Has it rained enough in Bilbao?
Rain soaked properly in 6 days ago, and the ground is still holding some of it.
Bilbao has had 15.3mm of rain in the last 30 days. A normal August here brings 54.8mm — and the driest August in the last 30 years still managed 15.8mm. This is drier than anything on that record.
Rain reaching the roots · 14 days
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Rain in Bilbao through a normal year
Across a normal year Bilbao gets about 1099.4mm of rain, most of it in November (149.2mm) and least in August (54.8mm).
That makes Bilbao one of the wetter places this site covers in Spain in August — 2nd of 14, against Gijón at the wet end (65.2mm) and Seville at the dry end (2.9mm).
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Average rainfall by month, 1995–2024
What that means for what you grow
- Pots and hanging basketsWorst hit, and first to suffer. Very little soil, fully exposed, and nothing to fall back on — in this weather they can empty in a day.
- Salad and leafy vegShallow-rooted and quick to bolt once they run dry. First priority of anything in the ground.
- Beds and bordersA long soak that reaches the roots is worth more than a daily sprinkle, which only wets the surface and is gone by lunchtime.
- Established shrubs and treesFine as they are. They draw from far deeper than a dry spell reaches.
Your own garden, not the town average
This page is worked out for Bilbao as a whole. Your garden has its own soil, its own shade and its own planting, and the front page will use your exact location instead.
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