Best time to visit Pamplona

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

The year in Pamplona

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Go in May–Jul — these months score within a whisker of each other; 25C max, 6 rainy days. Aug is the next best.

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Things to do in Pamplona

Pamplona Cathedral Cathedral in Spain
Museum of Navarre Cultural property in Pamplona, Spain
City Hall Square, Pamplona-Iruña Square in Navarre, Spain
Tomb of Charles III of Navarre and Eleanor of Castile Charles III's tomb
San Nicolás Cultural property in Pamplona, Spain
Church of La Milagrosa (PP Paúles), Pamplona Church building in Pamplona, Spain
Cámara de Comptos de Navarra Cultural property in Pamplona, Spain

Tours and tickets in Pamplona

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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.

Month	Max °C	Rain days	Humidity	Sun h/day	Verdict	Why
Jan	9°	10d	83%	5.6h	avoid	9C max, 10 rainy days
Feb	12°	7d	80%	7.2h	ok	12C max, 7 rainy days
Mar	13°	9d	77%	8.1h	ok	13C max, 9 rainy days
Apr	16°	8d	74%	9.7h	good	16C max, 8 rainy days
May	19°	8d	74%	11.4h	sweet spot	19C max, 8 rainy days
Jun	25°	6d	71%	12.2h	sweet spot	25C max, 6 rainy days
Jul	27°	2d	68%	13.0h	sweet spot busy	busier than usual
Aug	28°	3d	67%	12.3h	good	28C max, 3 rainy days
Sep	24°	6d	71%	10.4h	good	24C max, 6 rainy days
Oct	19°	7d	76%	8.1h	good	19C max, 7 rainy days
Nov	13°	11d	82%	6.3h	ok	13C max, 11 rainy days
Dec	10°	10d	86%	5.3h	avoid	10C max, 10 rainy days

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

Weather read at the old town, 5 km from the airport (PNA): 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 in July; quietest in February, March, November and December.

Then and now

Pamplona's August days now average 28.1°C, 3.8°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 6 of 12 months are clearly warmer.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1981–90	7.8°	9.2°	11.9°	14.0°	17.4°	21.4°	25.0°	24.3°	22.9°	17.9°	12.1°	8.8°
2017–26	8.5°	11.6°	13.0°	16.2°	19.5°	24.8°	27.4°	28.1°	23.6°	19.4°	12.7°	9.8°
Change	+0.7°	+2.4°	+1.1°	+2.2°	+2.1°	+3.4°	+2.5°	+3.8°	+0.7°	+1.5°	+0.5°	+1.1°

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 Bilbao (BIO), then drive. The flights under Where to book are to Bilbao.

Bilbao (BIO)	the drive is not measured yet
Madrid (MAD)	the drive is not measured yet
Pamplona (PNA)	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 Pamplona 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 Pamplona

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

Pamplona offers to very different faces to the visitor: while in San Fermín festival, the city is driven by music, drinking and the incredible number of people celebrating and packing the streets. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Pamplona, 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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Pamplona in pictures

Portal Nuevo in Pamplona (1) — i

Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Portal Nuevo in Pamplona (3) — i

Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Pampelune Place de Castille — i

Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Montañas en Pamplona,Colombia — i

EEIM, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Parque Principal Pamplona Norte de Santander — i

Sbotello, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What Pamplona is like

Pamplona (Basque: Iruña) is a city in Navarra, Spain. It is most famous world-wide for its San Fermín festival, held each year from July 6-14. San Fermín festival includes the legendary "Running of the Bulls", which features the daily bullrun or "Encierro" in Spanish. More on Wikivoyage

Worth seeing: Aside from the evening bullfights, at 11:00 some mornings during San Fermin, there is a chance to enter the bullring for free, and watch student bullfighters hone their craft. More on Wikivoyage
Worth doing: Sanfermines, the Festival of San Fermín, is held city-wide July 6-14. It begins with the txupinazo, a rocket fired from the City Hall balcony at noon on the 6th. More on Wikivoyage
Getting in: Pamplona Airport (PNA IATA, Noain Airport). A little airport connected with several Spanish cities (Iberia flies several times a day from Madrid and Barcelona) and from Frankfurt with Lufthansa. More on Wikivoyage
Staying safe: Watch out for the bulls! There is quite a lot of pickpockets at sanfermines time, experts at spotting visitors, so try to be careful, do not leave things unattended. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Pamplona, 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 Pamplona

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Kind of place

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

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