October
Wk 40–42
The quietest stretch among this region's best weather weeks: crowd level around 20 out of 100, weather comfort near 66.
- Crowd level
- 19–22
- Comfort
- 64–67
Spain · Kantabrien
Best time to visit Kantabrien
When is it busiest here, and when is it quietest? The answer runs week by week through the region's own year, from official EU overnight-stay statistics.
Busiest week
AugustCrowd level 100
Wk 32 · 318,869 overnight stays
Quietest weeks
JanuaryCrowd level 0
Wk 2–4 · measured against the region's own year, not against other regions
Sweet spot
OctoberCrowd level 19–22
Wk 40–42 · quietest while the weather still holds
Warmest month
20 °CComfort 77
August · around 62 mm of rain in the month
Crowding Index 2.0 · As of 25/08/2026 · Crowding score 0–100, season-relative
Kantabrien (Spain) is quietest in January: across Wk 2–4 the crowd level runs from 0 out of 100. The busiest single week falls in August (Wk 32), at 100 out of 100 with roughly 318,869 overnight stays. Calculated from open official data; the values are modelled, not counted.
When is Kantabrien busy, when is it quiet?
Click a week. The panel on the right explains why it is busy or quiet.
Weather profile
Weather comfort is an absolute scale (0 = poor, 100 = ideal) and a second axis next to the season-relative crowd level.
JanuaryØ 1
FebruaryØ 3
MarchØ 11
AprilØ 27
MayØ 27
JuneØ 41
JulyØ 80
AugustØ 95
SeptemberØ 45
OctoberØ 20
NovemberØ 7
DecemberØ 4
Colour = season-relative crowd levelBar = weather comfort (Sun & warmth), absolute 0–100
Why this week?
October · Wk 40
Crowd level22/100 · fairly quiet
quietbusy
Weather comfort32/100 · Sun & warmth
-22 % versus the region's annual average.
- Contributing months
- September (14 %) · October (86 %)
- Overnight stays/week
- 86,724
- School-holiday pressure (source markets)
- 2 % of source markets on school holidays · -3 % crowding from holidays
- Main source markets
- Spain (44 %) · United Kingdom (19 %) · Germany (13 %) · 88% of guests modelled
- Region range
- 21,502–318,869 (avg 110,626)
- Base years
- 2022, 2023, 2024 (excluding 2020, 2021)
v1: Crowd-Score aus der Eurostat-Basisschicht (Übernachtungen), moduliert vom Schulferien-Druck der Quellmärkte, region-spezifisch gewichtet mit dem Quellland-Mix. Season-relativ zur Region. Event-Schichten folgen.
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The travel year in Kantabrien, month by month
The year as a table to read and to cite: crowd level for every month, plus weather comfort and temperature from the climate normals.
| Month | Crowd level0–100, season-relative | Weather comfort0–100, profile “mild” | Avg temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 29 | 8 °C |
| February | 3 | 34 | 9 °C |
| March | 11 | 38 | 10 °C |
| April | 27 | 46 | 12 °C |
| May | 27 | 56 | 14 °C |
| June | 41 | 66 | 17 °C |
| July | 80 | 76 | 19 °C |
| August | 95 | 77 | 20 °C |
| September | 45 | 71 | 18 °C |
| October | 20 | 64 | 15 °C |
| November | 7 | 43 | 11 °C |
| December | 4 | 33 | 9 °C |
The crowd level is season-relative: 100 is the annual peak of Kantabrien itself, not the busiest destination in Europe. The figures say when it is quiet here — not where it is quieter than elsewhere.
Weather comfort 0–100 from the climate normals, profile “mild” – the same profile as the recommendation above, not the selection in the calendar. A “–” means the data for that month is missing.
Index 2.0 · As of 25/08/2026
The windows worth catching
Three windows from the model: first whether the weather suits the region, then how busy it gets.
June
Wk 23–25
A second option, also with usable weather: crowd level around 39, weather comfort near 65.
- Crowd level
- 38–39
- Comfort
- 63–67
August
Wk 32–34
The region's peak: crowd level around 99 out of 100. Only if the dates are fixed.
- Crowd level
- 97–100
- Comfort
- 77–79
Kantabrien compared with Europe
How full the accommodation is here, measured against Europe – on the only measure on which two travel regions can be compared.
- Bed occupancy in Kantabrien
- 19.5
- European median
- 23.1
per cent of bed places, annual mean
per cent of bed places, annual mean
Furthest from the median: January, at 0.3× the value. Closest to the median: September, at 1.0× the value.
Mean across 12 months, weighted by their weeks. This occupancy compares travel regions with one another. The crowding in the table above compares Kantabrien with itself. The two measures are never combined.
