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Spain
- Guides
- 2
- guides
- Average rating
- 7.3
- average rating
- Average monthly living costs, before rent
- $1,850
- a month before rent
At a glance
Average across 2 guides
Visa and working hours
Digital nomad visa available
In January 2023, Spain launched their Digital Nomad Visa as part of the new Startup Act, a group of measures designed to encourage entrepreneurship and foreign investment.
New Spain remote work visa allows non-EU/EEA remote workers and freelancers to live and work in Spain for up to 12 months in the first instance, renewable for up to five years.
Working hours
Spain operates on Central European Time (CET), aligning with the rest of Western Europe.
A typical year
By month
| Month | Low °C | High °C | Rain mm | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 11 | 65 | |
| February | 4 | 14 | 23 | |
| March | 4 | 17 | 174 | wet month |
| April | 7 | 22 | 59 | peak season |
| May | 9 | 29 | 65 | wet month · peak season |
| June | 18 | 37 | 38 | peak season |
| July | 20 | 38 | 1 | |
| August | 22 | 38 | 8 | |
| September | 13 | 31 | 15 | peak season |
| October | 11 | 25 | 68 | wet month · peak season |
| November | 5 | 17 | 42 | |
| December | 3 | 11 | 26 |
Typical daytime highs and overnight lows, from the last two years of observations (Open-Meteo). Rain icons mark the wettest months.
- Visitors a year
- 6.3M2024
- Crowds
- High
- Peak season
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
- Low season
- Jul–Aug, Jan–Feb
Costs
$1,764a month, before rent
Basic living costs, rent not included
Day-to-day spending for a month: two meals out and a coffee every day, three taxis and two nights out a week, a gym and a coworking desk. Add your rent on top.
Moderate- Meal in a casual restaurant$17
- Speciality coffee$3.94
- Pint of local beer$5.29
- Cocktail$19
- Taxi for 2 miles$7.88
- Men's haircut$19
- Women's haircut$48
- Gym membership, monthly$53
- Coworking, monthly$225
Prices as of Oct 2026. Confidence: medium. Sources: diario.madrid.es, madridtourism.org, workin.space, livingcost.org, treatwell.es, basic-fit.com. Always check locally before planning around them.