If you want to travel or do an outdoor activity you’ll need to know the weather in Andorra. You’ll then be able to make the right choice when it comes to choosing what to do in the Principality. Discover what the weather is like at each time of year.

What is the weather in Andorra like?

The weather in Andorra is typical of the high mountain Mediterranean region. This means that summers in the Principality are short, hot and dry, while the winters are long and very cold, with considerable snowfall.

Another element of the weather in Andorra is the thermal gradient marked by the topography and orientation of the country within the Pyrenees. This means that, throughout the year, daily temperature records during the day and night vary remarkably.

Average temperatures throughout the year can range from -5 to +30 degrees, from the lowest points in Andorra, at the bottom of the valleys, to the highest regions. The hottest season is from June to September, with an average temperature of 20ºC. July is the warmest month of the year.

The coldest season in Andorra is from October to March, with the average temperature ranging from a minimum of 1ºC to a maximum of 9ºC. January is the month that records the lowest temperatures of the year.

The Mediterranean influence, meanwhile, means that Andorra enjoys a high annual sun exposure, with more than three hundred days of sunshine.

The weather in Andorra has relatively low humidity, which is why in winter the cold becomes more bearable and in summer the heat is not sweltering.

Rainfall varies throughout the year. The seasons with the most abundant precipitation are summer and autumn.

The snow appears in the high mountains around November and stays until the beginning of June, with the period from December to February seeing the most snowfall.