June: sweet spot, busy
  7. Costa Brava in July: sweet spot, busy
  8. Costa Brava in August: sweet spot, busy
  9. Costa Brava in September: good
  10. Costa Brava in October: good
  11. Costa Brava in November: good
  12. Costa Brava in December: ok
  • Sweet spot
  • Good
  • OK
  • Avoid
  • Busy
Good for
Go in Apr, Jun, Jul or Aug — these months score within a whisker of each other; 18C max, 6 rainy days. Sep is the next best.

Things to do in Costa Brava

  • Girona Cathedral Roman Catholic church in Girona, Catalonia (Spain)
  • GR 92 Hiking trail in Spain
  • Parc del Fòrum Public park in Catalonia, Spain
  • WaterWorld Family water park in the Spanish resort of Lloret de Mar
  • L'Escala Municipality in the comarca of the Alt Empordà in Girona, Spain
  • Basilica of St. Felix (Girona) Minor basilica in Girona, Spain
  • Santa Margarida Volcano Mountain in Catalonia, Spain

Tours and tickets in Costa Brava

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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata; in order of how often each one's Wikipedia article was read on phones in the last 12 months.

Month by month

No fare history for this route yet, so this ranking is climate and crowds only — the price column will fill in as the scanner collects.

MonthMax °CRain days HumiditySun h/day VerdictWhy
Jan 13° 4d 75% 7.5h ok 13C max, 4 rainy days
Feb 14° 5d 78% 8.2h good 14C max, 5 rainy days
Mar 16° 7d 76% 9.4h good 16C max, 7 rainy days
Apr 18° 6d 74% 10.4h sweet spot 18C max, 6 rainy days
May 21° 7d 76% 11.9h goodbusy busier than usual
Jun 26° 2d 72% 12.9h sweet spot busy busier than usual
Jul 29° 2d 71% 13.2h sweet spot busy busier than usual
Aug 29° 3d 72% 12.2h sweet spot busy busier than usual
Sep 25° 6d 76% 9.9h good 25C max, 6 rainy days
Oct 22° 7d 80% 8.8h good 22C max, 7 rainy days
Nov 17° 7d 77% 7.4h good 17C max, 7 rainy days
Dec 14° 5d 80% 7.3h ok 14C max, 5 rainy days

Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.

Weather read at Lloret de Mar (or Tossa de Mar): ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.

A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.

How busy it gets

Busiest from May to August; quietest from October to February.

Then and now

Costa Brava's June days now average 26.0°C, 1.9°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 6 of 12 months are clearly warmer.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
1981–9011.7°12.5°14.9°16.8°20.1°24.1°28.3°27.2°25.0°20.7°15.5°12.9°
2017–2612.9°14.3°15.5°17.7°21.0°26.0°28.5°28.9°25.1°21.5°16.8°14.2°
Change+1.2°+1.8°+0.6°+0.9°+0.9°+1.9°+0.2°+1.7°+0.1°+0.8°+1.4°+1.4°

The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.

Getting there

Fly into Girona (GRO), then drive. The flights under Where to book are to Girona.

Girona (GRO) the drive is not measured yet
Barcelona (BCN) the drive is not measured yet

The drive from each airport is the road's, from openrouteservice.org by HeiGIT: typical, not a schedule.

How far Costa Brava is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.

Before you go

Type C and F plugs at 230 V. Drives on the right. The currency is the Euro. No UK Foreign Office advice against travel. Everything for Spain: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.

Being there

On arrival

  • Paying — Credit and debit cards are widely accepted. Some shops ask for ID, sometimes a passport, before taking a card.
  • UPI, for visitors from India — Not accepted for paying here; bring a card that works abroad.
  • Tipping — Not expected; at better restaurants leave 5 to 10% in cash for exemplary service. Round up taxi fares if you like.

Getting around Costa Brava

  • Apps — Rides: Bolt, Cabify, FreeNow, Uber. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: WhatsApp.

If you want to explore a lot of the coastal cities then renting a car is your best option. There is regular bus service between the towns but nothing compares driving along and stopping where you like. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Costa Brava, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Help

  • Emergency — 112 (any emergency).
    TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.

Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 7 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.

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Costa Brava in pictures

Costa Brava Lloret de Mar Northern Seawalk ICE Fisheye View on Lloret de Mar
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Lloret de Mar Camí a Cala Banys Mediterranean Sea Coast of Costa Brava 01
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What Costa Brava is like

The Costa Brava (Rugged Coast) is a coastal region in north Catalonia, in the northeast of Spain. It comprises 3 comarques (counties): Alt Empordà, Baix Empordà and La Selva. It has rocky cliffs and a mix of pebble beaches and sandy beaches. More on Wikivoyage

Worth seeing
Beaches and coves The Dali Museum in Figueres. More on Wikivoyage
Worth doing
Gamble at the casinos in Lloret de Mar Hiking the GR 92 which runs all the costa Brava or the Camí de ronda which runs parallel to the sea. More on Wikivoyage
Getting in
Costa Brava's main airport is Girona - Costa Brava Airport GRO IATA. Ryanair operate flights to the airport from several destinations in Europe and Morocco all year. More on Wikivoyage
Staying safe
The Costa Brava is generally a safe destination, but visitors should be aware of a few coastal and petty-crime risks common to Catalonia and Spain’s Mediterranean shores. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Costa Brava, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.

Around Costa Brava

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Kind of place

Costa Brava is in Spain, Europe. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.

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