May
Wk 19–21
The quietest stretch among this region's best weather weeks: crowd level around 43 out of 100, weather comfort near 75.
- Crowd level
- 42–43
- Comfort
- 70–79
Spain · Kastilien und León
Best time to visit Kastilien und León
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 · 423,605 overnight stays
Quietest weeks
JanuaryCrowd level 0–1
Wk 2–4 · measured against the region's own year, not against other regions
Sweet spot
MayCrowd level 42–43
Wk 19–21 · quietest while the weather still holds
Warmest month
24 °CComfort 91
July · around 11 mm of rain in the month
Crowding Index 2.0 · As of 25/08/2026 · Crowding score 0–100, season-relative
Kastilien und León (Spain) is quietest in January: across Wk 2–4 the crowd level runs from 0 to 1 out of 100. The busiest single week falls in August (Wk 32), at 100 out of 100 with roughly 423,605 overnight stays. Calculated from open official data; the values are modelled, not counted.
When is Kastilien und León 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 3
FebruaryØ 14
MarchØ 25
AprilØ 47
MayØ 44
JuneØ 52
JulyØ 72
AugustØ 95
SeptemberØ 56
OctoberØ 46
NovemberØ 29
DecemberØ 24
Colour = season-relative crowd levelBar = weather comfort (Sun & warmth), absolute 0–100
Why this week?
May · Wk 19
Crowd level42/100 · moderate
quietbusy
Weather comfort29/100 · Sun & warmth
0 % versus the region's annual average.
- Contributing months
- May (100 %)
- Overnight stays/week
- 241,184
- School-holiday pressure (source markets)
- 1 % of source markets on school holidays · -2 % crowding from holidays
- Main source markets
- Spain (44 %) · United Kingdom (19 %) · Germany (13 %) · 88% of guests modelled
- Region range
- 106,384–423,605 (avg 240,687)
- 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 Kastilien und León, 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 | 3 | 23 | 5 °C |
| February | 14 | 29 | 7 °C |
| March | 25 | 37 | 9 °C |
| April | 47 | 52 | 12 °C |
| May | 44 | 74 | 16 °C |
| June | 52 | 86 | 21 °C |
| July | 72 | 91 | 24 °C |
| August | 95 | 92 | 24 °C |
| September | 56 | 88 | 19 °C |
| October | 46 | 69 | 15 °C |
| November | 29 | 40 | 9 °C |
| December | 24 | 25 | 6 °C |
The crowd level is season-relative: 100 is the annual peak of Kastilien und León 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.
September–October
Wk 39–41
A second option, also with usable weather: crowd level around 47, weather comfort near 78.
- Crowd level
- 45–52
- Comfort
- 72–83
August
Wk 32–34
The region's peak: crowd level around 98 out of 100. Only if the dates are fixed.
- Crowd level
- 96–100
- Comfort
- 92–93
Kastilien und León 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 Kastilien und León
- 19.7
- European median
- 23.1
per cent of bed places, annual mean
per cent of bed places, annual mean
Furthest from the median: July, at 0.7× the value. Closest to the median: December, 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 Kastilien und León 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 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 52 |
| Feb | 6 | 7 | 5 | 42 |
| Mar | 7 | 9 | 6 | 61 |
| Apr | 10 | 12 | 9 | 66 |
| May | 15 | 16 | 13 | 43 |
| Jun | 19 | 21 | 18 | 40 |
| Jul | 23 | 24 | 21 | 11 |
| Aug | 23 | 24 | 21 | 10 |
| Sep | 18 | 19 | 17 | 26 |
| Oct | 14 | 15 | 13 | 66 |
| Nov | 8 | 9 | 7 | 61 |
| Dec | 5 | 6 | 4 | 51 |
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.
Very sunny
≈ 4.6 h of full midday sun per day, annual average
Jul
Sunniest month
| Month | ≈ h of full midday sun per day |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1.8 |
| Feb | 2.9 |
| Mar | 4.1 |
| Apr | 5.6 |
| May | 6.6 |
| Jun | 7.1 |
| Jul | 7.8 |
| Aug | 6.9 |
| Sep | 5.1 |
| Oct | 3.4 |
| Nov | 2.0 |
| 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 Kastilien und León 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 Kastilien und León
Mapped ski areas in this region with slope kilometres, lifts and elevation, plus the long-term snow average from our climate data.
- Ski areas
- 8
- Slopes in total
- 62 km
- Lifts
- 44
- Highest point
- 2,353 m
| Ski area | Slopes | Lifts | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Covatilla | 14.67 km | 4 | 1,971–2,353 m382 m vertical drop |
| Estación Invernal y de Montaña San Isidro (Sector Cebolledo y Requejines) | 13.11 km | 8 | 1,680–2,019 m340 m vertical drop |
| La Pinilla | 11.72 km | 14 | 1,484–2,039 m555 m vertical drop |
| Leitariegos | 6.62 km | 6 | 1,514–1,791 m278 m vertical drop |
| Estación Invernal y de Montaña San Isidro (Sector Saliencias) | 5.59 km | 4 | 1,501–1,673 m172 m vertical drop |
| Estación Invernal y de Montaña San Isidro (Sector Riopinos) | 4.88 km | 3 | 1,660–1,944 m285 m vertical drop |
| El Morredero | 3.99 km | 3 | 1,760–2,001 m241 m vertical drop |
| Punto de Nieves Santa Ines | 1.04 km | 2 | 1,753–1,834 m81 m vertical drop |
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 Kastilien und León
Short answers on timing, weather and getting there, all from the data on this page.
When is the best time to visit Kastilien und León?
- The best time to visit Kastilien und León is May (Wk 19–21): it is the quietest stretch among the region's best weather weeks – crowd level around 43 out of 100, weather comfort about 75 out of 100.
When is Kastilien und León quietest?
- January (Wk 2–4) is the quietest time in Kastilien und León. Crowd levels there sit at 0–1 out of 100, the lowest across the year.
When is Kastilien und León busiest?
- Kastilien und León is busiest in August (Wk 32) with around 423,605 overnight stays in the peak week.
What is the weather like in Kastilien und León and when is it warmest?
- It is warmest in Kastilien und León in July with an average of 24 °C and around 11 mm of rain in the month.
How do you get to Kastilien und León?
- Kastilien und León is reachable via 3 destination airports with direct flights, including Leon Airport (LEN), Valladolid Airport (VLL) and Matacan Airport (SLM).
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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.