Tarragona · Cataluña

Cambrils

A dynamic fishing village turned important tourist spot, retaining the charm of a seaside locality with leisure activities centred on the port.

37,068 residents~16 min to Reus
Cambrils, Tarragona
Photo: Johanneskuhn · CC BY-SA 3.0

Living in Cambrils

Cambrils is a Costa Daurada resort of 37,000 that began as a fishing village and still lands its own catch, with a working port giving onto a long sandy beach and seafront promenade. It's a settled, international place: around three-quarters Spanish-born, with Moroccan, Argentine and Colombian communities and a steady northern-European contingent of British, German and Dutch. The climate is easy Mediterranean, summers around 30°C and mild winters near 12°C. Reus is a quarter-hour inland with its airport under fifty minutes, and a hospital is about half an hour away.

Cambrils'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 Cambrils's percentile for that group — 87 means it beats 87% of the towns we could score. How scoring works.

American-retiree Spainability Score 96

Higher than 96% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for American retirees.

A dynamic fishing village turned important tourist spot, retaining the charm of a seaside locality with leisure activities centred on the port. A strong pick for American retirees — 29 min to a hospital and a health centre close by.

  • Winter average temp 12°C
  • Drive to a hospital 29 min
  • U.S.-born residents 1.11 per 1,000
  • Registered long-let rent €8/m²·mo
Retiree Spainability Score 93

Higher than 93% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for retiring couples.

A dynamic fishing village turned important tourist spot, retaining the charm of a seaside locality with leisure activities centred on the port. A strong pick for a retiring couple — 29 min to a hospital and a health centre close by.

  • Winter average temp 12°C
  • Drive to a hospital 29 min
  • Surgical wait (region) 142 days
  • Registered long-let rent €8/m²·mo
Family Spainability Score 93

Higher than 93% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for families.

A dynamic fishing village turned important tourist spot, retaining the charm of a seaside locality with leisure activities centred on the port. A strong pick for a family with school-age kids — 12 km from the sea and a settled international community.

  • Schools in town 15
  • PISA maths (region) 469
  • Registered long-let rent €8/m²·mo
  • Drive to a hospital 29 min
Remote-work Spainability Score 90

Higher than 90% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for remote workers.

A dynamic fishing village turned important tourist spot, retaining the charm of a seaside locality with leisure activities centred on the port. A strong pick for a remote-working couple — a settled international community and 37,068 people.

  • 100 Mbps+ coverage 99%
  • Drive to nearest airport 47 min
  • Registered long-let rent €8/m²·mo
  • Summer high (Jul–Aug) 29.7°C
Budget-coastal Spainability Score 84

Higher than 84% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for budget-first coastal settlers.

A dynamic fishing village turned important tourist spot, retaining the charm of a seaside locality with leisure activities centred on the port. A strong pick for coastal living on a budget — a settled international community and 37,068 people.

  • Registered long-let rent €8/m²·mo
  • Net income per person €15,716
  • Summer high (Jul–Aug) 29.7°C
Heat-averse Spainability Score 75

Higher than 75% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for heat-averse settlers.

A dynamic fishing village turned important tourist spot, retaining the charm of a seaside locality with leisure activities centred on the port. A strong pick if you can't stand hot summers — 12 km from the sea and a settled international community.

  • Summer high (Jul–Aug) 29.7°C
  • Rainy days a year 50 days
  • Summer water stress (WEI+) 73
  • Winter average temp 12°C

What is the climate like in Cambrils?

Cambrils's reported winter average is 12°C, while July–August highs reach 29.7°C.

Climate

Winter average temp
12°C top 12% of 8,131 towns 4.2°C above the Spanish average (7.8°C)
Summer high (Jul–Aug)
29.7°C top 42% of 8,131 towns 0.5°C below the Spanish average (30.2°C)
Rainy days a year
50 days top 17% of 8,088 towns 27% less than the Spanish average (69 days)
Sunshine
7.6 h/day top 37% of 3,829 towns 5% more than the Spanish average (7.2 h/day)
Summer water stress (WEI+) regional estimate
73 bottom 31% of 8,033 towns 16 above 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)
0 ha/km² top 1% of 8,132 towns 2.31 ha/km² below the Spanish average (2.31 ha/km²)
Forest fires (2010–23)
0 top 1% of 8,132 towns 6 below the Spanish average (6)
High fire-weather days (province) regional estimate
22.5% top 46% of 8,130 towns 0.3% 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.

vs London: ~5°C milder winters+1.5h December daylight~6°C hotter summers
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day high → night low (°C) rain (mm/month, right axis) Measured at the REUS (CENTRE LECTURA) station.

How good is healthcare in Cambrils?

Cambrils's nearest health centre is 1.8 km away, and the reported hospital drive is 29 min.

Healthcare

Drive to a hospital
29 min top 41% of 8,132 towns
Nearest health centre
1.8 km top 9% of 8,132 towns
Surgical wait (region) regional estimate
142 days #16 of 17 regions, +39 days vs national 32% more than the Spanish average (108 days)

What are schools like in Cambrils?

Cambrils has 15 schools in town; the nearest international school is 9 km away.

Schools

Schools in town
15 top 4% of 7,042 towns
Nearest international school
9 km top 8% of 8,132 towns
PISA maths (region) regional estimate
469 #12 of 17 regions, −10 vs national 12 below the Spanish average (481)

How much does it cost to live in Cambrils?

Cambrils's reported home price is €2,423/m², while registered long-let rent is €8/m²·mo.

Cost & economy

Home price
€2,423/m² appraisal (valor tasado) bottom 38% of 306 towns 10% more than the Spanish average (€2,208/m²)
Asking price
no local data
Registered long-let rent
€8/m²·mo
Registered rent p25
€6.35/m²·mo
Registered rent p75
€10.2/m²·mo
Registered-rent yield
3.96% bottom 35% of 306 towns
Net income per person
€15,716 top 31% of 8,059 towns 8% more than the Spanish average (€14,495)
Income growth ’18–’23
23.6% bottom 36% of 6,605 towns

Which languages are used in schools in Cambrils?

Catalonia has a co-official regional language, and public schools commonly use regional-language immersion or bilingual models rather than Spanish-only teaching. The exact classroom language depends on the school and programme, so confirm the current model before enrolling. See the Catalonia region guide for the wider regional context.

What is the community like in Cambrils?

Cambrils's reported population is 37,068.

Who lives here

Population
37,068
Born in Spain
73.8% 15% below the Spanish average (88.8%)
Born elsewhere in EU/UK
5.6% 1.8% above the Spanish average (3.8%)
U.S.-born residents
1.11 per 1,000

How easy is it to get around Cambrils?

Cambrils is a reported 47 min drive from the nearest airport, with 97% fibre-to-home coverage.

Getting around

Drive to nearest airport
47 min top 22% of 8,132 towns
Fibre-to-home coverage
97% top 17% of 8,132 towns 18% above the Spanish average (79%)
100 Mbps+ coverage
99% top 15% of 8,132 towns 16% above the Spanish average (83%)
Nearest airport Reus Airport (REU) — 47 min drive · international: direct flights to 8 countries (incl. UK, Germany)

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 Cambrils 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 Cambrils against every one of Spain's 8,132 municipalities on your priorities. It sits about 16 min from Reus, if that's your anchor.

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Questions to verify locally

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  • Test the reported airport drive at the time you would travel.

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