ClimavisoGijón vs Oviedo: which has less bad weather?
Averages over the last 7 complete years, from official warnings. Updated 26 October 2026.
Asturias's classic rivalry, now in warnings. Both are among the calmest cities in Spain; coast and inland share out the bad weather differently.
The verdict
A virtual tie
Gijón has 26 warning days a year and Oviedo 26: practically the same. The difference is in the kind of bad weather. Gijón is mostly rain and wind; Oviedo, rain and storms.
Head to head
| Gijón | Oviedo | |
|---|---|---|
| Warning days a year | 26 | 26 |
| Orange or red days a year | 2.0 | 3.1 |
| Red days (last 7 years) | 0 | 1 |
| Heat (days a year) | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Rain (days a year) | 17 | 16 |
| Storms (days a year) | 6.9 | 10 |
| Wind (days a year) | 7.9 | 4.3 |
| Cold and snow (days a year) | 0.7 | 3.9 |
| Quietest month | April | March |
| Busiest month | November | June |
| Heat warning starts at | 34 °C | 34 °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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gijón | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 2.9 |
| Oviedo | 3.6 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.4 |
Warning days in each month, average over the last 7 years.
By season
- Winter: a tie, 7.1 warning days each.
- Spring: Gijón (2.7 warning days) against Oviedo (4.3).
- Summer: Gijón (6.9 warning days) against Oviedo (9.3).
- Autumn: Oviedo (6.1 warning days) against Gijón (9.0).
If you're going to live in one of them
- If you'd rather avoid storms: Gijón is better, with 6.9 warning days a year against 10 in Oviedo.
- If you'd rather avoid wind: Oviedo is better, with 4.3 warning days a year against 7.9 in Gijón.
- If you'd rather avoid cold and snow: Gijón is better, with 0.7 warning days a year against 3.9 in Oviedo.
Warnings are only one part: choosing where to live depends on far more than the weather.
Frequently asked questions
Which has better weather, Gijón or Oviedo?
Going by warnings, they're almost tied: 26 warning days a year in Gijón and 26 in Oviedo.
Where does it rain more, Gijón or Oviedo?
By rain warnings, they're level: 17 days a year in Gijón and 16 in Oviedo. Warnings only count heavy rain, not every rainy day.
Which is hotter, Gijón or Oviedo?
By heat warnings, Oviedo: 1.7 days a year against 0.1 in Gijón. The yellow heat warning starts at 34 °C in both.
When is the best time to visit Gijón and Oviedo?
If you want to dodge warnings, April in Gijón and March in Oviedo: 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.