Spain Golf Comfort Index
Every Spanish golf region ranked by measured playing comfort — a 0–10 score from temperature, wind, UV and rain, averaged over golf hours (8am–7pm). Based on 363,789 hours measured across 400 courses, 2 April – 15 July 2026.
By Erik, golfnear.io · Data checked 15 July 2026 · Methodology · Contact
The finding
Across 2 April – 15 July 2026, Andalucía scored highest for all-round golf comfort (9.1/10). But the picture flips in the July heat: on summer afternoons (1–5pm) Asturias & Cantabria is the most comfortable place to play in Spain (9.5/10 at 24.0°C), while Castilla-La Mancha drops to 8.0/10 (31.3°C). In the hot interior and along the Mediterranean, the rule is the same — tee off early.
| # | Region | Comfort (0–10) |
Jul afternoons |
Avg °C |
Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andalucía | 9.1 | 8.6 | 22.6 | 102 |
| 2 | Balearic Islands | 9.1 | 8.4 | 22.7 | 24 |
| 3 | Valencia | 9.0 | 8.1 | 22.9 | 6 |
| 4 | Canary Islands | 9.0 | 8.6 | 21.3 | 22 |
| 5 | Alicante | 8.9 | 8.0 | 22.7 | 33 |
| 6 | Asturias & Cantabria | 8.9 | 9.5 | 18.4 | 23 |
| 7 | Catalonia | 8.8 | 8.1 | 21.5 | 47 |
| 8 | Murcia | 8.8 | 8.1 | 22.8 | 12 |
| 9 | Galicia | 8.8 | 9.3 | 18.3 | 19 |
| 10 | País Vasco | 8.7 | 9.2 | 19.3 | 14 |
| 11 | Castilla-La Mancha | 8.6 | 8.0 | 22.3 | 34 |
| 12 | Aragón | 8.6 | 8.2 | 21.3 | 14 |
| 13 | Castilla y León | 8.5 | 8.6 | 19.6 | 50 |
Not ranked (too few courses or hours measured): Madrid.
When to tee off in the Spanish summer
Mornings are comfortable almost everywhere — the differences open up after lunch. In the interior and along the Mediterranean, the score falls steeply through the afternoon as the temperature climbs past 30°C; on the Atlantic north coast it barely moves. If you're playing the south in July or August, an early tee time isn't a preference, it's the difference between a pleasant round and a survival exercise.
Asturias & Cantabria holds the highest summer-afternoon comfort in Spain (9.5/10 at 24.0°C average), while Castilla-La Mancha drops to 8.0/10 (31.3°C) — the clearest case for a dawn round in Spanish golf.
How the Comfort Index is built
golfnear.io computes an hourly Comfort Score for every golf course in Spain from four weather variables — temperature, wind, UV and precipitation — on a 0–10 scale, where higher means a more pleasant round. The score peaks around 18–24°C and falls as heat, wind, strong sun or rain rise. Weather data is from Open-Meteo.
- What's averaged: only real measured hours — no estimates or climate averages. Each region's figure is the mean score across all its courses, in golf hours (8am–6:59pm local), over the measured period.
- “Comfortable” means a score of 6 or higher (the Good/Excellent bands).
- Local time: the Canary Islands are treated as UTC+1 and the rest of Spain as UTC+2 — correct for the whole measured (summer-time) window.
- A region is ranked only with at least 3 real golf courses and 2,000 measured golf-hours; smaller regions are listed as not ranked rather than given a noisy figure. Driving ranges, academies and pitch-&-putt are excluded.
- Period & scope: this edition covers 2 April – 15 July 2026 — it reflects spring and summer conditions, not a year-round or winter average. A winter edition will follow once the November–February data has been measured.
Questions
What is the golfnear.io Comfort Score?
A 0–10 score for every golf course in Spain, computed hourly from temperature, wind, UV and precipitation, where higher means a more pleasant round. Weather data is from Open-Meteo.
Does the index cover winter golf?
Not yet. This edition covers 2 April – 15 July 2026 — spring and summer conditions. A winter edition will follow once November–February data has been measured.
Where is the most comfortable summer golf in Spain?
Over the measured period, Andalucía ranks first for all-round golf-hours comfort. On hot July afternoons the most comfortable region is Asturias & Cantabria, which stays at 9.5/10 while the interior and Mediterranean coast fall further.
Cite this index
Free to quote with a link to this page. Suggested credit: “Spain Golf Comfort Index, golfnear.io (2 April – 15 July 2026).” The methodology, measured period and sample sizes above let you verify every figure.
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Source: golfnear.io Comfort Score (temperature, wind, UV, precipitation; Open-Meteo). Measured 2 April – 15 July 2026. Updated 15 July 2026. · See today's live comfort scores →