ClimavisoVigo vs A Coruña: which has less bad weather?
Averages over the last 7 complete years, from official warnings. Updated 26 October 2026.
Galicia's two big coastal cities, and two kinds of bad weather: Vigo's warnings are mostly for rain; A Coruña's, for wind. Heat barely shows up in A Coruña.
The verdict
Less bad weather: A Coruña
A Coruña has 41 warning days a year; Vigo, 46. In other words, Vigo gets a warning on about 5.1 more days a year. And over the last 7 years, A Coruña has had more red days: 2 against 0. Vigo is mostly rain and wind; A Coruña, wind and rain.
Head to head
| Vigo | A Coruña | |
|---|---|---|
| Warning days a year | 46 | 41 |
| Orange or red days a year | 5.1 | 6.7 |
| Red days (last 7 years) | 0 | 2 |
| Heat (days a year) | 5.3 | 0.9 |
| Rain (days a year) | 34 | 19 |
| Storms (days a year) | 3.4 | 4.3 |
| Wind (days a year) | 14 | 26 |
| Cold and snow (days a year) | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| Quietest month | June | August |
| Busiest month | October | January |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vigo | 5.9 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 6.6 |
| A Coruña | 7.0 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 |
Warning days in each month, average over the last 7 years.
By season
- Winter: Vigo (15 warning days) against A Coruña (16).
- Spring: a tie, 7.4 warning days each.
- Summer: A Coruña (4.0 warning days) against Vigo (7.0).
- Autumn: A Coruña (13 warning days) against Vigo (17).
If you're going to live in one of them
- If you'd rather avoid heat: A Coruña is better, with 0.9 warning days a year against 5.3 in Vigo.
- If you'd rather avoid rain: A Coruña is better, with 19 warning days a year against 34 in Vigo.
- If you'd rather avoid wind: Vigo is better, with 14 warning days a year against 26 in A Coruña.
Warnings are only one part: choosing where to live depends on far more than the weather.
Frequently asked questions
Which has better weather, Vigo or A Coruña?
Going by official warnings, A Coruña: 41 warning days a year against 46 in Vigo.
Where does it rain more, Vigo or A Coruña?
By rain warnings, Vigo: 34 days a year against 19 in A Coruña. Warnings only count heavy rain, not every rainy day.
Which is hotter, Vigo or A Coruña?
By heat warnings, Vigo: 5.3 days a year against 0.9 in A Coruña. The yellow heat warning starts at 34 °C in both.
When is the best time to visit Vigo and A Coruña?
If you want to dodge warnings, June in Vigo and August in A Coruña: 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.