Barcelona in July

When to go

The climate figures below give July's typical temperatures and rainfall as long-term averages, a guide rather than a forecast. Check the city's official event listings for anything that falls on your dates. The tourism consortium's visitor tips also ask beachgoers to pay attention to the flags that indicate sea conditions, so read them before a beach day.

Trip facts

• The World Meteorological Organization's World Weather Information Service lists Barcelona's July mean daily maximum temperature as 82.4 °F (28.0 °C) and its mean daily minimum as 67.6 °F (19.8 °C), from 1981–2010 normals supplied by Spain's Agencia Estatal de Meteorología. (worldweather.wmo.int, checked 2026-10-15)
• The World Meteorological Organization's World Weather Information Service lists Barcelona's July mean total rainfall as 20.7 mm, from 1981–2010 normals supplied by Spain's Agencia Estatal de Meteorología. (worldweather.wmo.int, checked 2026-10-15)
• Barcelona Turisme, the Consorci de Turisme de Barcelona, says on its visitor tips page to 'Choose accommodation that is properly licensed' and to 'Stay in licensed accommodation and follow the house rules.' (thisisbarcelona.com, checked 2026-10-15)
• Barcelona Turisme's visitor tips page says in its beaches and natural spaces section, under 'Pay attention to the flags', that 'Flags indicate the sea conditions.' (thisisbarcelona.com, checked 2026-10-15)
• The EU's Travel to Europe site says that from 10 April 2026 the Entry/Exit System (EES) is fully operational at all external border crossing points of the European countries using the system. (travel-europe.europa.eu, checked 2026-10-15)
• The EU's Travel to Europe site says ETIAS is currently not in operation and no applications for travel authorisations are collected at this point, and that the European Union will inform about the specific start date several months prior to its launch. (travel-europe.europa.eu, checked 2026-10-15)
• The Agència Tributària de Catalunya's page on the tax on stays in tourist establishments (impost sobre les estades en establiments turístics) says the calculation for each person multiplies the number of days of stay, with a maximum of 7 days, by the applicable rate plus the municipal surcharge, if any. (atc.gencat.cat, checked 2026-10-15)
• The Agència Tributària de Catalunya's tariff page lists the Barcelona City Council surcharge for 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2028 as 6,00 € for every establishment type in its Barcelona table, and gives the Barcelona general tariff there only for 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. (atc.gencat.cat, checked 2026-10-15)
• Aena's page for Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport lists these ways to get to the airport: underground (Line L9 Sud, Airport-Zona Universitària), bus (metropolitan, intercity, and international lines), trains (local train line R2 Norte) and car. (www.aena.es, checked 2026-10-15)
• TMB's page 'Barcelona metro and bus operating hours 2026' lists Barcelona Metro hours as 05:00 to midnight from Monday to Thursday and midweek public holidays, 05:00 to 02:00 on Fridays and nights before public holidays, continuous service from 5.00 on Saturdays through Saturday to Sunday night, and an end of service at midnight on Sunday. (www.tmb.cat, checked 2026-10-15)