Barcelona is a year-round destination, as ideal
for a long weekend city break as for a six-month sabbatical. It
is a good idea to time a trip with one eye on events and the
other on the weather. Many associate Barcelona with the summer
sun, but August can be a poor choice – the city broils and
swarms with tourists as the locals disappear to more salubrious
climes. It is certainly better to come around mid-June or
September. If beach time is not a priority, you can easily find
sunny (if chilly) weather and fewer crowds in January and
February. You stand a good chance of striking rain from April to
May and October through November.
Rainfall is highest in autumn and winter. During September and
into October the city often gets a wash down in cracking
thunderstorms.
As Barcelona is downwind from the Pyrenees, cold snaps are
always on the cards and the April–May period is particularly
changeable. At its best May can be the most pleasant month of
the year – clear and fresh.
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