Girona · Cataluña

Lloret de Mar

Brash, tourist-magnet resort that's everything you've heard about it — yet underneath its beach-driven commercialism and gaudy nightlife is a centuries-old town with real hidden history.

41,944 residents~40 min to Mataró
Lloret de Mar, Girona
Photo: Xavigivax · CC BY-SA 3.0

Living in Lloret de Mar

Lloret de Mar is the brashest of the Costa Brava resorts — a full-throttle beach-and-nightlife town of 42,000 that is everything its reputation suggests, though a centuries-old core and some surprising modernista corners survive beneath the neon. Remarkably, barely half its residents were born in Spain: it is one of the most international towns in the country, with very large Russian and Ukrainian communities and thousands of British, German and Dutch settlers. The climate is Mediterranean, summers around 30°C and cool winters near 9°C. It has its own hospital, quieter coves just down the coast, and Girona airport barely half an hour away.

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

American-retiree Spainability Score 79

Higher than 79% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for American retirees.

Brash, tourist-magnet resort that's everything you've heard about it — yet underneath its beach-driven commercialism and gaudy nightlife is a centuries-old town with real hidden history. 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 0.86 per 1,000
  • Registered long-let rent €8.68/m²·mo
Retiree Spainability Score 75

Higher than 75% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for retiring couples.

Brash, tourist-magnet resort that's everything you've heard about it — yet underneath its beach-driven commercialism and gaudy nightlife is a centuries-old town with real hidden history. 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 €8.68/m²·mo
Family Spainability Score 73

Higher than 73% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for families.

Brash, tourist-magnet resort that's everything you've heard about it — yet underneath its beach-driven commercialism and gaudy nightlife is a centuries-old town with real hidden history. A strong pick for a family with school-age kids — 2 km from the sea and a settled international community.

  • Schools in town 12
  • PISA maths (region) 469
  • Registered long-let rent €8.68/m²·mo
  • Drive to a hospital 0 min
Remote-work Spainability Score 72

Higher than 72% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for remote workers.

Brash, tourist-magnet resort that's everything you've heard about it — yet underneath its beach-driven commercialism and gaudy nightlife is a centuries-old town with real hidden history. A strong pick for a remote-working couple — a settled international community and 2 km from the sea.

  • 100 Mbps+ coverage 99%
  • Drive to nearest airport 34 min
  • Registered long-let rent €8.68/m²·mo
  • Summer high (Jul–Aug) 30.7°C
Heat-averse Spainability Score 66

Higher than 66% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for heat-averse settlers.

Brash, tourist-magnet resort that's everything you've heard about it — yet underneath its beach-driven commercialism and gaudy nightlife is a centuries-old town with real hidden history. A strong pick if you can't stand hot summers — 2 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
Budget-coastal Spainability Score 63

Higher than 63% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for budget-first coastal settlers.

Brash, tourist-magnet resort that's everything you've heard about it — yet underneath its beach-driven commercialism and gaudy nightlife is a centuries-old town with real hidden history. A strong pick for coastal living on a budget — a settled international community and 2 km from the sea.

  • Registered long-let rent €8.68/m²·mo
  • Net income per person €12,707
  • Summer high (Jul–Aug) 30.7°C

What is the climate like in Lloret de Mar?

Lloret de Mar'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)
0.08 ha/km² bottom 49% of 8,132 towns 2.23 ha/km² below the Spanish average (2.31 ha/km²)
Forest fires (2010–23)
2 bottom 42% of 8,132 towns 4 below 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.

vs London: +1.5h December daylight~7°C hotter summers
-5° 15° 25° 35° 100 0 mm 14° 15° 17° 20° 23° 10° 28° 14° 31° 17° 31° 17° 27° 14° 22° 11° 17° 14° day high night low JFMAMJJASOND
day high → night low (°C) rain (mm/month, right axis) Measured at the GIRONA AEROPUERTO station, 22 km away — the nearest with full 30-year normals.

How good is healthcare in Lloret de Mar?

Lloret de Mar's nearest health centre is 1.6 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
1.6 km top 8% 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 Lloret de Mar?

Lloret de Mar has 12 schools in town; the nearest international school is 27 km away.

Schools

Schools in town
12 top 5% of 7,042 towns
Nearest international school
27 km top 30% 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 Lloret de Mar?

Lloret de Mar's reported home price is €2,364/m², while registered long-let rent is €8.68/m²·mo.

Cost & economy

Home price
€2,364/m² appraisal (valor tasado) bottom 39% of 306 towns 7% more than the Spanish average (€2,208/m²)
Asking price
no local data
Registered long-let rent
€8.68/m²·mo
Registered rent p25
€6.84/m²·mo
Registered rent p75
€10.8/m²·mo
Registered-rent yield
4.41% top 38% of 306 towns
Net income per person
€12,707 bottom 26% of 8,059 towns 12% less than the Spanish average (€14,495)
Income growth ’18–’23
25.7% bottom 48% of 6,605 towns

Which languages are used in schools in Lloret de Mar?

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 Lloret de Mar?

Lloret de Mar's reported population is 41,944.

Who lives here

Population
41,944
Born in Spain
54.6% 34.2% below the Spanish average (88.8%)
Born elsewhere in EU/UK
8.9% 5.1% above the Spanish average (3.8%)
U.S.-born residents
0.86 per 1,000

How easy is it to get around Lloret de Mar?

Lloret de Mar is a reported 34 min drive from the nearest airport, with 98% fibre-to-home coverage.

Getting around

Drive to nearest airport
34 min top 9% of 8,132 towns
Fibre-to-home coverage
98% top 10% of 8,132 towns 19% above the Spanish average (79%)
100 Mbps+ coverage
99% top 17% of 8,132 towns 16% above the Spanish average (83%)
Nearest airport Girona-Costa Brava Airport (GRO) — 34 min drive · international hub: direct flights to 15 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 Lloret de Mar 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 Lloret de Mar against every one of Spain's 8,132 municipalities on your priorities. It sits about 40 min from Mataró, if that's your anchor.

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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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