Coruña, A · Galicia
Camariñas
An attractive fishing village curled around a harbour, marking the start of Galicia's wild west at the region's westernmost extremity.
Living in Camariñas
Camariñas is a fishing village of 5,000 curled round a harbour at Galicia's wild westernmost tip, on the Costa da Morte, where a coastal path leads out to the lighthouse at Cabo Vilán. It is one of the wettest places in Spain — well over two metres of rain a year across some 157 rainy days — and cool with it, summers barely reaching the low 20s, winters mild around 9°C. The population is overwhelmingly Galician and Spanish-born. This is remote Atlantic country: the nearest hospital is about forty minutes away and A Coruña over an hour, so it suits those who want the sea, the walking and the quiet.
Camariñas's Spainability Scores — by who's moving
Not our opinion: we ran the same scoring engine behind the quiz for six settler profiles across all 8,132 municipalities. Each score is Camariñas's percentile for that group — 87 means it beats 87% of the towns we could score. How scoring works.
Higher than 99% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for heat-averse settlers.
An attractive fishing village curled around a harbour, marking the start of Galicia's wild west at the region's westernmost extremity. A strong pick if you can't stand hot summers — 14 km from the sea and low cost of living (registered rent ~€2.48/m²·mo).
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 23°C
- Rainy days a year 157 days
- Summer water stress (WEI+) 7
- Winter average temp 9°C
Higher than 99% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for families.
An attractive fishing village curled around a harbour, marking the start of Galicia's wild west at the region's westernmost extremity. A strong pick for a family with school-age kids — low cost of living (registered rent ~€2.48/m²·mo) and 14 km from the sea.
- Schools in town 4
- PISA maths (region) 486
- Registered long-let rent €2.48/m²·mo
- Drive to a hospital 39 min
Higher than 99% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for remote workers.
An attractive fishing village curled around a harbour, marking the start of Galicia's wild west at the region's westernmost extremity. A strong pick for a remote-working couple — low cost of living (registered rent ~€2.48/m²·mo) and 14 km from the sea.
- 100 Mbps+ coverage 99%
- Drive to nearest airport 75 min
- Registered long-let rent €2.48/m²·mo
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 23°C
Higher than 99% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for budget-first coastal settlers.
An attractive fishing village curled around a harbour, marking the start of Galicia's wild west at the region's westernmost extremity. A strong pick for coastal living on a budget — low cost of living (registered rent ~€2.48/m²·mo) and 14 km from the sea.
- Registered long-let rent €2.48/m²·mo
- Net income per person €11,871
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 23°C
Higher than 84% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for retiring couples.
An attractive fishing village curled around a harbour, marking the start of Galicia's wild west at the region's westernmost extremity. A strong pick for a retiring couple — 39 min to a hospital and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 9°C
- Drive to a hospital 39 min
- Surgical wait (region) 73 days
- Registered long-let rent €2.48/m²·mo
Higher than 82% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for American retirees.
An attractive fishing village curled around a harbour, marking the start of Galicia's wild west at the region's westernmost extremity. A strong pick for American retirees — 39 min to a hospital and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 9°C
- Drive to a hospital 39 min
- U.S.-born residents 0.2 per 1,000
- Registered long-let rent €2.48/m²·mo
What is the climate like in Camariñas?
Camariñas's reported winter average is 9°C, while July–August highs reach 23°C.
Climate
- Winter average temp
- 9°C top 30% of 8,131 towns 1.2°C above the Spanish average (7.8°C)
- Summer high (Jul–Aug)
- 23°C top 4% of 8,131 towns 7.2°C below the Spanish average (30.2°C)
- Rainy days a year
- 157 days bottom 1% of 8,088 towns 129% more than the Spanish average (69 days)
- Sunshine
- no local data
- Summer water stress (WEI+) regional estimate
- 7 top 10% of 8,033 towns 49 below the Spanish average (56)
- River-flood depth (T=100, town centre) estimated
- 0 m top 1% of 8,129 towns 0.04 m below the Spanish average (0.04 m)
- River-flood risk score estimated
- 0 top 1% of 8,129 towns about the Spanish average (0)
- Wildfire burn rate (2010–23)
- 2.48 ha/km² bottom 10% of 8,132 towns 0.17 ha/km² above the Spanish average (2.31 ha/km²)
- Forest fires (2010–23)
- 6 bottom 18% of 8,132 towns about the Spanish average (6)
- High fire-weather days (province) regional estimate
- 15.5% top 1% of 8,130 towns 7.4% below the Spanish average (22.9%)
The year, month by month
AEMET 30-year climate normals — what a January or an August actually feels like, not the annual average.
