Girona · Cataluña
Girona
A city where crossing into the old quarter sweeps you back in time — dense, tangible layers of medieval history along its walls, rivers and stairways.
Living in Girona
Girona is a handsome Catalan city of 108,000 built where three rivers meet, its steep, walled medieval quarter — Jewish baths, colour-washed riverfront houses, a long walkable rampart — one of the best-preserved in Spain. It's a diverse, youthful city: only about seven in ten residents are Spanish-born, with very large Honduran and Moroccan communities. The climate is inland-Mediterranean, warm summers around 31°C and cool winters near 9°C. It has its own hospital and its own airport under half an hour away, with the Costa Brava beaches a short drive east and cycling country right at the edge of town.
Girona'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 Girona's percentile for that group — 87 means it beats 87% of the towns we could score. How scoring works.
Higher than 82% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for American retirees.
A city where crossing into the old quarter sweeps you back in time — dense, tangible layers of medieval history along its walls, rivers and stairways. A strong pick for American retirees — a hospital in town and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 8.8°C
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
- U.S.-born residents 3.06 per 1,000
- Registered long-let rent €9.13/m²·mo
Higher than 72% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for retiring couples.
A city where crossing into the old quarter sweeps you back in time — dense, tangible layers of medieval history along its walls, rivers and stairways. A strong pick for a retiring couple — a hospital in town and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 8.8°C
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
- Surgical wait (region) 142 days
- Registered long-let rent €9.13/m²·mo
Higher than 64% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for families.
A city where crossing into the old quarter sweeps you back in time — dense, tangible layers of medieval history along its walls, rivers and stairways. A strong pick for a family with school-age kids — a settled international community and 25 km from the sea.
- Schools in town 66
- PISA maths (region) 469
- Registered long-let rent €9.13/m²·mo
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
Higher than 63% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for remote workers.
A city where crossing into the old quarter sweeps you back in time — dense, tangible layers of medieval history along its walls, rivers and stairways. A strong pick for a remote-working couple — a settled international community and 108,352 people.
- 100 Mbps+ coverage 100%
- Drive to nearest airport 28 min
- Registered long-let rent €9.13/m²·mo
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 30.7°C
Higher than 58% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for budget-first coastal settlers.
A city where crossing into the old quarter sweeps you back in time — dense, tangible layers of medieval history along its walls, rivers and stairways. A strong pick for coastal living on a budget — a settled international community and 108,352 people.
- Registered long-let rent €9.13/m²·mo
- Net income per person €16,857
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 30.7°C
Higher than 53% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for heat-averse settlers.
A city where crossing into the old quarter sweeps you back in time — dense, tangible layers of medieval history along its walls, rivers and stairways. A strong pick if you can't stand hot summers — 25 km from the sea and a settled international community.
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 30.7°C
- Rainy days a year 65 days
- Summer water stress (WEI+) 73
- Winter average temp 8.8°C
What is the climate like in Girona?
Girona's reported winter average is 8.8°C, while July–August highs reach 30.7°C.
Climate
- Winter average temp
- 8.8°C top 30% of 8,131 towns 1°C above the Spanish average (7.8°C)
- Summer high (Jul–Aug)
- 30.7°C bottom 47% of 8,131 towns 0.5°C above the Spanish average (30.2°C)
- Rainy days a year
- 65 days bottom 46% of 8,088 towns 5% less than the Spanish average (69 days)
- Sunshine
- 6.7 h/day bottom 22% of 3,829 towns 7% less 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)
- 1.34 ha/km² bottom 15% of 8,132 towns 0.97 ha/km² below 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
- 28.4% bottom 7% of 8,130 towns 5.5% above 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 Girona?
Girona's nearest health centre is 1 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
- 1 km top 4% 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 Girona?
Girona has 66 schools in town; the nearest international school is 1 km away.
Schools
- Schools in town
- 66 top 1% of 7,042 towns
- Nearest international school
- 1 km top 1% 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 Girona?
Girona's reported home price is €2,347/m², while registered long-let rent is €9.13/m²·mo.
Cost & economy
- Home price
- €2,347/m² appraisal (valor tasado) bottom 39% of 306 towns 6% more than the Spanish average (€2,208/m²)
- Asking price
- no local data
- Registered long-let rent
- €9.13/m²·mo
- Registered rent p25
- €7.33/m²·mo
- Registered rent p75
- €11.2/m²·mo
- Registered-rent yield
- 4.67% top 27% of 306 towns
- Net income per person
- €16,857 top 17% of 8,059 towns 16% more than the Spanish average (€14,495)
- Income growth ’18–’23
- 21.1% bottom 22% of 6,605 towns
Which languages are used in schools in Girona?
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 Girona?
Girona's reported population is 108,352.
Who lives here
- Population
- 108,352
- Born in Spain
- 70.5% 18.3% below the Spanish average (88.8%)
- Born elsewhere in EU/UK
- 3.1% 0.8% below the Spanish average (3.8%)
- U.S.-born residents
- 3.06 per 1,000
How easy is it to get around Girona?
Girona is a reported 28 min drive from the nearest airport, with 99% fibre-to-home coverage.
Getting around
- Drive to nearest airport
- 28 min top 6% of 8,132 towns
- Fibre-to-home coverage
- 99% top 4% of 8,132 towns 21% 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 Girona 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 Girona against every one of Spain's 8,132 municipalities on your priorities. It sits about 61 min from Granollers, if that's your anchor.
Take the quiz — rank Girona 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 an insurer how the mapped flood or wildfire exposure affects cover.
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