Town · Castile and León, Spain · 42.55°N 3.32°W
Briviesca, Spain
Briviesca is a town of 6,728 people in Castile and León, with January highs of 8°C, 4 days a year above 35°C, a hospital 30.4 km from the centre and Vitoria Airport (VIT) 61 km away.
Weather now
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Normal for November, 1991-2020
11°high · low 4°C · 14 rain days
Who Briviesca suits
Generated from the data below by published rulesGood fit for
- Car-light living10 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk and public transport close by
Weaker fit for
- Anyone who dislikes rain145 rainy days a year
What makes Briviesca stand out
- Briviesca has the fewest nights above 20°C in Castile and León among towns of 3,000 to 10,000 people (1 a year).
A fact appears when a town ranks first for a measure in Spain, in its region, or among towns of similar size there.
Climate comfort
36/ 100
Rank 2,177 of 2,620 in Spain
Based on: Average January high, Days above 35°C a year in the last ten years, Days with rain a year, Tropical nights a year in the last ten years, Frost days a year in the last ten years
Car-free living
83/ 100
Top 10% in Spain
Based on: Grocery stores within a 15-minute walk, Pharmacies within a 15-minute walk, Cafés within a 15-minute walk, Distance to the nearest train station, Distance to the nearest bus station
Access to services
35/ 100
Rank 1,964 of 2,697 in Spain
Based on: Distance to the nearest hospital, Distance to the nearest airport with scheduled flights, Grocery stores within a 15-minute walk, Doctors and clinics within a 15-minute walk, Schools within a 15-minute walk
How precise is each number?Town-levelmeasured or computed for this townModelledestimated from a grid or a modelRegionalonly available for the wider area
Briviesca compared with Barcelona
Pick another town in Spain to see the differences in plain terms.
- 5°C colder in JanuaryAverage January highBriviesca 8°CBarcelona 13°C
- 2°C cooler in JulyAverage July highBriviesca 25°CBarcelona 27°C
- 53 more rainy days a yearDays with rain per yearBriviesca 145Barcelona 92
- 3 more very hot days a yearDays above 35°C per yearBriviesca 4.1Barcelona 0.5
- 8 min less daylight in DecemberDaylight on 21 DecemberBriviesca 9 h 03 minBarcelona 9 h 11 min
Climate today
Town-level · ERA5-Land reanalysis 1991-2020Month by month
Town-level · ERA5-Land reanalysis 1991-2020August is the warmest month (25°C average high) and January the coolest (8°C). May is the wettest (88 mm) and August the driest (36 mm).
Best time to visit
- Not ideal for reliable dry weatherOctober to JuneBy the published month rules
- Not ideal for warm-weather holidaysNovember to MarchBy the published month rules
- JanuaryAir 8°13 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryAir 9°13 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchAir 12°13 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilAir 14°16 rain daysCrowds: High
- MayAir 18°15 rain daysCrowds: High
- JuneAir 22°11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyAir 25°8 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAir 25°8 rain daysCrowds: Peak
- SeptemberAir 22°10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberAir 17°12 rain daysCrowds: High
- NovemberAir 11°14 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- DecemberAir 9°13 rain daysCrowds: High
Crowd levels are for Castile and León as a whole: nights booked through online platforms in 2025, against the region's busiest month (Eurostat).
Each month links to its own page with temperatures, rain and daylight.
Is it getting hotter?
Town-level · ERA5-Land reanalysisDays above 35°C per year
Both measured periods come from the same reanalysis as the climate section. The bars run to 10 days.
Healthcare & getting around
Town-level · straight-line distancesWithin 1.2 km of the centre
- Grocery stores10
- Pharmacies4
- Doctors & clinics0
- Train stationYes, 0.9 km
30 min by car
- Hospitals0
- Sea beaches0
- People6,728
60 min by car
- Towns over 10,0003
- Hospitals8
- Sea beaches0
- People259,296
- Nearest train stationBriviesca0.9 km
- Nearest bus stationBriviesca0.3 km
- Nearest hospitalHospital Comarcal Santiago Apóstol30 km · 31 min by car
- Nearest airport with scheduled flightsVitoria Airport (VIT)61 km · 64 min by car
Distances are straight lines from the town centre. Drive times are by road in free-flowing traffic (OSRM on OpenStreetMap roads); people counts add up the towns reached.
Daily life
Town-level · Overture Maps places, 2026-10-21.0Within 1.2 km of the centre
- 10Grocery stores & supermarketsSpain median: 4
- 4PharmaciesSpain median: 2
- 5CafésSpain median: 2
- 7RestaurantsSpain median: 9
- 2BakeriesSpain median: 1
- 5Gyms & fitness studiosSpain median: 1
- 4SchoolsSpain median: 2
- 0Doctors & clinicsSpain median: 0
Nature & surroundings
Town-level · WorldCover, Copernicus DEM, Natura 2000, OpenStreetMapPeople & community
Modelled · EU Census 2021 gridUnder 1515 to 6465 and over
International residents
| Share of residents | Briviesca | Median town in Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Born in another EU country | 7.5% | 2.6% |
| Born outside the EU | 8.4% | 6.7% |
| Moved here from abroad in the past year | 0.5% | 0.5% |
15.9% of residents were born abroad, against 9.3% in the median town in Spain (2021 census). From the 1 km census grid cells within 1.5 km of the centre (6,410 residents counted).
