Madrid, Spain

Madrid - The best and worst times to visit
Insights you need to know

Best times

• May and June
  This is the very best time. Temperatures are pleasant. And the summer tourist crowds have yet to arrive en masse (at least not until the last week or two of June).
  
  
• September to October
  Like the previous period, you'll enjoy mild temperatures and a moderate tourist count. Note: The first week of September is iffy in terms of tourist crowds and high temperatures. And it might be cold at the end of October.

Least desirable times

• July and August
  The heat can be oppressive, even at night. And a flood of tourists create long waiting lines at the Prado Museum and other famous attractions.
  
  
• December to February
  Days are typically very cold and nights, frigid. And your daylight sightseeing hours are very short.

Christmas and Easter
Unless you have a compelling reason for doing so, avoid coming during the Christmas and Easter holidays. They attract a surge of local and international tourists.