Embalse de El Atazar vs Lago de Sanabria

Embalse de El Atazar is the warmer swim right now at about 20.5°C. They are roughly 300 km apart in Spain.

Embalse de El Atazar

Madrid

20.5°C

warm · modelled estimate

October average
20.5°C
Warmest month
August · 25.0°C
Coldest month
7.0°C
Swim season
June–October

Embalse de El Atazar in Madrid, Spain warms into the mid-20s °C for reliable summer swimming, and drops close to single digits in winter.

Lago de Sanabria

Castile and Leon

18.0°C

mild · modelled estimate

October average
18.0°C
Warmest month
August · 22.0°C
Coldest month
6.0°C
Swim season
June–October

Lago de Sanabria in Castile and Leon, Spain reaches comfortable swimming temperatures in July and August, and drops close to single digits in winter.

Month by month

LakeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Embalse de El Atazar8.2°C7.0°C8.2°C11.5°C16.0°C20.5°C23.8°C25.0°C23.8°C20.5°C16.0°C11.5°C
Lago de Sanabria7.1°C6.0°C7.1°C10.0°C14.0°C18.0°C20.9°C22.0°C20.9°C18.0°C14.0°C10.0°C

Monthly values are modelled from each lake's long-term winter and summer envelope, then refined with today's forecast air temperature for the headline reading.

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