Climate through the year
Average temperature with day/night range and precipitation across the twelve months.
- Avg temperature
- Day/night range
- Precipitation
| Month | Avg temperature (°C) | Day avg (°C) | Night avg (°C) | Precipitation (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7 | 8 | 6 | 123 |
| Feb | 8 | 9 | 7 | 96 |
| Mar | 9 | 10 | 8 | 110 |
| Apr | 10 | 12 | 9 | 96 |
| May | 13 | 14 | 11 | 97 |
| Jun | 16 | 17 | 15 | 103 |
| Jul | 18 | 19 | 17 | 61 |
| Aug | 18 | 20 | 17 | 62 |
| Sep | 17 | 18 | 15 | 101 |
| Oct | 14 | 15 | 13 | 95 |
| Nov | 10 | 11 | 9 | 140 |
| Dec | 8 | 9 | 7 | 112 |
The band shows mean daytime to nighttime temperature. Precipitation shown as monthly total (mm). Typical monthly value (climate normal), not a forecast.
How sunny?
How much sun a typical day delivers, month by month, expressed as hours of full midday sun.
Sunny
≈ 3.8 h of full midday sun per day, annual average
Jul
Sunniest month
| Month | ≈ h of full midday sun per day |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1.7 |
| Feb | 2.6 |
| Mar | 3.8 |
| Apr | 4.9 |
| May | 5.5 |
| Jun | 5.5 |
| Jul | 5.7 |
| Aug | 5.3 |
| Sep | 4.1 |
| Oct | 3.0 |
| Nov | 1.9 |
| Dec | 1.5 |
Basis: mean daily solar irradiance in kWh/m²/day; 1 kWh/m² is roughly one hour of full midday sun (1,000 W/m²). Not the same as measured sunshine duration. Typical monthly value (climate normal), not a forecast.
Directly reachable from
Destination airports of Kantabrien and every European departure airport with a direct connection to them.
Destination airports
Select a destination airport to see the direct departure airports.
“Directly reachable” means a direct connection exists according to our sources. We do not show a live timetable. Availability and flight days can vary by season and airline.
Ski areas in Kantabrien
Mapped ski areas in this region with slope kilometres, lifts and elevation, plus the long-term snow average from our climate data.
- Ski areas
- 2
- Slopes in total
- 20 km
- Lifts
- 11
- Highest point
- 2,118 m
| Ski area | Slopes | Lifts | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estación de Esquí y Montaña Alto Campoo | 19.5 km | 11 | 1,648–2,118 m470 m vertical drop |
| Alto Campoo | not available | not available | not available |
Slope, lift and elevation figures come from open mapping and are complete to varying degrees. “Not available” means not mapped, not “does not exist”. Opening hours and season are not included. Snow figures are long-term averages for the whole region, not snow depth on the mountain and not a forecast.
Frequently asked questions about the best time to visit Kantabrien
Short answers on timing, weather and getting there, all from the data on this page.
When is the best time to visit Kantabrien?
- The best time to visit Kantabrien is October (Wk 40–42): it is the quietest stretch among the region's best weather weeks – crowd level around 20 out of 100, weather comfort about 66 out of 100.
When is Kantabrien quietest?
- January (Wk 2–4) is the quietest time in Kantabrien. Crowd levels there sit at 0 out of 100, the lowest across the year.
When is Kantabrien busiest?
- Kantabrien is busiest in August (Wk 32) with around 318,869 overnight stays in the peak week.
What is the weather like in Kantabrien and when is it warmest?
- It is warmest in Kantabrien in August with an average of 20 °C and around 62 mm of rain in the month.
How do you get to Kantabrien?
- Kantabrien is reachable via the destination airport Santander Airport (SDR) with direct flights.
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Sources and data vintages
Every provenance note on this page, collected in one place.
- Crowding figures
- Index 2.0 · As of 25/08/2026. v1 approximation, calculated from Eurostat overnight stays. Day tourism and cruises (Venice, Dubrovnik …) are still missing, so we show these destinations as quieter than they are. The crowd score is a model-based forecast, not a measurement.
- Climate data
- Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2025.
- Reachability
Data sources: direct connections from Wikipedia (“Airlines and destinations”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, aggregated and modified by us), cross-checked with Eurostat, Destatis and the UK Civil Aviation Authority; airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain). The derived connection data is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Data as of: September 2026
- Ski areas
Data sources: ski areas from OpenSkiMap, based on OpenStreetMap, licensed under ODbL 1.0; snow depths from ERA5-Land (Copernicus Climate Change Service).
- Data basis
- All figures are approximations derived from open data (crowd level from Eurostat overnight stays, climate from Copernicus/ERA5-Land), not measurements.