ClimavisoSevilla vs Madrid: which has less bad weather?
Averages over the last 7 complete years, from official warnings. Updated 26 October 2026.
Two summers famous for heat, head to head. Sevilla wins on heat warnings, but Madrid adds what Sevilla barely knows: cold and snow.
The verdict
A virtual tie
Sevilla has 69 warning days a year and Madrid 65: practically the same. The difference is in the kind of bad weather. Sevilla is mostly heat and rain; Madrid, heat and storms.
Head to head
| Sevilla | Madrid | |
|---|---|---|
| Warning days a year | 69 | 65 |
| Orange or red days a year | 23 | 16 |
| Red days (last 7 years) | 12 | 5 |
| Heat (days a year) | 41 | 36 |
| Rain (days a year) | 20 | 13 |
| Storms (days a year) | 14 | 14 |
| Wind (days a year) | 4.1 | 6.0 |
| Cold and snow (days a year) | 1.7 | 8.1 |
| Fog (days a year) | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Quietest month | February | February |
| Busiest month | July | July |
| Heat warning starts at | 38 °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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sevilla | 3.6 | 0.7 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 8.3 | 18 | 14 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 2.6 |
| Madrid | 7.3 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 8.9 | 16 | 16 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
Warning days in each month, average over the last 7 years.
By season
- Winter: Sevilla (6.9 warning days) against Madrid (10).
- Spring: Madrid (5.9 warning days) against Sevilla (10).
- Summer: a tie, 40 warning days each.
- Autumn: Madrid (8.4 warning days) against Sevilla (12).
If you're going to live in one of them
- If you'd rather avoid heat: Madrid is better, with 36 warning days a year against 41 in Sevilla.
- If you'd rather avoid rain: Madrid is better, with 13 warning days a year against 20 in Sevilla.
- If you'd rather avoid cold and snow: Sevilla is better, with 1.7 warning days a year against 8.1 in Madrid.
Warnings are only one part: choosing where to live depends on far more than the weather.
Frequently asked questions
Which has better weather, Sevilla or Madrid?
Going by warnings, they're almost tied: 69 warning days a year in Sevilla and 65 in Madrid.
Where does it rain more, Sevilla or Madrid?
By rain warnings, Sevilla: 20 days a year against 13 in Madrid. Warnings only count heavy rain, not every rainy day.
Which is hotter, Sevilla or Madrid?
By heat warnings, Sevilla: 41 days a year against 36 in Madrid. Note: the yellow heat warning starts at 38 °C in Sevilla and 36 °C in Madrid.
When is the best time to visit Sevilla and Madrid?
If you want to dodge warnings, February in Sevilla and February in Madrid: 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.