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Satellite view of Praia de Carril; the pin marks the beach
Satellite view: Sentinel-2 cloudless · EOX, CC BY 4.0, colour-adjusted by Coastya. About 6 km of coast; the pin marks the beach.

Beach

Praia de Carril

SpainGalicia · Spain · Atlantic Ocean

42.2222, -8.7667 · Vigo, 4 km

  • 17°Sea · August
  • 26°High · August
  • 10.3 hSunshine · July
The dot marks Praia de Carril. About 140 km of coast, north at the top.

Your month at the beach

Praia de Carril in October

  • 20°CAir, daytime high12°C at night
  • 16°CSea temperature
  • 5.2 hSunshine a day
  • 14 daysRainy days in the month157 mm in total
  • 11 km/hAverage wind

Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.

The beach itself

  • ExcellentBathing water qualityOfficial EU classification, 2025 season
  • 61Places to stay within 5 kmHotels, guest houses, apartments and campsites · OpenStreetMap
  • 12 kmAirport: Vigo Airport (VGO)In a straight line; by road it is further

No reliable information yet on: wheelchair access, lifeguards.

October from 2020 to 2025

In October 2025 the sea averaged 15.5 °C — 0.9 °C below the 1991–2020 average.

Sea temperature 2025: −0.9 °C

1991–2020 average: 16.4 °C

Air, daytime high 2025: +1.9 °C

1991–2020 average: 19.7 °C

Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.

When to go

1991–2020 averages
Warmest seaJuly and August17 °CThe sea stays below 18 °C all year here.
Most sunshineJuly and August10 h of sun a day
Least rainJuly and August24 mm in the month

The year at a glance

  1. Jan14°3 h154 mm
  2. Feb13°5 h103 mm
  3. Mar13°6 h127 mm
  4. Apr14°7 h99 mm
  5. May15°8 h71 mm
  6. Jun17°10 h44 mm
  7. Jul17°10 h24 mm
  8. Aug17°10 h33 mm
  9. Sep17°8 h49 mm
  10. Oct16°5 h157 mm
  11. Nov15°4 h154 mm
  12. Dec14°3 h150 mm
8°C20°C32°C

Each card is a month. The colour is the sea temperature, on the same scale as the map; in bold, the two best months for each.

Sea temperature

1991–2020 averages
14°16°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 14°Feb: 13°Mar: 13°Apr: 14°May: 15°Jun: 17°Jul: 17°Aug: 17°Sep: 17°Oct: 16°Nov: 15°Dec: 14°13°17°
8°C20°C32°C

Climate through the year

1991–2020 averages
10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 9 °C (High 12° / Low 6°)Feb: 9 °C (High 13° / Low 6°)Mar: 11 °C (High 15° / Low 7°)Apr: 13 °C (High 17° / Low 9°)May: 15 °C (High 19° / Low 11°)Jun: 18 °C (High 23° / Low 13°)Jul: 20 °C (High 26° / Low 15°)Aug: 21 °C (High 26° / Low 15°)Sep: 19 °C (High 24° / Low 14°)Oct: 16 °C (High 20° / Low 12°)Nov: 12 °C (High 15° / Low 9°)Dec: 10 °C (High 13° / Low 7°)21°9°
AverageLow – High
8°C20°C32°C

Rain

0 mm50 mm100 mm150 mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 154 mmFeb: 103 mmMar: 127 mmApr: 99 mmMay: 71 mmJun: 44 mmJul: 24 mm24Aug: 33 mmSep: 49 mmOct: 157 mm157Nov: 154 mmDec: 150 mm

Sunshine

0 h5 h10 hJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 3.0 h3.0Feb: 4.7 hMar: 5.7 hApr: 7.2 hMay: 8.5 hJun: 9.5 hJul: 10.3 h10.3Aug: 9.6 hSep: 8.1 hOct: 5.2 hNov: 3.6 hDec: 3.1 h

Sunshine hours are estimated from measured solar radiation, not observed directly.

Month by month

1991–2020 averages

Every month at Praia de Carril: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.

Every month at Praia de Carril: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.
MonthHigh°CLow°CSea°CRainmmRainy daysdaysSunshineh/dayWindkm/h
January12614154153.012
February13613103114.712
March15713127125.712
April1791499137.211
May19111571128.510
June2313174489.510
July26151724510.310
Augustwarmest sea2615173369.610
September2414174988.19
October201216157145.211
November15915154163.612
December13714150153.112

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Photos

Photos shared by their authors on Wikimedia Commons, with its colours adjusted.

Praia de Carril: Vigo 11, Praia do Cocho, Alcabre 01
Photo: Lameiro · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · stylised; this version keeps the same licence.
Praia de Carril: Vigo, Museo Mar 02-04b
Photo: Lameiro · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · stylised; this version keeps the same licence.

About these numbers

Averages are for 1991–2020; the recent years (2020–2025) are what actually happened. Neither is today's weather.

WhatWhere it comes from Nearest measurement
Air, rain and sunshineNASA POWER25 km away
Sea temperatureNOAA OISST v2.1, 1991–202014 km away
2020–2025, month by monthNASA POWER · NOAA OISST v2.125 km away
Bathing water qualityEuropean Environment Agency0.1 km away
Lifeguards and places to stayOpenStreetMapwithin 1–5 km
Nearest airportOurAirportsstraight-line distance
Image at the topSentinel-2 cloudless (EOX)at this spot

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