ClimavisoBarcelona vs València: which has less bad weather?
Averages over the last 7 complete years, from official warnings. Updated 26 October 2026.
Spain's two big Mediterranean cities, both with the same enemy: heavy late-summer rain. Which gets more of it, and which gets more serious warnings?
The verdict
A virtual tie
Barcelona has 54 warning days a year and València 51: practically the same. The difference is in the kind of bad weather. Barcelona is mostly rain and storms; València, rain and storms.
Head to head
| Barcelona | València | |
|---|---|---|
| Warning days a year | 54 | 51 |
| Orange or red days a year | 9.4 | 12 |
| Red days (last 7 years) | 5 | 13 |
| Heat (days a year) | 4.3 | 13 |
| Rain (days a year) | 39 | 27 |
| Storms (days a year) | 22 | 18 |
| Wind (days a year) | 10 | 9.1 |
| Cold and snow (days a year) | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| Quietest month | February | February |
| Busiest month | September | September |
| Heat warning starts at | 34 °C | 36 °C |
In bold, the city with fewer warnings in each row. A day with several warning types counts in each.
Month by month
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | 2.4 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 7.4 | 10 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 4.3 |
| València | 4.1 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.1 |
Warning days in each month, average over the last 7 years.
By season
- Winter: a tie, 8.4 warning days each.
- Spring: a tie, 9.3 warning days each.
- Summer: Barcelona (15 warning days) against València (18).
- Autumn: València (15 warning days) against Barcelona (21).
If you're going to live in one of them
- If you'd rather avoid heat: Barcelona is better, with 4.3 warning days a year against 13 in València.
- If you'd rather avoid rain: València is better, with 27 warning days a year against 39 in Barcelona.
- If you'd rather avoid storms: València is better, with 18 warning days a year against 22 in Barcelona.
Warnings are only one part: choosing where to live depends on far more than the weather.
Frequently asked questions
Which has better weather, Barcelona or València?
Going by warnings, they're almost tied: 54 warning days a year in Barcelona and 51 in València.
Where does it rain more, Barcelona or València?
By rain warnings, Barcelona: 39 days a year against 27 in València. Warnings only count heavy rain, not every rainy day.
Which is hotter, Barcelona or València?
By heat warnings, València: 13 days a year against 4.3 in Barcelona. Note: the yellow heat warning starts at 34 °C in Barcelona and 36 °C in València.
When is the best time to visit Barcelona and València?
If you want to dodge warnings, February in Barcelona and February in València: their quietest months.
Each zone has its own thresholds: the same heat or rain can trigger a warning in one city and not in the other. A warning is a forecast that the zone's threshold will be crossed, not damage or a measurement. Here we compare how often each city was warned.