Bilbao
City in Spain: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Bilbao is a city in Spain, in Basque Country. About 347,342 people live in the city proper, making it the 11th largest city of Spain in our atlas.
It lies at 43.26° N, 2.93° W, about 20 m (66 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Madrid time zone.
Location
Red dot: Bilbao. Green dots: other major cities of Spain. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Bilbao has a Mediterranean (warm summer) climate (Köppen Csb). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 23°C (74°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 8°C (46°F). Around 1,003 mm (39 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Nov.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
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- Zaragoza · 243 km
- Madrid · 322 km
- Barcelona · 461 km
- Valencia · 468 km
- Alicante · 580 km
- Murcia · 603 km
- Palma · 609 km
- Córdoba · 615 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3128026 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q31913753 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.