Santander Weather

Weather

The full forecast on the weather in Santander for today and the next 5 or 10 days can be obtained by clicking on the imae below.

 

Santander is located in Cantabria in the north of the Spain's Basque Country. It is a beautiful and unspoiled region of rough terrain, marked by high mountains such as the Picos de Europa, with broad valleys, a cliff-lined coast and a series of river estuaries.

Climate

Santander has often been described as Spain's most elegant city with its extraordinary landscape overlooking the Bay of Biscay.The climate throughout much of the year is rainy, so the area is covered with lush green trees and rolling green hills which surround the city.

It is often referred to as the Costa Verde with sandy beaches of all shapes and sizes, some of which are sheltered with a calm blue sea and others open to the elements and good for surfing.

It has a mild and humid climate throughout the year with an average temperature of 66ºF in August and 49ºF in December. If you are looking for berach holiday Santander is probably not the ideal placewith summer usually only lasting from mid June to mid September (and May might be still be a bit chilly). It gets cold at night so bring a jacket and make sure that you have some warm clothes, good and comfortable shoes for exploring the area and some sun block..

 

By Linda Craik Google+