How good is healthcare in Camariñas?
Camariñas's nearest health centre is 3.4 km away, and the reported hospital drive is 39 min.
Healthcare
- Drive to a hospital
- 39 min bottom 41% of 8,132 towns
- Nearest health centre
- 3.4 km top 17% of 8,132 towns
- Surgical wait (region) regional estimate
- 73 days #3 of 17 regions, −30 days vs national 32% less than the Spanish average (108 days)
What are schools like in Camariñas?
Camariñas has 4 schools in town; the nearest international school is 57 km away.
Schools
- Schools in town
- 4 top 15% of 7,042 towns
- Nearest international school
- 57 km bottom 35% of 8,132 towns
- PISA maths (region) regional estimate
- 486 #8 of 17 regions, +7 vs national 5 above the Spanish average (481)
How much does it cost to live in Camariñas?
Camariñas's reported registered long-let rent is €2.48/m²·mo.
Cost & economy
- Home price
- no local data
- Asking price
- no local data
- Registered long-let rent
- €2.48/m²·mo
- Registered rent p25
- €1.88/m²·mo
- Registered rent p75
- €3.49/m²·mo
- Registered-rent yield
- no reliable sale-price data — yield not imputed
- Net income per person
- €11,871 bottom 17% of 8,059 towns 18% less than the Spanish average (€14,495)
- Income growth ’18–’23
- 33.8% top 13% of 6,605 towns
Which languages are used in schools in Camariñas?
Galician and Spanish are co-official in Galicia. Public schools use both languages, with substantial Galician-medium teaching rather than a Spanish-only default; the balance can vary by school. See the Galicia region guide for the wider regional context.
What is the community like in Camariñas?
Camariñas's reported population is 5,067.
Who lives here
- Population
- 5,067
- Born in Spain
- 91.1% 2.3% above the Spanish average (88.8%)
- Born elsewhere in EU/UK
- 4.4% 0.6% above the Spanish average (3.8%)
- U.S.-born residents
- 0.2 per 1,000
How easy is it to get around Camariñas?
Camariñas is a reported 75 min drive from the nearest airport, with 77% fibre-to-home coverage.
Getting around
- Drive to nearest airport
- 75 min bottom 49% of 8,132 towns
- Fibre-to-home coverage
- 77% bottom 25% of 8,132 towns 2% below the Spanish average (79%)
- 100 Mbps+ coverage
- 99% top 20% of 8,132 towns 15% above the Spanish average (83%)
Numbers: Spainability town dataset, derived from INE, AEMET, Mitma and the Catastro. Registered long-let rent is SERPAVI declared-contract data; its p25–p75 values show the observed band. Registered-rent yield is gross, excludes costs and is never imputed. Percentile chips count only the municipalities that report the figure — the "of n" says how many. Region-ranked figures (PISA, surgical waits) compare Spain's 17 comunidades autónomas. A blank means no municipal-level figure is published — not a zero.
How does Camariñas fit you?
These are the town's numbers. Whether it's your town depends on what you're optimising for — winter sun or mild summers, a city or a village, short medical waits, an easy flight home. The 3-minute quiz scores Camariñas against every one of Spain's 8,132 municipalities on your priorities. It sits about 67 min from Coruña, A, if that's your anchor.
Take the quiz — rank Camariñas for you →Questions to verify locally
- Ask whether current long-let rents match the registered-contract figure.
- Request comparable sales; neither appraisal nor asking data is published.
- Test fibre speed at the exact address, not the town average.
- Visit local schools and confirm places for incoming families.
- Confirm health-centre registration and opening hours in person.
- Ask an insurer how the mapped flood or wildfire exposure affects cover.
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