Spain
Galicia
Galicia is one of the 19 regions of Spain; its largest place is Santiago de Compostela.
Best timeJul–Sep
Best weather in OctoberVigo 65
October: highs19° – 22°
Rain this month, on average202mm
Mean of its 20 best-known places. Best: Jul–Sep.
Galicia at a glance
The atlas follows 5,494 places here month by month, with 23 mountains and 299 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are July, August and September.
When to go to Galicia
The best places of every month here, and the average climate of the best-known ones.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 36 | 45 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 80 | 84 | 81 | 81 | 63 | 50 | 40 |
| High | 13° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 20° | 23° | 25° | 25° | 24° | 20° | 16° | 14° |
| Low | 6° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Rain (mm) | 171 | 136 | 124 | 135 | 116 | 58 | 40 | 46 | 97 | 202 | 202 | 227 |
Places in Galicia
The best-known places with their score this month; every town and village is in the A to Z list below.
61OctoberSantiago de Compostela
101k people
20° / 10°237 mm
65OctoberVigo
294k people
21° / 13°231 mm
63OctoberA Coruña
252k people
20° / 12°147 mm
64OctoberPontevedra
83k people
21° / 12°255 mm
64OctoberOurense
106k people
22° / 10°116 mm
63OctoberFerrol
64k people
20° / 12°197 mm
62OctoberLugo
100k people
19° / 9°130 mm
63OctoberCulleredo
31k people
20° / 11°152 mm
4 districts, each with all of its towns and villages
A Coruña Province1,554 places · 1.14M · Santiago de Compostela
Lugo Province2,090 places · 364k · Lugo
Pontevedra Province764 places · 952k · Vigo
Provincia de Ourense1,083 places · 308k · Ourense
More towns and villages of Galicia · 3
Galicia from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
OctoberMonth scores for Galicia
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Nature in Galicia
Summit1,781 m
Mount Cabeza de Manzaneda
Summit1,643 m
Formigueiros
Summit1,243 m
Sierra de la CulebraRiver
Minho River
River
Silis
National park
Atlantic Islands of Galicia National ParkWildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Spain seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
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Outdoors in Galicia
Culture in Galicia
Cathedral of Santiago de CompostelaBuilt 801 · Romanesque
Hospital de los Reyes CatólicosBuilt 1511 · Plateresque
Tower of HerculesBuilt 100 · ancient Roman
Palacio de RajoyBuilt 1766 · Neoclassical
Lugo CathedralBuilt 1129 · Romanesque
Capela de ÁnimasBuilt 1788 · Neoclassical
Museum
Casa del Hombre (La Coruña)Built 1995
Museum
College of Our Lady of AntiguaBuilt 1590What's on in Galicia
Getting to Galicia
Santiago-Rosalía de Castro AirportSCQ · Santiago de Compostela
11 kmA Coruña AirportLCG · Santiago de Compostela
49 kmVigo AirportVGO · Santiago de Compostela
72 kmSantiago de Compostela - Daniel CastelaoSantiago de Compostela
1.1 kmVigo-UrzáizVigo
0.9 kmA CoruñaA Coruña
2.4 kmPontevedraPontevedra
1.3 kmEstación Marítima de RíaEstación Marítima, Porto de Cíes, Porto de Pasaxes Moaña-Vigo
1 kmEstación MarítimaEstación Marítima de Ría, Porto de Cíes
0.3 kmTowns in Galicia from A to Z
The 308 main places; every village is listed on its district's page.
AA Arnoia · A Baña · A Bola …35
BBaiona · Baltar · Bande …24
CCabanas · Caldas de Reis · Calvos de Randín …48
- Cabanas
- Caldas de Reis
- Calvos de Randín
- Camariñas
- Cambados
- Cambre
- Cangas de Morrazo
- Carballeda de Avia
- Carballedo
- Carballo
- Carbia
- Cariño
- Carnota
- Carral
- Carreira
- Cartelle
- Castrelo de Miño
- Castrelo del Valle
- Castro
- Castro Caldelas
- Castro de Rei
- Castroverde
- Catoira
- Cea
- Cedeira
- Cee
- Celanova
- Cenlle
- Cerceda
- Cerdido
- Cervantes
- Cervo
- Cesuras
- Chandrexa de Queixa
- Chantada
- Coirós
- Coles
- Combarro
- Corcubión
- Coristanco
- Cortegada
- Cospeito
- Covas
- Covelo
- Cualedro
- Culleredo
- Cuntis
- Curtis