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Seville is at its best for city & culture in March to April and October to November. Good but not prime in February, May and December. Crowds peak in May and bottom out in December.

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Crowds

Swipe the table sideways for the rest of the year.

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The short version

Two enormous festivals land two weeks apart every spring — Semana Santa, then the Feria de Abril — and between them they define the year. Outside those weeks, spring and late autumn are the comfortable months; July and August are genuinely brutal

When not to come

July and August. Seville sits in the mid-thirties through July and August and the city empties for good reason. Also: booking spring without checking the festival dates, which move with Easter and can double every hotel rate.

Busiest

Semana Santa and the Feria, back to back from late March into May — both move with Easter

With children

The spring festivals are wonderful and absolutely packed — processions can close streets for hours with no way through. Outside them the city is flat, walkable and easy.

Where to stay

Santa Cruz is the postcard barrio and the loudest. Triana across the river is cheaper, more local, and ten minutes from everything — and it is where the Feria actually happens.

What can go wrong

Extreme heat

Regularly over 40°C. The city empties in August for a reason.Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep

Kept out of the score on purpose. Averaging a rare catastrophe into a monthly number would tell you something false; the warning is the honest form.

Dates that matter

  • Semana Santa — date moves with Easter, usually late March or April
  • Feria de Abril — two weeks after Semana Santa
  • Bienal de Flamenco (Sep, even-numbered years)

Crowds, month by month

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See everything else at its best in Apr