San Sebastián / Donostia in November
Around 12.5 °C by day, sea 16.2 °C. Too cold to swim. Quieter than the peak: 2 of 5.
November in San Sebastián is 12.5 °C by day and 16.2 °C in the sea. Load is 2 out of 5 and the city lives its own life.
November is a good month to think about language. Two are official here: Spanish and Basque. In state schools parents choose a teaching model, and in many of them the main language is Basque, with Spanish taught as a subject. Foreign residents are 10.4% against 12.3% in Bilbao and 31% in Marbella: there is markedly less English around than on the southern coasts. International schools: 3.
Towns nearby in November
| Town | Air | Sea | Busy | Winter | €/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Sebastián / Donostia | 12.5 | 16.2 | 2/5 | 5/5 | 5 107 |
| Bilbao | 12.5 | 16.3 | 2/5 | 5/5 | 3 400 |
| Getxo | 12.5 | 16.3 | 2/5 | 5/5 | 4 044 |
| Zarautz | 12.5 | 16.3 | 1/5 | 5/5 | 6 994 |
The winter column is a 1-to-5 estimate: are places open, does transport run, is anyone about between November and March. Tourists never notice; anyone who moved does.
Rain days and humidity are annual here, not monthly: 155 rainy days a year, 78% humidity in winter. We have no monthly normals yet and will not invent a split.