Coruña, A · Galicia
Coruña, A
A buzzing, spectacularly-sited Atlantic port city with a different identity from Santiago — a good place to experience Galician life without the crowds, famed for its glassed-in galería balconies.
Living in Coruña, A
A Coruña is a spectacular Atlantic port city of 251,000 on a narrow Galician peninsula, hemmed between a sheltered harbour and open-ocean beaches, famous for its six-storey walls of glassed-in galería balconies and the Roman-era Tower of Hercules lighthouse. It's a city to live Galician life at full tilt, with a superb seafood-and-tapas scene, but the weather is thoroughly oceanic: mild, grey and wet, with cool summers around 23°C, mild winters near 12°C and rain on some 127 days a year. Most residents are Spanish-born, with a very large Venezuelan community. It has hospitals of its own, a beach in the city, an airport fifteen minutes out and Santiago under an hour.
Coruña, A'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 Coruña, A's percentile for that group — 87 means it beats 87% of the towns we could score. How scoring works.
Higher than 97% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for heat-averse settlers.
A buzzing, spectacularly-sited Atlantic port city with a different identity from Santiago — a good place to experience Galician life without the crowds, famed for its glassed-in galería balconies. A strong pick if you can't stand hot summers — 3 km from the sea and mild 22.8°C summer highs.
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 22.8°C
- Rainy days a year 127 days
- Summer water stress (WEI+) 7
- Winter average temp 11.8°C
Higher than 94% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for families.
A buzzing, spectacularly-sited Atlantic port city with a different identity from Santiago — a good place to experience Galician life without the crowds, famed for its glassed-in galería balconies. A strong pick for a family with school-age kids — 3 km from the sea and a hospital in town.
- Schools in town 103
- PISA maths (region) 486
- Registered long-let rent €7.1/m²·mo
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
Higher than 90% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for remote workers.
A buzzing, spectacularly-sited Atlantic port city with a different identity from Santiago — a good place to experience Galician life without the crowds, famed for its glassed-in galería balconies. A strong pick for a remote-working couple — 3 km from the sea and 251,277 people.
- 100 Mbps+ coverage 100%
- Drive to nearest airport 14 min
- Registered long-let rent €7.1/m²·mo
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 22.8°C
Higher than 89% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for American retirees.
A buzzing, spectacularly-sited Atlantic port city with a different identity from Santiago — a good place to experience Galician life without the crowds, famed for its glassed-in galería balconies. A strong pick for American retirees — a hospital in town and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 11.8°C
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
- U.S.-born residents 1.77 per 1,000
- Registered long-let rent €7.1/m²·mo
Higher than 79% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for retiring couples.
A buzzing, spectacularly-sited Atlantic port city with a different identity from Santiago — a good place to experience Galician life without the crowds, famed for its glassed-in galería balconies. A strong pick for a retiring couple — a hospital in town and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 11.8°C
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
- Surgical wait (region) 73 days
- Registered long-let rent €7.1/m²·mo
Higher than 78% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for budget-first coastal settlers.
A buzzing, spectacularly-sited Atlantic port city with a different identity from Santiago — a good place to experience Galician life without the crowds, famed for its glassed-in galería balconies. A strong pick for coastal living on a budget — 3 km from the sea and a settled international community.
- Registered long-let rent €7.1/m²·mo
- Net income per person €17,157
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 22.8°C
What is the climate like in Coruña, A?
Coruña, A's reported winter average is 11.8°C, while July–August highs reach 22.8°C.
Climate
- Winter average temp
- 11.8°C top 13% of 8,131 towns 4.1°C above the Spanish average (7.8°C)
- Summer high (Jul–Aug)
- 22.8°C top 3% of 8,131 towns 7.4°C below the Spanish average (30.2°C)
- Rainy days a year
- 127 days bottom 3% of 8,088 towns 86% more than the Spanish average (69 days)
- Sunshine
- 5.9 h/day bottom 7% of 3,829 towns 19% less than the Spanish average (7.2 h/day)
- 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)
- 2.77 ha/km² bottom 10% of 8,132 towns 0.46 ha/km² above the Spanish average (2.31 ha/km²)
- Forest fires (2010–23)
- 24 bottom 4% of 8,132 towns 18 above 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 Coruña, A?
Coruña, A's nearest health centre is 0.9 km away, and the reported hospital drive is 0 min.
Healthcare
- Drive to a hospital
- 0 min top 1% of 8,132 towns
- Nearest health centre
- 0.9 km top 4% 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 Coruña, A?
Coruña, A has 103 schools in town; the nearest international school is 2 km away.
Schools
- Schools in town
- 103 top 1% of 7,042 towns
- Nearest international school
- 2 km top 1% 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 Coruña, A?
Coruña, A's reported home price is €2,759/m², while registered long-let rent is €7.1/m²·mo.
Cost & economy
- Home price
- €2,759/m² appraisal (valor tasado) bottom 26% of 306 towns 25% more than the Spanish average (€2,208/m²)
- Asking price
- no local data
- Registered long-let rent
- €7.1/m²·mo
- Registered rent p25
- €5.56/m²·mo
- Registered rent p75
- €9.08/m²·mo
- Registered-rent yield
- 3.09% bottom 6% of 306 towns
- Net income per person
- €17,157 top 14% of 8,059 towns 18% more than the Spanish average (€14,495)
- Income growth ’18–’23
- 22.4% bottom 29% of 6,605 towns
Which languages are used in schools in Coruña, A?
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 Coruña, A?
Coruña, A's reported population is 251,277.
Who lives here
- Population
- 251,277
- Born in Spain
- 82.2% 6.6% below the Spanish average (88.8%)
- Born elsewhere in EU/UK
- 2.4% 1.4% below the Spanish average (3.8%)
- U.S.-born residents
- 1.77 per 1,000
How easy is it to get around Coruña, A?
Coruña, A is a reported 14 min drive from the nearest airport, with 99% fibre-to-home coverage.
Getting around
- Drive to nearest airport
- 14 min top 1% of 8,132 towns
- Fibre-to-home coverage
- 99% top 8% of 8,132 towns 20% above the Spanish average (79%)
- 100 Mbps+ coverage
- 100% top 8% of 8,132 towns 17% 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 Coruña, A 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 Coruña, A against every one of Spain's 8,132 municipalities on your priorities. It sits about 52 min from Santiago de Compostela, if that's your anchor.
Take the quiz — rank Coruña, A for you →Questions to verify locally
- Ask whether current long-let rents match the registered-contract figure.
- Request recent comparable sales before relying on the appraisal figure.
- 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 about summer rental crowds and parking near the coast.
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