Gipuzkoa · País Vasco
Donostia
A city that celebrates the art of eating — officially named in both Basque and Spanish, famed for world-class pintxo bars and a glamorous beachside setting.
What Donostia is like
Portrait drawn from Lonely Planet.
Basque coast, its old fishing port overlooked by a fascinating aquarium.
On the table. Whether snacking on pintxos or lingering over a multicourse feast, the Parte Vieja's narrow pedestrianised streets hold the city's most famous pintxo bars.
Worth the trip
- Playa de la Concha, golden sands and sheltered swimming
- Playa de la Zurriola, a popular surfing spot
- A busy cultural calendar and thriving arts scene
- The estuary town of Pasaia and the town of Hondarribia within easy reach
- Flysch rock formations on the coast between Deba and Zumaia
Who it suits: Foodies · Beach and surf travellers
The numbers
The decision data — each figure against the Spanish average. Regional overlays and estimates are labelled, and where there's no local reading we say so plainly.
Climate
- Winter average temp
- 9.6°C 1.8°C above the Spanish average (7.8°C)
- Summer high (Jul–Aug)
- 22.5°C 7.7°C below the Spanish average (30.2°C)
- Rainy days a year
- 143 days 108% more than the Spanish average (69 days)
- Sunshine
- 5.1 h/day 30% less than the Spanish average (7.2 h/day)
- Summer water stress (WEI+) regional estimate
- 6 50 below the Spanish average (56)
Cost & economy
- Home price
- €5,118/m² 132% more than the Spanish average (€2,208/m²)
- Net income per person
- €22,330 54% more than the Spanish average (€14,495)
- Income growth ’18–’23
- 23.4%
Schools
- Schools in town
- 99
- Nearest international school
- 60 km
- PISA maths (region) regional estimate
- 482 1 above the Spanish average (481)
Healthcare
- Drive to a hospital
- 0 min
- Nearest health centre
- no local data
- Surgical wait (region) regional estimate
- 64 days 41% less than the Spanish average (108 days)
Getting around
- Drive to nearest airport
- 26 min
- Fibre-to-home coverage
- 99% 20% above the Spanish average (79%)
- 100 Mbps+ coverage
- 100% 17% above the Spanish average (83%)
Who lives here
- Population
- 189,507
- Born in Spain
- 84.5% 4.3% below the Spanish average (88.8%)
- Born elsewhere in EU/UK
- 2.2% 1.7% below the Spanish average (3.8%)
- U.S.-born residents
- 3.03 per 1,000
Numbers: SettleSpain town dataset, derived from INE, AEMET, Mitma, Ministerio del Interior and the Catastro. National average = the unweighted mean across all 8,132 Spanish municipalities with data. A blank means no municipal-level figure is published — not a zero.
How does Donostia fit you?
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