# Sort, Spain

> Sort is a town of 2,164 people in Catalonia, with January highs of 9°C, 1 day a year above 35°C, a hospital 27.9 km from the centre and Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel Airport (LEU) 24 km away.

Source: [hexplace](https://hexplace.org/spain/sort/), data release of 2 November 2026. Every value comes from an open dataset and says how precise it is.
Cite as: hexplace (2026). Sort, Spain: town data. https://hexplace.org/spain/sort/

## Key facts

- Population: 2,164
- Region: Catalonia, Spain
- Coordinates: 42.41°N 1.13°E
- Elevation: 700 m

## Climate (1991-2020 averages, town)

| Month | High | Low | Rain days | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9°C | 0°C | 10 | – |
| February | 10°C | 1°C | 10 | – |
| March | 13°C | 3°C | 12 | – |
| April | 15°C | 6°C | 15 | – |
| May | 20°C | 10°C | 16 | – |
| June | 24°C | 14°C | 13 | – |
| July | 27°C | 17°C | 11 | – |
| August | 27°C | 17°C | 12 | – |
| September | 23°C | 13°C | 11 | – |
| October | 18°C | 10°C | 11 | – |
| November | 13°C | 4°C | 11 | – |
| December | 10°C | 1°C | 10 | – |

- Days with rain a year: 143
- Days above 35°C a year (last ten years): 0.5
- Tropical nights a year: 19
- Frost days a year: 26
- Daylight on 21 December: 9 h 04 min

## Best time to visit

- Not ideal for reliable dry weather: January to November
- Not ideal for warm-weather holidays: November to March

## Within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km of the centre)

- Grocery stores & supermarkets: 6
- Pharmacies: 1
- Cafés: 0
- Restaurants: 15
- Bakeries: 1
- Gyms & fitness studios: 2
- Schools: 3
- Doctors & clinics: 1
- Parks: 1

## Getting around (straight-line distances)

- Nearest train station: 24 km (la Pobla de Segur)
- Nearest bus station: 23 km (La Pobla de Segur - Estació d’autobusos)
- Nearest hospital: 28 km (Fundació Sant Hospital)
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights: Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel Airport (LEU), 24 km

## Who it suits (published rules)

- Good fit for people who dislike heat: 27°C July highs and 1 day a year above 35°C
- Weaker fit for anyone who dislikes rain: 143 rainy days a year

## Common questions

### What is the weather like in Sort through the year?

January averages a high of 9°C and a low of 0°C; July averages 27°C and 17°C. There are about 143 days with rain a year. These are averages for 1991-2020.

### How many very hot days does Sort get?

Sort averaged 0.5 days a year above 35°C in 2016-2025, against 0 a year in 1991-2000.

### Does it freeze in Sort?

Sort averaged 26 frost days a year (below 0°C) in 2016-2025.

### What is within walking distance of the centre of Sort?

Within 1.2 km of the centre there are 6 grocery stores, 1 pharmacy, 1 doctor or clinic and no cafés. In a straight line, the nearest train station is 24 km away, the nearest bus station is 23 km away and the nearest hospital is 28 km away.

### What is the nearest airport to Sort?

Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel Airport (LEU), 24 km from the centre in a straight line.

### How much daylight does Sort get in winter?

9 h 04 min on 21 December, against 15 h 18 min on 21 June.

### Who is Sort a good fit for?

By the published rules: people who dislike heat (27°C July highs and 1 day a year above 35°C).

## Sources

- Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (30 m elevation) (Copernicus DEM licence (free for any use, with attribution)): Elevation: Copernicus DEM GLO-30, © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA
- PM2.5, European air quality data (EEA, interpolated 1 km map) (CC BY 4.0): Air quality: European Environment Agency, interpolated PM2.5 map
- Burnt areas (European Forest Fire Information System, EFFIS) (CC BY 4.0): Wildfires: European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS), Copernicus EMS
- ERA5-Land reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Data Store) (CC BY 4.0): Climate: ERA5-Land, Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) Climate Data Store, contains modified Copernicus information
- Broadband coverage by municipality, Spain (Información de cobertura) (Spanish public-sector reuse conditions (Ley 37/2007, RD 1495/2011; datos.gob.es aviso legal)): Broadband coverage: Origen de los datos: Ministerio para la Transformación Digital y de la Función Pública (data for June 2025)
- ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m land cover) (CC BY 4.0): Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
- Broadband coverage by NUTS 2 region (European Commission, Digital Decade connectivity KPIs) (CC BY 4.0): Broadband coverage: European Commission, Connectivity Coverage in Europe 2025 (CC BY 4.0), shares computed by hexplace
- EU Census 2021 population grid (Eurostat) (Free reuse with acknowledgement (European Commission reuse policy)): Census grid: © European Union, Eurostat (aggregated by hexplace)
- Electricity and gas prices for households (Eurostat nrg_pc_204, nrg_pc_202) (CC BY 4.0): Electricity and gas prices: Eurostat (nrg_pc_204, nrg_pc_202)
- Physicians and hospital beds by NUTS 2 region (Eurostat hlth_rs_physreg, hlth_rs_bdsrg2) (CC BY 4.0): Doctors and hospital beds: Eurostat (hlth_rs_physreg, hlth_rs_bdsrg2)
- Nights spent in short-stay accommodation booked through online platforms (Eurostat tour_ce_omn12) (CC BY 4.0): Crowds: Eurostat, nights spent in short-stay accommodation booked through online platforms (tour_ce_omn12)
- Price level indices, COICOP 2018 (Eurostat prc_ppp_ind_1) (CC BY 4.0): Price levels: Eurostat (prc_ppp_ind_1)
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): Place names and populations: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
- INE Spain (urban indicators and municipal register) (Free reuse with attribution (INE legal notice)): Rents, house prices, crime and population: INE (Spain)
- Natura 2000 protected sites (EEA, end 2024) (CC BY 4.0): Protected areas: Natura 2000, © European Union, DG Environment (EEA)
- OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extracts) (ODbL 1.0): © OpenStreetMap contributors
- OurAirports (Public domain): Airports: OurAirports (public domain)
- Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0): © Overture Maps Foundation, overturemaps.org
- TEMIS UV index climatology (KNMI / ESA) (Free use with credit; TEMIS asks to be told how the data is used): UV index: TEMIS, KNMI / ESA (www.temis.nl)
- USGS earthquake catalog (ComCat) (Public domain): Earthquakes: U.S. Geological Survey

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