Region · Spain
Where to stay in Basque Country
This guide covers 6 destinations in Basque Country, a first-level administrative division of Spain, with 92 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Bilbao, Vitoria-Gasteiz and San Sebastián. Across its destinations, June to August are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Bilbao Airport (BIO).
- Destinations in this guide
- 6
- Places to stay
- 92
- Comfortable in the most places
- June to August
- Main airport
- BIOBilbao Airport
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Madrid
Destinations
Destinations in Basque Country
Every destination in this guide in Basque Country, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
Where to stay
The best-rated places to stay in Basque Country
1 place to stay in Basque Country with a published guest score, ordered by that score as each operator publishes it, weighted by the number of reviews so a handful of perfect scores does not outrank thousands of very good ones. Each links to its own website.
| # | Place to stay | Where | Rooms | Guest score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NYX Hotel Bilbao hotel | Bilbao | 108 | 89/100 7,431 reviews |
Where to stay
More hotels in Basque Country
80 hotels in Basque Country recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
When to go
Best time to visit Basque Country
From the climate of 6 destinations in Basque Country with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: June to August.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 6 | 11 °C | 118 mm |
| February | 0 of 6 | 12 °C | 88 mm |
| March | 0 of 6 | 14 °C | 96 mm |
| April | 0 of 6 | 16 °C | 108 mm |
| May | 1 of 6 | 19 °C | 85 mm |
| June | 6 of 6 | 23 °C | 61 mm |
| July | 6 of 6 | 25 °C | 55 mm |
| August | 6 of 6 | 25 °C | 71 mm |
| September | 4 of 6 | 23 °C | 70 mm |
| October | 0 of 6 | 19 °C | 122 mm |
| November | 0 of 6 | 14 °C | 143 mm |
| December | 0 of 6 | 11 °C | 124 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving Basque Country
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Basque Country name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
BIO · Bilbao Airport
EAS · San Sebastián Airport
VIT · Vitoria Airport
SDR · Seve Ballesteros-Santander Airport
BIQ · Biarritz Pays Basque airport
PNA · Pamplona Airport
RJL · Logroño-Agoncillo Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Basque Country, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: OpenHolidays API (ODbL).
Nationwide in Spain
Regional holidays observed in Basque Country
Nearby
Regions near Basque Country
Other regions of Spain with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from the OpenHolidays API (ODbL); places to stay and guest scores from each operator's own public pages; further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.