{"id":99949,"date":"2019-09-23T11:00:57","date_gmt":"2019-09-23T09:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=99949"},"modified":"2019-09-20T10:44:34","modified_gmt":"2019-09-20T08:44:34","slug":"snow-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/snow-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Does it ever Snow in Barcelona?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Barcelona can be characterised by its warm, Mediterranean climate. It has<strong> hot summers and mild winters<\/strong>, but despite this traditional climate, climate change is taking care of other, not so common weather in winter. It is not that strange anymore to have a little snow in the Catalan capital during the coldest months of the year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And although it doesn\u2019t snow every year in Barcelona, other parts of the province are better known for its winter wonderland atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you plan on staying in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/short-term-rentals?order-by=14&amp;surface-to=150&amp;people=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"broken_link\"><strong>tourist accommodation<\/strong><\/a> this winter and want to know whether to bring warm clothes, this article by <strong>ShBarcelona<\/strong> will tell you more about <strong>snow in the city and province of Barcelona<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/sled-rides-catalonia\/\">Taking a Sled Ride in Catalonia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/snow-barcelona\/#Discover_snow_in_Barcelonas_winters\" title=\"Discover snow in Barcelona\u2019s winters\">Discover snow in Barcelona\u2019s winters<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/snow-barcelona\/#Important_snowfall_in_the_history_of_Barcelona\" title=\"Important snowfall in the history of Barcelona\">Important snowfall in the history of Barcelona<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/snow-barcelona\/#Snow_in_the_province\" title=\"Snow in the province\">Snow in the province<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Discover_snow_in_Barcelonas_winters\"><\/span>Discover snow in Barcelona\u2019s winters<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Important_snowfall_in_the_history_of_Barcelona\"><\/span>Important snowfall in the history of Barcelona<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_99951\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-99951\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-99951\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Oh-Barcelona.com_-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"snow on scooters barcelona\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-99951\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo by Oh-Barcelona via Visualhunt<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>January 14 and 15, 1914<\/strong>. During these two days more than <strong>20 centimetres of snow<\/strong> fell in the city of Barcelona. It was the <strong>first and biggest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/exceptional-winter-landscapes-in-catalonia\/\">snowfall<\/a> of the 20th century<\/strong>, and it really took people by surprise back then.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>December 24, 25 and 26, 1962<\/strong>. On Christmas Eve 1962 Barcelona was covered under a nice blanket of snow. We still call it <strong>the snow of the century<\/strong>. Snow began falling during the traditional Midnight Mass, and on Christmas morning Barcelona woke up to almost <strong>half a metre of snow<\/strong>. Understandably this caused many traffic problems, but they also discovered that some of the roofs couldn\u2019t carry that much weight.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>November 21, 1999<\/strong>. This was the last snowfall of the 20th century, and strangely enough it fell right in the middle of autumn. <strong>Airport El Prat<\/strong> wasn\u2019t able to handle this unexpected event, and up until this day there has not been a more peculiar snowfall than this one.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>March 8, 2010<\/strong>. On this day Barcelona experienced <strong>its<\/strong> <strong>biggest snowfall after 1962<\/strong>. During the day the whole capital got covered in white. In the <em>zona alta<\/em> (upper parts of the city) snow was thicker, but even the coastlines were white. As you can imagine, many people loved sending postcards of the snow-covered beaches of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.fr\/barcelone-location\/ciutat-vella\/barceloneta\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Barceloneta<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/affordable-skiing-near-barcelona\/\">Affordable Skiing Near Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Snow_in_the_province\"><\/span>Snow in the province<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_99952\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-99952\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-99952\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ook-door-AlenSan-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"snow on streets and buildings barcelona\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-99952\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo by AlenSan via Visualhunt<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The first location with snow in winter is in the <strong>Bergued\u00e0<\/strong> region, in the northernmost part of Barcelona\u2019s province. This region is located on the slopes of the <strong>Pyrenean mountain range<\/strong>, and it is one of the coldest areas, and therefore it is <strong>normal to experience snow here during the winter months<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Another location to see snow in Barcelona is the <strong>Parque Natural del Montseny<\/strong>, and this park is located both in the province of Barcelona and in the province of Girona. When winter is really cold, there is snow on the highest mountain peaks in the park, and on a clear winter day, you can even see the snow in Montseny from the Catalan capital.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Although it is less likely, you can sometimes see snow on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/magical-montserrat\/\"><strong>Montserrat<\/strong><\/a>, which is located in the <strong>Bages<\/strong> region, in the province of Barcelona. This mountain range is now known as the sacred mountain in Catalan culture. Only really cold winters can take care of a few snowflakes falling on the top of this mountain, which is <strong>just 720 meters<\/strong> above sea level.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>*Main photo by toniher via Visualhunt<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Have you seen Barcelona when it snows? Did you like it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"99949\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 150px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">1<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            vote        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona can be characterised by its warm, Mediterranean climate. It has hot summers and mild winters, but despite this traditional climate, climate change is taking care of other, not so common weather in winter. It is not that strange anymore to have a little snow in the Catalan capital during the coldest months of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":143,"featured_media":99950,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[834],"tags":[9301,9300,7232],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99949"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/143"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=99949"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99949\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":99974,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99949\/revisions\/99974"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/99950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=99949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=99949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}