Autumn is coming to Seville and it is the perfect time of year to visit the city. The weather is ideal: in the three months it lasts we can find summer temperatures, but milder at the end of September, and a little cooler as winter approaches, never really cold.
The average temperatures (minimum and maximum) by month are:
- September: 18 ºC / 32 ºC
- October: 14 ºC / 26 ºC
- November: 9 ºC / 20 ºC
- December: 7 °C / 17 °C
It can rain, especially at the end of November, although not persistently. Clear days are common, with enough sunshine to enjoy the visit.
The best month is October, as shown by the number of tourists who visited us in October 2023: 347,060 tourists (60% foreigners, i.e. 208,982). The foreigners who visited us most were Americans, French and UK nationals, followed by Italians and Germans. In general, tourists do not know everything that can be found in this city because, for that number of visitors, overnight stays were only 765,464. This gives an average of 2.21 overnight stays, which is totally insufficient time, especially when sometimes day trips to nearby cities such as Cordoba or Cadiz are even planned.
Bring comfortable clothes and shoes because Seville is a city worth walking around and bring something warm that you can take off if you need it.
In addition to all that the city has to offer, you can find the following:
1.Spain's National Day (12th October).
To find out more, see a post on this blog: https://www.blablaole.com/post/fiesta-nacional-de-espa%C3%B1a
2.The street vendors selling roasted chestnuts that start around 15 October.
3.All Saints' Day. Halloween is the eve of All Saints' Day and in Seville we will find young people and children celebrating it in the way that has become more popular, with costumes of terrifying characters, but in Seville the important date is the 1st of November. It is All Saints' Day, a day on which the graves of relatives in the cemeteries are visited, the damage is repaired, the graves are cleaned and flowers are brought.
Days before, you will see the ‘huesos de santo’ (saint's bones) appear in the bakeries. Its name is obvious: it looks like a bone and is eaten on All Saints' Day. They are delicious
To find out more, see a post on this blog: https://www.blablaole.com/post/halloween-espa%C3%B1a
4.Constitution Day (6 December): It is a public holiday and celebrates the approval by referendum of the current Spanish Constitution of 1983.
5.Immaculate Conception Day (8 December): This is also a public holiday and commemorates the Catholic dogma of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary. The eve is filled with ‘tunas’ which are musical groups of students, dressed in period costumes, from the different university schools performing well-known songs that are chanted by many of the attendees.
6.Around this time, the city's Christmas lights are put up.
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