What to pack for Barcelona
Barcelona averages 14°C in the daytime in January and 29°C in August, and September is the wettest month, with about 9 rainy days. Here is what that means for your suitcase, month by month.
For the easiest packing, the comfortable months are May, June, July, August and November: mild to warm and mostly dry, so you can travel light without planning for extremes.
Get your Barcelona packing list, freeMonth by month
January
14°C / 5°C · 3 rainy dayscold
- Warm layers: sweaters and a proper coat
- A scarf for the evenings
February
15°C / 6°C · 5 rainy daysmild
- T-shirts plus a long sleeve or light sweater
- A light jacket for mornings and evenings
March
16°C / 8°C · 6 rainy daysmild
- T-shirts plus a long sleeve or light sweater
- A light jacket for mornings and evenings
- A light rain layer, just in case
April
18°C / 10°C · 7 rainy daysmild
- T-shirts plus a long sleeve or light sweater
- A light jacket for mornings and evenings
- A light rain layer, just in case
May
21°C / 14°C · 5 rainy daysmild
- T-shirts plus a long sleeve or light sweater
- A light jacket for mornings and evenings
- A light rain layer, just in case
June
26°C / 19°C · 4 rainy dayswarm
- Light, breathable tops and shorts
- Sunglasses and sunscreen
July
29°C / 21°C · 4 rainy dayswarm
- Light, breathable tops and shorts
- Sunglasses and sunscreen
August
29°C / 22°C · 4 rainy dayswarm
- Light, breathable tops and shorts
- Sunglasses and sunscreen
September
25°C / 18°C · 9 rainy dayswarm
- Light, breathable tops and shorts
- Sunglasses and sunscreen
- A packable rain jacket or umbrella
October
22°C / 15°C · 7 rainy daysmild
- T-shirts plus a long sleeve or light sweater
- A light jacket for mornings and evenings
- A light rain layer, just in case
November
18°C / 9°C · 6 rainy daysmild
- T-shirts plus a long sleeve or light sweater
- A light jacket for mornings and evenings
- A light rain layer, just in case
December
15°C / 6°C · 4 rainy daysmild
- T-shirts plus a long sleeve or light sweater
- A light jacket for mornings and evenings
Plugs & voltage
Spain uses Type C / F sockets at 230 V. Bring a travel adaptor if your plugs are a different shape.
Your dates, your list
Tell Stowr when you are going to Barcelona and who is coming. It builds the list from the climate for those exact dates, counts what you can wash on the way, and checks the weight against your baggage allowance.
Build my Barcelona listTemperatures and rainy days are averages of daily records from 2016 to 2025 (Open-Meteo historical archive), for the city centre. Elevation, coast and the year itself can shift them, so treat them as a guide to the usual pattern, not a forecast.