Environment & natural hazards
- EarthquakesNone since 1900No earthquakes of magnitude 5 or larger recorded within 100 km since 1900.Town-level · USGS earthquake catalog
- Air quality6.2 µg/m³Average fine particles (PM2.5) at the centre in 2023. The WHO guideline for the yearly average is 5 µg/m³.Modelled · EEA
- WildfireNone nearbyNo fire of 30 ha or more burnt within 10 km of the centre in 2016-2025.Town-level · EFFIS
Places like Briviesca
Matched on climate, amenities, nearest and access
- CampdevànolCatalonia85% match
- Ribes de FreserCatalonia83% match
- RipollCatalonia81% match
- Pobra de TrivesGalicia77% match
- BoñarCastile and León75% match
Measures used: Average January high, Average July high, Days above 35°C a year in the last ten years, Days with rain a year, Grocery stores within a 15-minute walk, Cafés within a 15-minute walk, Distance to the nearest train station and Distance to the nearest airport with scheduled flights. A match of 100% would mean the same values on every one.
Common questions about Briviesca
What is the weather like in Briviesca through the year?
January averages a high of 8°C and a low of 1°C; July averages 25°C and 13°C. There are about 145 days with rain a year. These are averages for 1991-2020.
How many very hot days does Briviesca get?
Briviesca averaged 4.1 days a year above 35°C in 2016-2025, against 0 a year in 1991-2000.
Does it freeze in Briviesca?
Briviesca averaged 32 frost days a year (below 0°C) in 2016-2025.
What is within walking distance of the centre of Briviesca?
Within 1.2 km of the centre there are 10 grocery stores, 4 pharmacies, no doctors and clinics and 5 cafés. In a straight line, the nearest train station is 0.9 km away, the nearest bus station is 0.3 km away and the nearest hospital is 30 km away.
What is the nearest airport to Briviesca?
Vitoria Airport (VIT), 61 km from the centre in a straight line.
How much daylight does Briviesca get in winter?
9 h 03 min on 21 December, against 15 h 19 min on 21 June.
Who is Briviesca a good fit for?
By the published rules: car-light living (10 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk and public transport close by).
Sources & methodology
Every value comes from one of the open datasets below and is computed the same way for every town. Each section names how precise its values are: town-level, modelled or regional. Distances are straight lines from the town centre, and amenities are counted within 1.2 km of it. Read the full methodology.
"Who Briviesca suits" lines come from fixed rules applied to every town in the same way. A rule only uses values that are modelled or better, and each line shows the numbers that triggered it. How the rules work.
| Dataset | Used for | Version | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (30 m elevation) | Elevation | glo30_s120 | Copernicus DEM licence (free for any use, with attribution) |
| PM2.5, European air quality data (EEA, interpolated 1 km map) | Air quality | pm25_2023 | CC BY 4.0 |
| Burnt areas (European Forest Fire Information System, EFFIS) | Wildfires | 2016-2025 | CC BY 4.0 |
| ERA5-Land reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Data Store) | Climate | points_1991-2025 | CC BY 4.0 |
| Broadband coverage by municipality, Spain (Información de cobertura) | Broadband coverage | 2021-2025 | Spanish public-sector reuse conditions (Ley 37/2007, RD 1495/2011; datos.gob.es aviso legal) |
| ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m land cover) | Land cover | v200_2021 | CC BY 4.0 |
| Broadband coverage by NUTS 2 region (European Commission, Digital Decade connectivity KPIs) | Broadband coverage | mid-2025 | CC BY 4.0 |
| EU Census 2021 population grid (Eurostat) | Census grid | V3 | Free reuse with acknowledgement (European Commission reuse policy) |
| Electricity and gas prices for households (Eurostat nrg_pc_204, nrg_pc_202) | Electricity and gas prices | 2026-11-02 | CC BY 4.0 |
| Air passenger transport by airport and route (Eurostat avia_par_<country>, avia_paoa) | Flights | 2026-11-02 | CC BY 4.0 |
| Physicians and hospital beds by NUTS 2 region (Eurostat hlth_rs_physreg, hlth_rs_bdsrg2) | Doctors and hospital beds | 2026-11-02 | CC BY 4.0 |
| Nights spent in short-stay accommodation booked through online platforms (Eurostat tour_ce_omn12) | Crowds | 2026-11-01 | CC BY 4.0 |
| Price level indices, COICOP 2018 (Eurostat prc_ppp_ind_1) | Price levels | 2026-11-01 | CC BY 4.0 |
| GeoNames | Place names and populations | 2026-10-31 | CC BY 4.0 |
| INE Spain (urban indicators and municipal register) | Rents, house prices, crime and population | 2026-11-01 | Free reuse with attribution (INE legal notice) |
| Natura 2000 protected sites (EEA, end 2024) | Protected areas | end2024 | CC BY 4.0 |
| OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extracts) | Stations, hospitals, beaches, coastline | 2026-10-31 | ODbL 1.0 |
| OurAirports | Airports | 2026-10-31 | Public domain |
| Overture Maps places | Amenities | 2026-10-21.0 | CDLA-Permissive-2.0 |
| TEMIS UV index climatology (KNMI / ESA) | UV index | v2.0_clim_2004-2020 | Free use with credit; TEMIS asks to be told how the data is used |
| USGS earthquake catalog (ComCat) | Earthquakes | 2026-10-31 | Public domain |