Toledo · Castilla-La Mancha

Consuegra

The most picturesque and typical of Manchegan settings, below a ridge of eleven restored, highly photogenic windmills.

9,806 residents~45 min to Toledo
Consuegra, Toledo
Photo: rheins · CC BY 3.0

Living in Consuegra

Consuegra is the archetypal Manchegan sight — a line of eleven restored windmills along a ridge above town, sharing the crest with a ruined castle of the Knights of St John. Below, it's a working country town of 9,800, overwhelmingly Spanish-born with a Romanian community, that lives off the surrounding plain. At around 740m the climate is dry-continental — fierce summers near 35°C, cold winters near freezing at night. Toledo and the nearest hospital are both about forty minutes away, so it's a self-reliant town on the road south from Madrid to Andalucía.

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

American-retiree Spainability Score 29

Higher than 29% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for American retirees.

The most picturesque and typical of Manchegan settings, below a ridge of eleven restored, highly photogenic windmills. A strong pick for American retirees — 39 min to a hospital and dry winters.

  • Winter average temp 6.6°C
  • Drive to a hospital 39 min
  • U.S.-born residents 0.1 per 1,000
  • Registered long-let rent €3.68/m²·mo
Retiree Spainability Score 25

Higher than 25% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for retiring couples.

The most picturesque and typical of Manchegan settings, below a ridge of eleven restored, highly photogenic windmills. A strong pick for a retiring couple — 39 min to a hospital and dry winters.

  • Winter average temp 6.6°C
  • Drive to a hospital 39 min
  • Surgical wait (region) 92 days
  • Registered long-let rent €3.68/m²·mo
Remote-work Spainability Score 4

Higher than 4% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for remote workers.

The most picturesque and typical of Manchegan settings, below a ridge of eleven restored, highly photogenic windmills. A strong pick for a remote-working couple — low cost of living (registered rent ~€3.68/m²·mo) and 9,806 people.

  • 100 Mbps+ coverage 97%
  • Drive to nearest airport 110 min
  • Registered long-let rent €3.68/m²·mo
  • Summer high (Jul–Aug) 34.6°C
Family Spainability Score 2

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

The most picturesque and typical of Manchegan settings, below a ridge of eleven restored, highly photogenic windmills. A strong pick for a family with school-age kids — low cost of living (registered rent ~€3.68/m²·mo) and 9,806 people.

  • PISA maths (region) 464
  • Registered long-let rent €3.68/m²·mo
  • Drive to a hospital 39 min
  • Nearest international school 56 km
Budget-coastal Spainability Score 2

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

The most picturesque and typical of Manchegan settings, below a ridge of eleven restored, highly photogenic windmills. A strong pick for coastal living on a budget — low cost of living (registered rent ~€3.68/m²·mo) and 9,806 people.

  • Registered long-let rent €3.68/m²·mo
  • Net income per person €11,530
  • Summer high (Jul–Aug) 34.6°C
Heat-averse Spainability Score 1

Higher than 1% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for heat-averse settlers.

The most picturesque and typical of Manchegan settings, below a ridge of eleven restored, highly photogenic windmills. A strong pick if you can't stand hot summers — low cost of living (registered rent ~€3.68/m²·mo) and 39 min to a hospital.

  • Summer high (Jul–Aug) 34.6°C
  • Rainy days a year 48 days
  • Summer water stress (WEI+) 175
  • Winter average temp 6.6°C

What is the climate like in Consuegra?

Consuegra's reported winter average is 6.6°C, while July–August highs reach 34.6°C.

Climate

Winter average temp
6.6°C bottom 42% of 8,131 towns 1.2°C below the Spanish average (7.8°C)
Summer high (Jul–Aug)
34.6°C bottom 10% of 8,131 towns 4.4°C above the Spanish average (30.2°C)
Rainy days a year
48 days top 15% of 8,088 towns 30% less than the Spanish average (69 days)
Sunshine
no local data
Summer water stress (WEI+) regional estimate
175 bottom 5% of 8,033 towns 119 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)
0.6 ha/km² bottom 23% of 8,132 towns 1.71 ha/km² below the Spanish average (2.31 ha/km²)
Forest fires (2010–23)
10 bottom 11% of 8,132 towns 4 above the Spanish average (6)
High fire-weather days (province) regional estimate
22.8% top 50% of 8,130 towns 0.1% 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: ~3°C colder winters+1.5h December daylight½ the rain~11°C hotter summers
-5° 15° 25° 35° 50 0 mm 10° 12° 16° 20° 24° 10° 30° 14° 35° 17° 34° 17° 28° 13° 22° 14° 11° day high night low JFMAMJJASOND
day high → night low (°C) rain (mm/month, right axis) Measured at the MADRIDEJOS station, 14 km away — the nearest with full 30-year normals.

How good is healthcare in Consuegra?

Consuegra's nearest health centre is 61.1 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
61.1 km bottom 3% of 8,132 towns
Surgical wait (region) regional estimate
92 days #8 of 17 regions, −11 days vs national 15% less than the Spanish average (108 days)

What are schools like in Consuegra?

Consuegra's reported nearest international school is 56 km.

Schools

Schools in town
no local data
Nearest international school
56 km bottom 37% of 8,132 towns
PISA maths (region) regional estimate
464 #14 of 17 regions, −15 vs national 17 below the Spanish average (481)

How much does it cost to live in Consuegra?

Consuegra's reported asking price is €727/m².

Cost & economy

Home price
no local data
Asking price
€727/m² asking · Fotocasa Jun 2026 · small sample
Registered long-let rent
€3.68/m²·mo
Registered rent p25
€2.61/m²·mo
Registered rent p75
€5.47/m²·mo
Registered-rent yield
no reliable sale-price data — yield not imputed
Net income per person
€11,530 bottom 13% of 8,059 towns 20% less than the Spanish average (€14,495)
Income growth ’18–’23
24.5% bottom 41% of 6,605 towns

Which languages are used in schools in Consuegra?

Spanish is the only region-wide official language in Castilla-La Mancha, and Spanish-medium teaching is the public-school default. Individual bilingual and international programmes can use other languages, so check the specific school. See the Castilla-La Mancha region guide for the wider regional context.

What is the community like in Consuegra?

Consuegra's reported population is 9,806.

Who lives here

Population
9,806
Born in Spain
92.7% 3.9% above the Spanish average (88.8%)
Born elsewhere in EU/UK
3.2% 0.7% below the Spanish average (3.8%)
U.S.-born residents
0.1 per 1,000

How easy is it to get around Consuegra?

Consuegra is a reported 110 min drive from the nearest airport, with 94% fibre-to-home coverage.

Getting around

Drive to nearest airport
110 min bottom 19% of 8,132 towns
Fibre-to-home coverage
94% top 33% of 8,132 towns 15% above the Spanish average (79%)
100 Mbps+ coverage
97% top 35% of 8,132 towns 13% above the Spanish average (83%)
Nearest airport Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) — 110 min drive · international hub: direct flights to 80 countries (incl. UK, Germany, US, Sweden)

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 Consuegra 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 Consuegra against every one of Spain's 8,132 municipalities on your priorities. It sits about 45 min from Toledo, if that's your anchor.

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Questions to verify locally

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  • Test fibre speed at the exact address, not the town average.
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  • Confirm health-centre registration and opening hours in person.

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