Town · Aragon, Spain · 42.14°N 0.41°W

Huesca, Spain

Huesca is a town of 53,956 people in Aragon, with January highs of 10°C, 16 days a year above 35°C, a hospital 0.9 km from the centre and Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ) 74 km away.

Updated 2 November 2026 · 10 of 10 core measures available · 21 open datasets · How we calculate this

Weather now

Normal for November, 1991-2020

13°high · low 4°C · 8 rain days

Good fit for

  • Car-light living
    27 grocery stores within a 15-minute walk and public transport close by

Weaker fit for

  • Heat-sensitive people
    16 days a year above 35°C

Climate comfort

33/ 100

Rank 2,355 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

95/ 100

Top 1% 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

79/ 100

Top 12% 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

Huesca compared with Barcelona

Pick another town in Spain to see the differences in plain terms.

  • 3°C colder in JanuaryAverage January highHuesca 10°CBarcelona 13°C
  • 4°C hotter in JulyAverage July highHuesca 31°CBarcelona 27°C
  • 5 more rainy days a yearDays with rain per yearHuesca 97Barcelona 92
  • 15 more very hot days a yearDays above 35°C per yearHuesca 16Barcelona 0.5
  • 5 min less daylight in DecemberDaylight on 21 DecemberHuesca 9 h 06 minBarcelona 9 h 11 min

Housing & costs

Official · INE Spain, Eurostat
Median rent €6.67/m²Per month, 2024, all rentals · Spain €7.88/m²
Sale price €1,743/m²2025, average price · Spain €2,051/m²
Price change, 5 years +35%Since 2020 · Spain +33%
Crimes per 1,000 residents 40.2Recorded by the police in 2024 · Spain 50.3
Price level, Spain 91EU average = 100 (whole country, 2025)

At these medians, a 70 m² home costs about €470 a month to rent and about €122,000 to buy.

Rents, prices and crime are published for each municipality as a whole, not for single towns.

Climate today

Town-level · ERA5-Land reanalysis 1991-2020
Average daily high (°C)Average daily low (°C)
Days with rain 971 mm or more, per year
Tropical nights 22Nights staying above 20°C, 2016-2025
Feels 32°C or hotter 28Days a year when heat and humidity feel like 32°C or more, 2016-2025
Daylight on 21 Dec 9 h 06 min15 h 16 min on 21 Jun
Windy days 2Hourly wind of 30 km/h or more, per year, 2016-2025
Wettest month Oct84 mm on average
Frost days 36Below 0°C, per year, 2016-2025
Days above 35°C 16Per year, 2016-2025
Highest UV index Modelled9June and July, noon on a clear day

Month by month

Town-level · ERA5-Land reanalysis 1991-2020

July is the warmest month (31°C average high) and January the coolest (10°C). October is the wettest (84 mm) and July the driest (32 mm).

Best time to visit

  • Not ideal for reliable dry weatherAprilBy the published month rules
  • Not ideal for warm-weather holidaysDecember to FebruaryBy the published month rules
  • JanuaryAir 10°8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  • FebruaryAir 11°6 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  • MarchAir 15°9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  • AprilAir 18°10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  • MayAir 22°10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  • JuneAir 28°7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  • JulyAir 31°6 rain daysCrowds: High
  • AugustAir 30°7 rain daysCrowds: Peak
  • SeptemberAir 25°7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  • OctoberAir 20°9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  • NovemberAir 13°8 rain daysCrowds: Low
  • DecemberAir 10°8 rain daysCrowds: Medium

Crowd levels are for Aragon 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 reanalysis

Days above 35°C per year

1991-20004.2 days
2016-202516 days

Both measured periods come from the same reanalysis as the climate section.

Healthcare & getting around

Town-level · straight-line distances

Within 1.2 km of the centre

  • Grocery stores27
  • Pharmacies26
  • Doctors & clinics13
  • Train stationYes, 0.4 km

30 min by car

  • Hospitals2
  • Sea beaches0
  • People58,068

60 min by car

  • Towns over 10,0005
  • Hospitals14
  • Sea beaches0
  • People848,312
  • Nearest train stationHuesca0.4 km
  • Nearest bus stationEstación de Autobuses0.3 km
  • Nearest hospitalSagrado Corazón de Jesus0.9 km
  • Quickest hospital by carHospital Universitario San Jorge3 min
  • Nearest airport with scheduled flightsZaragoza Airport (ZAZ)74 km · 75 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, 2026-10-21.0

Within 1.2 km of the centre

  • 27Grocery stores & supermarketsSpain median: 4
  • 26PharmaciesSpain median: 2
  • 33CafésSpain median: 2
  • 107RestaurantsSpain median: 9
  • 17BakeriesSpain median: 1
  • 16Gyms & fitness studiosSpain median: 1
  • 34SchoolsSpain median: 2
  • 13Doctors & clinicsSpain median: 0

Nature & surroundings

Town-level · WorldCover, Copernicus DEM, Natura 2000, OpenStreetMap
Parks within 1.2 km 17Spain median: 0
Nearest sea beach None within 60 kmStraight line to its nearest edge
Distance to the coast None within 60 kmStraight line from the town centre
Tree cover within 1.2 km 11%Spain town median: 21%
Terrain FlatAverage slope 3%; 265 m between the lowest and highest land within 5 km
Protected nature 9.4 kmSierra y Cañones de Guara (Natura 2000)

People & community

Modelled · EU Census 2021 grid
Population 53,956Town figure from GeoNames
Population change since 2015 +6%Municipality of Huesca · Spain +5% (official estimates)
Age structure
Huesca
Median town in Spain

Under 1515 to 6465 and over

International residents

Share of residentsHuescaMedian town in Spain
Born in another EU country3.1%2.6%
Born outside the EU12.6%6.7%
Moved here from abroad in the past year1.0%0.5%

15.7% 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 (49,807 residents counted).

