ClimavisoZaragoza vs València: which has less bad weather?
Averages over the last 7 complete years, from official warnings. Updated 26 October 2026.
From the Ebro valley to the Mediterranean: Zaragoza is one of Spain's most-warned cities, for heat, storms, wind and fog; València gets far fewer, nearly all about water.
The verdict
Less bad weather: València
València has 51 warning days a year; Zaragoza, 89. In other words, Zaragoza gets a warning on about 38 more days a year. It also has fewer serious warnings: 12 orange or red days a year, against 22. Zaragoza is mostly heat and storms; València, rain and storms.
Head to head
| Zaragoza | València | |
|---|---|---|
| Warning days a year | 89 | 51 |
| Orange or red days a year | 22 | 12 |
| Red days (last 7 years) | 20 | 13 |
| Heat (days a year) | 39 | 13 |
| Rain (days a year) | 17 | 27 |
| Storms (days a year) | 25 | 18 |
| Wind (days a year) | 21 | 9.1 |
| Cold and snow (days a year) | 3.1 | 1.6 |
| Fog (days a year) | 7.4 | 0.1 |
| Quietest month | October | February |
| Busiest month | July | September |
| Heat warning starts at | 36 °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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaragoza | 9.0 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 6.6 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 7.0 |
| 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: València (8.9 warning days) against Zaragoza (18).
- Spring: València (8.9 warning days) against Zaragoza (14).
- Summer: València (18 warning days) against Zaragoza (47).
- Autumn: Zaragoza (10 warning days) against València (15).
If you're going to live in one of them
- If you'd rather avoid heat: València is better, with 13 warning days a year against 39 in Zaragoza.
- If you'd rather avoid rain: Zaragoza is better, with 17 warning days a year against 27 in València.
- If you'd rather avoid storms: València is better, with 18 warning days a year against 25 in Zaragoza.
- If you'd rather avoid wind: València is better, with 9.1 warning days a year against 21 in Zaragoza.
- If you'd rather avoid fog: València is better, with 0.1 warning days a year against 7.4 in Zaragoza.
Warnings are only one part: choosing where to live depends on far more than the weather.
Frequently asked questions
Which has better weather, Zaragoza or València?
Going by official warnings, València: 51 warning days a year against 89 in Zaragoza.
Where does it rain more, Zaragoza or València?
By rain warnings, València: 27 days a year against 17 in Zaragoza. Warnings only count heavy rain, not every rainy day.
Which is hotter, Zaragoza or València?
By heat warnings, Zaragoza: 39 days a year against 13 in València. The yellow heat warning starts at 36 °C in both.
When is the best time to visit Zaragoza and València?
If you want to dodge warnings, October in Zaragoza 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.