Town · Asturias, Spain · 43.32°N 4.85°W
Carreña, Spain
Carreña is a town of 1,884 people in Asturias, with January highs of 12°C, less than one day a year above 35°C, a hospital 21.2 km from the centre and Seve Ballesteros-Santander Airport (SDR) 84 km away.
Weather now
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Normal for November, 1991-2020
15°high · low 10°C · 17 rain days
Who Carreña suits
Generated from the data below by published rulesGood fit for
- People who dislike heat24°C July highs and less than one day a year above 35°C
Weaker fit for
- Anyone who dislikes rain202 rainy days a year
What makes Carreña stand out
- Carreña has the most rainy days in Asturias (202 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
59/ 100
Top 29% 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
27/ 100
Rank 2,322 of 2,696 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
17/ 100
Rank 2,646 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
Carreña compared with Barcelona
Pick another town in Spain to see the differences in plain terms.
- 1°C colder in JanuaryAverage January highCarreña 12°CBarcelona 13°C
- 3°C cooler in JulyAverage July highCarreña 24°CBarcelona 27°C
- 110 more rainy days a yearDays with rain per yearCarreña 202Barcelona 92
- 1 fewer very hot day a yearDays above 35°C per yearCarreña 0.1Barcelona 0.5
- 13 min less daylight in DecemberDaylight on 21 DecemberCarreña 8 h 58 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 (24°C average high) and January the coolest (12°C). November is the wettest (161 mm) and July the driest (107 mm).
Best time to visit
- Not ideal for reliable dry weatherall yearBy the published month rules
- Not ideal for warm-weather holidaysJanuary to FebruaryBy the published month rules
- JanuaryAir 12°16 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryAir 13°14 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MarchAir 15°16 rain daysCrowds: Low
- AprilAir 16°18 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MayAir 19°19 rain daysCrowds: Low
- JuneAir 22°17 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyAir 24°17 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAir 24°18 rain daysCrowds: Peak
- SeptemberAir 22°16 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberAir 19°17 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberAir 15°17 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberAir 13°16 rain daysCrowds: Low
Crowd levels are for Asturias as a whole: nights booked through online platforms in 2025, against the region's busiest month (Eurostat).
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 stores0
- Pharmacies2
- Doctors & clinics0
- Train stationNo
30 min by car
- Hospitals1
- Sea beaches6
- People3,492
60 min by car
- Towns over 10,0001
- Hospitals3
- Sea beaches91
- People54,445
- Nearest train stationValmori12 km
- Nearest bus stationLagos de Covadonga / Llagos de Cuadonga12 km
- Nearest hospitalConsultorio de Panes21 km · 28 min by car
- Nearest airport with scheduled flightsSeve Ballesteros-Santander Airport (SDR)84 km · 85 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
- 0Grocery stores & supermarketsSpain median: 4
- 2PharmaciesSpain median: 2
- 0CafésSpain median: 2
- 3RestaurantsSpain median: 9
- 0BakeriesSpain median: 1
- 0Gyms & fitness studiosSpain median: 1
- 0SchoolsSpain 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 | Carreña | Median town in Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Born in another EU country | 2.7% | 2.6% |
| Born outside the EU | 7.3% | 6.7% |
| Moved here from abroad in the past year | 0.8% | 0.5% |
10.0% 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 (472 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 quality5.8 µg/m³Average fine particles (PM2.5) at the centre in 2023. The WHO guideline for the yearly average is 5 µg/m³.Modelled · EEA
- Wildfire9 of 10 yearsYears with a fire of 30 ha or more within 10 km of the centre, 2016-2025; 5,867 ha burnt by those fires.Town-level · EFFIS
Places like Carreña
Matched on climate, amenities, nearest and access
- ParresAsturias74% match
- TrabadaGalicia73% match
- ColungaAsturias72% match
- MondoñedoGalicia71% match
- Tapia de CasariegoAsturias71% 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 Carreña
What is the weather like in Carreña through the year?
January averages a high of 12°C and a low of 7°C; July averages 24°C and 18°C. There are about 202 days with rain a year. These are averages for 1991-2020.
How many very hot days does Carreña get?
Carreña averaged 0.1 days a year above 35°C in 2016-2025, against 0 a year in 1991-2000.
Does it freeze in Carreña?
Carreña averaged fewer than one frost day a year (below 0°C) in 2016-2025.
What is within walking distance of the centre of Carreña?
Within 1.2 km of the centre there are no grocery stores, 2 pharmacies, no doctors and clinics and no cafés. In a straight line, the nearest train station is 12 km away, the nearest bus station is 12 km away, the nearest hospital is 21 km away, the nearest beach is 13 km away and the nearest coastline is 13 km away.
What is the nearest airport to Carreña?
Seve Ballesteros-Santander Airport (SDR), 84 km from the centre in a straight line.
How much daylight does Carreña get in winter?
8 h 58 min on 21 December, against 15 h 24 min on 21 June.
Who is Carreña a good fit for?
By the published rules: people who dislike heat (24°C July highs and less than one day a year above 35°C).
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 Carreña 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 |