Environment & natural hazards

  • Earthquakes1 since 1900Magnitude 5 or larger within 100 km. Largest: M5.4.Town-level · USGS earthquake catalog
  • Air quality9.1 µg/m³Average fine particles (PM2.5) at the centre in 2023. The WHO guideline for the yearly average is 5 µg/m³.Modelled · EEA
  • Wildfire2 of 10 yearsYears with a fire of 30 ha or more within 10 km of the centre, 2016-2025; 263 ha burnt by those fires.Town-level · EFFIS

Places like Huesca

Matched on climate, amenities, nearest and access

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 Huesca

What is the weather like in Huesca through the year?

January averages a high of 10°C and a low of 0°C; July averages 31°C and 17°C. There are about 97 days with rain a year. These are averages for 1991-2020.

How many very hot days does Huesca get?

Huesca averaged 16 days a year above 35°C in 2016-2025, against 4.2 a year in 1991-2000.

Does it freeze in Huesca?

Huesca averaged 36 frost days a year (below 0°C) in 2016-2025.

What is within walking distance of the centre of Huesca?

Within 1.2 km of the centre there are 27 grocery stores, 26 pharmacies, 13 doctors and clinics and 33 cafés. In a straight line, the nearest train station is 0.4 km away, the nearest bus station is 0.3 km away and the nearest hospital is 0.9 km away.

What is the nearest airport to Huesca?

Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ), 74 km from the centre in a straight line.

How much daylight does Huesca get in winter?

9 h 06 min on 21 December, against 15 h 16 min on 21 June.

How much does a home cost in Huesca?

The median rent was €6.67/m² a month (2024, all rentals), about €470 for 70 m². Homes sold for €1,743/m² (2025, average price), about €122,000 for 70 m². These are figures for the municipality of Huesca as a whole.

Who is Huesca a good fit for?

By the published rules: car-light living (27 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 Huesca 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.

DatasetUsed forVersionLicence
Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (30 m elevation)Elevationglo30_s120Copernicus DEM licence (free for any use, with attribution)
PM2.5, European air quality data (EEA, interpolated 1 km map)Air qualitypm25_2023CC BY 4.0
Burnt areas (European Forest Fire Information System, EFFIS)Wildfires2016-2025CC BY 4.0
ERA5-Land reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Data Store)Climatepoints_1991-2025CC BY 4.0
Broadband coverage by municipality, Spain (Información de cobertura)Broadband coverage2021-2025Spanish public-sector reuse conditions (Ley 37/2007, RD 1495/2011; datos.gob.es aviso legal)
ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m land cover)Land coverv200_2021CC BY 4.0
Broadband coverage by NUTS 2 region (European Commission, Digital Decade connectivity KPIs)Broadband coveragemid-2025CC BY 4.0
EU Census 2021 population grid (Eurostat)Census gridV3Free reuse with acknowledgement (European Commission reuse policy)
Electricity and gas prices for households (Eurostat nrg_pc_204, nrg_pc_202)Electricity and gas prices2026-11-02CC BY 4.0
Air passenger transport by airport and route (Eurostat avia_par_<country>, avia_paoa)Flights2026-11-02CC BY 4.0
Physicians and hospital beds by NUTS 2 region (Eurostat hlth_rs_physreg, hlth_rs_bdsrg2)Doctors and hospital beds2026-11-02CC BY 4.0
Nights spent in short-stay accommodation booked through online platforms (Eurostat tour_ce_omn12)Crowds2026-11-01CC BY 4.0
Price level indices, COICOP 2018 (Eurostat prc_ppp_ind_1)Price levels2026-11-01CC BY 4.0
GeoNamesPlace names and populations2026-10-31CC BY 4.0
INE Spain (urban indicators and municipal register)Rents, house prices, crime and population2026-11-01Free reuse with attribution (INE legal notice)
Natura 2000 protected sites (EEA, end 2024)Protected areasend2024CC BY 4.0
OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extracts)Stations, hospitals, beaches, coastline2026-10-31ODbL 1.0
OurAirportsAirports2026-10-31Public domain
Overture Maps placesAmenities2026-10-21.0CDLA-Permissive-2.0
TEMIS UV index climatology (KNMI / ESA)UV indexv2.0_clim_2004-2020Free use with credit; TEMIS asks to be told how the data is used
USGS earthquake catalog (ComCat)Earthquakes2026-10-31Public domain