Cádiz · Andalucía
Sanlúcar de Barrameda
A peaceful town whose life is shaped by sea and wine — the main depot for manzanilla sherry, and the launch point for Magellan's circumnavigation and Columbus's third voyage.
Living in Sanlúcar de Barrameda
Sanlúcar de Barrameda is a peaceful Andalucian town of 70,000 at the mouth of the Guadalquivir, facing the Doñana marshes — its life shaped by the sea and by manzanilla, the pale dry sherry it produces and pours in every bar. It launched Magellan's voyage round the world and Columbus's third crossing. It's overwhelmingly Spanish, with a pretty upper old town, a shell-fringed river beach, and famous horse races run along the sands each August. The Atlantic climate is warm and sunny — summers around 31°C, mild winters near 13°C. It has its own hospital, with El Puerto and Jerez airport both about half an hour away.
Sanlúcar de Barrameda'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 Sanlúcar de Barrameda's percentile for that group — 87 means it beats 87% of the towns we could score. How scoring works.
Higher than 86% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for retiring couples.
A peaceful town whose life is shaped by sea and wine — the main depot for manzanilla sherry, and the launch point for Magellan's circumnavigation and Columbus's third voyage. A strong pick for a retiring couple — a hospital in town and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 12.9°C
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
- Surgical wait (region) 173 days
- Registered long-let rent €6.63/m²·mo
Higher than 85% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for heat-averse settlers.
A peaceful town whose life is shaped by sea and wine — the main depot for manzanilla sherry, and the launch point for Magellan's circumnavigation and Columbus's third voyage. A strong pick if you can't stand hot summers — 4 km from the sea and a settled international community.
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 30.6°C
- Rainy days a year 51 days
- Summer water stress (WEI+) 4
- Winter average temp 12.9°C
Higher than 84% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for American retirees.
A peaceful town whose life is shaped by sea and wine — the main depot for manzanilla sherry, and the launch point for Magellan's circumnavigation and Columbus's third voyage. A strong pick for American retirees — a hospital in town and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 12.9°C
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
- U.S.-born residents 1.46 per 1,000
- Registered long-let rent €6.63/m²·mo
Higher than 79% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for remote workers.
A peaceful town whose life is shaped by sea and wine — the main depot for manzanilla sherry, and the launch point for Magellan's circumnavigation and Columbus's third voyage. A strong pick for a remote-working couple — 4 km from the sea and a settled international community.
- 100 Mbps+ coverage 99%
- Drive to nearest airport 34 min
- Registered long-let rent €6.63/m²·mo
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 30.6°C
Higher than 76% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for families.
A peaceful town whose life is shaped by sea and wine — the main depot for manzanilla sherry, and the launch point for Magellan's circumnavigation and Columbus's third voyage. A strong pick for a family with school-age kids — 4 km from the sea and a hospital in town.
- Schools in town 46
- PISA maths (region) 457
- Registered long-let rent €6.63/m²·mo
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
Higher than 74% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for budget-first coastal settlers.
A peaceful town whose life is shaped by sea and wine — the main depot for manzanilla sherry, and the launch point for Magellan's circumnavigation and Columbus's third voyage. A strong pick for coastal living on a budget — 4 km from the sea and 69,952 people.
- Registered long-let rent €6.63/m²·mo
- Net income per person €10,203
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 30.6°C
What is the climate like in Sanlúcar de Barrameda?
Sanlúcar de Barrameda's reported winter average is 12.9°C, while July–August highs reach 30.6°C.
Climate
- Winter average temp
- 12.9°C top 5% of 8,131 towns 5.1°C above the Spanish average (7.8°C)
- Summer high (Jul–Aug)
- 30.6°C bottom 49% of 8,131 towns 0.4°C above the Spanish average (30.2°C)
- Rainy days a year
- 51 days top 19% of 8,088 towns 26% less than the Spanish average (69 days)
- Sunshine
- 8.5 h/day top 1% of 3,829 towns 18% more than the Spanish average (7.2 h/day)
- Summer water stress (WEI+) regional estimate
- 4 top 2% of 8,033 towns 53 below the Spanish average (56)
- River-flood depth (T=100, town centre) estimated
- 0.27 m bottom 2% of 8,129 towns 0.22 m above the Spanish average (0.04 m)
- River-flood risk score estimated
- 2 bottom 2% of 8,129 towns 2 above the Spanish average (0)
- Wildfire burn rate (2010–23)
- 0.03 ha/km² top 41% of 8,132 towns 2.28 ha/km² below the Spanish average (2.31 ha/km²)
- Forest fires (2010–23)
- 1 top 39% of 8,132 towns 5 below the Spanish average (6)
- High fire-weather days (province) regional estimate
- 19.2% top 5% of 8,130 towns 3.7% 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 Sanlúcar de Barrameda?
Sanlúcar de Barrameda's nearest health centre is 4.9 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
- 4.9 km top 26% of 8,132 towns
- Surgical wait (region) regional estimate
- 173 days #17 of 17 regions, +70 days vs national 60% more than the Spanish average (108 days)
What are schools like in Sanlúcar de Barrameda?
Sanlúcar de Barrameda has 46 schools in town; the nearest international school is 20 km away.
Schools
- Schools in town
- 46 top 1% of 7,042 towns
- Nearest international school
- 20 km top 22% of 8,132 towns
- PISA maths (region) regional estimate
- 457 #16 of 17 regions, −22 vs national 24 below the Spanish average (481)
How much does it cost to live in Sanlúcar de Barrameda?
Sanlúcar de Barrameda's reported home price is €2,083/m², while registered long-let rent is €6.63/m²·mo.
Cost & economy
- Home price
- €2,083/m² appraisal (valor tasado) bottom 48% of 306 towns 6% less than the Spanish average (€2,208/m²)
- Asking price
- no local data
- Registered long-let rent
- €6.63/m²·mo
- Registered rent p25
- €5.32/m²·mo
- Registered rent p75
- €8.18/m²·mo
- Registered-rent yield
- 3.82% bottom 30% of 306 towns
- Net income per person
- €10,203 bottom 3% of 8,059 towns 30% less than the Spanish average (€14,495)
- Income growth ’18–’23
- 32.2% top 18% of 6,605 towns
Which languages are used in schools in Sanlúcar de Barrameda?
Spanish is the only region-wide official language in Andalusia, 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 Andalusia region guide for the wider regional context.
What is the community like in Sanlúcar de Barrameda?
Sanlúcar de Barrameda's reported population is 69,952.
Who lives here
- Population
- 69,952
- Born in Spain
- 96.5% 7.7% above the Spanish average (88.8%)
- Born elsewhere in EU/UK
- 0.9% 2.9% below the Spanish average (3.8%)
- U.S.-born residents
- 1.46 per 1,000
How easy is it to get around Sanlúcar de Barrameda?
Sanlúcar de Barrameda is a reported 34 min drive from the nearest airport, with 99% fibre-to-home coverage.
Getting around
- Drive to nearest airport
- 34 min top 10% of 8,132 towns
- Fibre-to-home coverage
- 99% top 7% of 8,132 towns 20% above the Spanish average (79%)
- 100 Mbps+ coverage
- 99% top 16% of 8,132 towns 16% 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 Sanlúcar de Barrameda 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 Sanlúcar de Barrameda against every one of Spain's 8,132 municipalities on your priorities. It sits about 32 min from Puerto de Santa María, El, if that's your anchor.
Take the quiz — rank Sanlúcar de Barrameda 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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