Albacete
Albacete is a city in Castille-La Mancha, Spain, 695 m above sea level. It has a population of about 175,400 (2025). The climate is classified as cold semi-arid (Köppen BSk), with little rain, large day–night swings and strong sunshine.
Best: Apr–May · Oct. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Albacete at a glance
The months with the highest weather score
Average high in July
Average low in January
44 mm of rain
9 mm of rain
within 0.7 km
How Albacete has grown
People living in the built-up area (19 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
+60%86k in 1975 → 138k in 2025Weather in Albacete
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
Sunny · wind 6 km/h · humidity 36%
When to go to Albacete
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 54 | 63 | 77 | 83 | 84 | 71 | 59 | 58 | 74 | 83 | 69 | 55 |
| High | 12° | 13° | 17° | 19° | 24° | 30° | 34° | 33° | 28° | 22° | 15° | 12° |
| Low | 1° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 10° | 14° | 17° | 18° | 14° | 10° | 4° | 2° |
| Rain (mm) | 23 | 26 | 30 | 44 | 43 | 35 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 45 | 38 | 35 |
| Wet days | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
What's on in Albacete
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Albacete's festivals through the year
Monuments and museums in Albacete
More museums: Centro Cultural La Asunción · Virgen de los Llanos Centro de Interpretación
Outdoors around Albacete
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Nature around Albacete
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Spain seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Albacete
Earthquakes around Albacete
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Strongest nearby since 1950
Universities and research institutes
Towns and villages around Albacete
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Albacete from above
Postal codes
Getting to Albacete
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Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
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