City in Community of Madrid, Spain
Madrid
Spain's capital on the central plateau, where snow is occasional in the city and regular in the Sierra de Guadarrama above it.
Madrid snow forecast
Out of season.
Forecasts for Madrid pause outside the snow season. The snow record below shows when it usually snows here.
Where is Madrid?
- Autonomous community
- Community of Madrid
- Country
- Spain
- Elevation
- 667 m
- Population
- 3,506,730
When does it snow in Madrid?
In Madrid, snow falls on about 1 days in March in a typical year, the snowiest month.
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1 days | <1 days | <1 days | 0 days | 0 days | 0 days | 0 days | 0 days | 0 days | 0 days | 0 days | 0 days |
Average days each month with at least 1 cm of snowfall, 2016–2025. Calculated from ERA5 reanalysis data.
Snow in Madrid month by month
Averages for 2016 to 2025, from ERA5 reanalysis data.
| Month | Snow days | Share of the year's snow | Low to high |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | <1 | 80% | 2 to 11 °C (36 to 52 °F) |
| February | <1 | 0% | 3 to 14 °C (37 to 57 °F) |
| March | <1 | 20% | 5 to 16 °C (41 to 61 °F) |
| April | 0 | 0% | 8 to 19 °C (46 to 66 °F) |
| May | 0 | 0% | 12 to 24 °C (54 to 75 °F) |
| June | 0 | 0% | 17 to 30 °C (63 to 86 °F) |
| July | 0 | 0% | 20 to 34 °C (68 to 93 °F) |
| August | 0 | 0% | 20 to 34 °C (68 to 93 °F) |
| September | 0 | 0% | 15 to 27 °C (59 to 81 °F) |
| October | 0 | 0% | 11 to 22 °C (52 to 72 °F) |
| November | 0 | 0% | 6 to 14 °C (43 to 57 °F) |
| December | 0 | 0% | 3 to 11 °C (37 to 52 °F) |
Which winters were snowiest in Madrid?
Of the last ten winters in Madrid, 2020/21 was the snowiest, about 400% above the ten-year average. The leanest was 2016/17, about 100% below average. The biggest single day of snowfall in the record was 9 January 2021.
| Winter | Compared with average | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 0% of average | |
| 2017/18 | 152% of average | |
| 2018/19 | 0% of average | |
| 2019/20 | 121% of average | |
| 2020/21 | 500% of average | |
| 2021/22 | 15% of average | |
| 2022/23 | 0% of average | |
| 2023/24 | 15% of average | |
| 2024/25 | 76% of average | |
| 2025/26 | 121% of average |
Winters are compared with each other rather than given in centimetres. The ERA5 record is reliable on which winters were big and which were lean, but it underestimates absolute snowfall in the mountains, so the resort's own measured totals are the ones to trust for amounts.
Questions about snow in Madrid
Does Madrid have snow at Christmas?
Madrid had at least 2.5 cm (1 in) of snow on the ground on Christmas Day in none of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Fresh snow fell during 20 to 26 December in none of those years.
Does Madrid have snow at New Year?
Madrid had at least 2.5 cm (1 in) of snow on the ground on New Year's Day in none of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Fresh snow fell during 27 December to 2 January in none of those years.
Does Madrid have snow in mid-February?
Madrid had at least 2.5 cm (1 in) of snow on the ground on 15 February in none of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Fresh snow fell during 10 to 20 February in none of those years.
Does Madrid have snow at Easter?
Madrid had at least 2.5 cm (1 in) of snow on the ground on Easter Sunday in none of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Fresh snow fell during Good Friday to Easter Monday in none of those years.
How many days a year does it snow in Madrid?
It snows on about 1 days a year in Madrid, counting days with at least 1 cm of snowfall, averaged over 2016 to 2025. March has the most, about 1 days.
What is the snowiest month in Madrid?
January is the snowiest month in Madrid, bringing about 80% of the year's snowfall, based on ERA5 reanalysis data for 2016 to 2025. March has the most snowy days, about 1.
Which recent winter was the snowiest in Madrid?
Of the last ten winters in Madrid, 2020/21 was the snowiest, about 400% above the ten-year average. The leanest was 2016/17, about 100% below average.
How cold does Madrid get in winter?
January is the coldest month in Madrid, with average daily lows of 2 °C (36 °F) and highs of 11 °C (52 °F).
Sources: Madrid on Wikidata, Elevation from the Open-Meteo terrain model at the city centre coordinates