Climate - Soria (Castile and Leon)

The climate of Soria is slightly continental, with moderately cold winters and hot, sunny summers, though with cool nights.
The city is located in the eastern part of the Autonomous Community of Castile and León, at 1,050 meters (3,450 feet) of altitude. To the north and east are the mountains of the Ibérico system. In the Pico Urbión rises the River Duero, which crosses the city and then heads towards Portugal.
The average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of 3.2 °C (38 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 20.6 °C (69 °F). Here are the average temperatures.

Precipitation amounts to 515 millimeters (20.3 inches) per year: so, it is at an intermediate level. It ranges from 30 mm (1.2 in) in the driest months (March, July, August) to 65 mm (2.6 in) in the wettest (May). Here is the average precipitation.

The winter, from December to February, is quite cold, with rainy periods, but also sunny periods.
There may also be very cold periods. On the coldest days of the year, the temperature typically drops to -7/-8 °C (18/19 °F). The coldest record is -15 °C (5 °F) and dates back to February 1963. From 2000 to 2020, the temperature dropped to -13.5 °C (7.5 °F) in February 2006 and January 2009.
Snowfalls are quite frequent, indeed, if we exclude the mountains, Soria is the city in Spain where snowfalls are more frequent (21 per year, followed by Ávila with 20). Sometimes it can snow even in April.

The Summer, from June to August, is warm during the day, while nights are cool. The sun often shines, although there can occasionally be thunderstorms. At night, the temperature can drop below 10 °C (50 °F) even in July and August. In July 2004 it dropped to 4.5 °C (40 °F).
Sometimes, there may be very hot periods, in which the temperature can reach or exceed 35 °C (95 °F). The highest record is 38 °C (100.5 °F), recorded in July 1951 and in late June 2019. However, it does not get as hot as in Madrid and in south-central Spain.



On average, there are around 2,575 sunshine hours per year. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.

Best Time

The best time to visit Soria runs from June to September, since it is the warmest and sunniest period of the year. Sometimes it can be hot, while in other circumstances, nights can be cool or even cold, so it can be useful to bring a sweatshirt or sweater and a light jacket for the evening, and maybe gloves and a wool hat, which take up little space and can be useful on colder nights.
If you fear the heat, you can choose the periods from mid-May to mid-June and from mid-September to mid-October.