Sevilla · Andalucía
Sevilla
The Andalucian capital and jewel in the region's cultural crown — a luminous, romantic city whose unique blend of Moorish, Jewish, Christian and Romani influences infuses every detail.
Living in Sevilla
Seville is the capital of Andalucía and one of Spain's most seductive cities — a luminous city of 689,000 on the Guadalquivir, layering Moorish, Jewish and Christian heritage into the Giralda, the world's largest Gothic cathedral, and the Alcázar palace, all side by side. It's famous for Holy Week and the April Feria, and for a nightlife that spills from tapas bars across the city. Most residents are Spanish-born, with large Colombian, Moroccan and Venezuelan communities and a notable American one. The one hard truth is the summers: fierce, among the hottest in Europe, with July–August highs around 36°C, though winters are mild near 13°C. It has hospitals and an airport fifteen minutes out — a full-scale city, if far from the sea.
The case for Sevilla
- 8.5 hours of sunshine a day, averaged across the year
- only 50 rainy days a year
- 12.8°C average winters
- SVQ airport 16 minutes away
- an AVE high-speed rail station in town
- 1,165 restaurants and cafés
- 528 schools in town
- 12.9% of residents are under 15 — more children than the typical Spanish town
- 99% fibre-to-the-home coverage
No adjectives, no opinions — every line is a measured value from the data below, shown only when Sevilla genuinely earns it. Distances marked "as the crow flies" are straight-line estimates.
Sevilla'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 Sevilla'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.
The Andalucian capital and jewel in the region's cultural crown — a luminous, romantic city whose unique blend of Moorish, Jewish, Christian and Romani influences infuses every detail. A strong pick for a retiring couple — a hospital in town and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 12.8°C
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
- Surgical wait (region) 173 days
- Registered long-let rent €9.17/m²·mo
Higher than 83% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for American retirees.
The Andalucian capital and jewel in the region's cultural crown — a luminous, romantic city whose unique blend of Moorish, Jewish, Christian and Romani influences infuses every detail. A strong pick for American retirees — a hospital in town and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 12.8°C
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
- U.S.-born residents 1.88 per 1,000
- Registered long-let rent €9.17/m²·mo
Higher than 39% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for heat-averse settlers.
The Andalucian capital and jewel in the region's cultural crown — a luminous, romantic city whose unique blend of Moorish, Jewish, Christian and Romani influences infuses every detail. A strong pick if you can't stand hot summers — a settled international community and a hospital in town.
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 36.3°C
- Rainy days a year 50 days
- Summer water stress (WEI+) 4
- Winter average temp 12.8°C
Not scored for families — excluded by this tight-budget profile's affordability gate: the registered rent here (€9.17/m²·mo) is in the priciest 10% nationally.
The Andalucian capital and jewel in the region's cultural crown — a luminous, romantic city whose unique blend of Moorish, Jewish, Christian and Romani influences infuses every detail. Worth a look for a family with school-age kids.
- Schools in town 528
- PISA maths (region) 457
- Registered long-let rent €9.17/m²·mo
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
Not scored for remote workers — excluded by this tight-budget profile's affordability gate: the registered rent here (€9.17/m²·mo) is in the priciest 10% nationally.
The Andalucian capital and jewel in the region's cultural crown — a luminous, romantic city whose unique blend of Moorish, Jewish, Christian and Romani influences infuses every detail. Worth a look for a remote-working couple.
- 100 Mbps+ coverage 100%
- Drive to nearest airport 16 min
- Registered long-let rent €9.17/m²·mo
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 36.3°C
Not scored for budget-first coastal settlers — excluded by this tight-budget profile's affordability gate: the registered rent here (€9.17/m²·mo) is in the priciest 10% nationally.
The Andalucian capital and jewel in the region's cultural crown — a luminous, romantic city whose unique blend of Moorish, Jewish, Christian and Romani influences infuses every detail. Worth a look for coastal living on a budget.
- Registered long-let rent €9.17/m²·mo
- Net income per person €14,979
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 36.3°C
What is the climate like in Sevilla?
Sevilla's reported winter average is 12.8°C, while July–August highs reach 36.3°C.
Climate
- Winter average temp
- 12.8°C top 5% of 8,131 towns 5.1°C above the Spanish average (7.8°C)
- Summer high (Jul–Aug)
- 36.3°C bottom 1% of 8,131 towns 6.1°C above the Spanish average (30.2°C)
- Rainy days a year
- 50 days top 18% of 8,088 towns 27% less than the Spanish average (69 days)
- Sunshine
- 8.5 h/day top 3% of 3,829 towns 17% 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 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 ha/km² top 1% of 8,132 towns 2.31 ha/km² below the Spanish average (2.31 ha/km²)
- Forest fires (2010–23)
- 0 top 1% of 8,132 towns 6 below the Spanish average (6)
- High fire-weather days (province) regional estimate
- 22.7% top 48% of 8,130 towns 0.2% 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 Sevilla?
Sevilla's nearest health centre is 0.5 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
- 0.5 km top 1% 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 Sevilla?
Sevilla has 528 schools in town; the nearest international school is 2 km away.
Schools
- Schools in town
- 528 top 1% of 7,042 towns
- Nearest international school
- 2 km top 1% 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 Sevilla?
Sevilla's reported home price is €2,571/m², while registered long-let rent is €9.17/m²·mo.
Cost & economy
- Home price
- €2,571/m² appraisal (valor tasado) bottom 32% of 306 towns 16% more than the Spanish average (€2,208/m²)
- Asking price
- no local data
- Registered long-let rent
- €9.17/m²·mo
- Registered rent p25
- €7.32/m²·mo
- Registered rent p75
- €11.3/m²·mo
- Registered-rent yield
- 4.28% top 46% of 306 towns
- Net income per person
- €14,979 top 41% of 8,059 towns 3% more than the Spanish average (€14,495)
- Income growth ’18–’23
- 26.1% top 49% of 6,605 towns
Which languages are used in schools in Sevilla?
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 Sevilla?
Sevilla's reported population is 688,714.
Who lives here
- Population
- 688,714
- Born in Spain
- 88.3% 0.5% below the Spanish average (88.8%)
- Born elsewhere in EU/UK
- 1.4% 2.4% below the Spanish average (3.8%)
- U.S.-born residents
- 1.88 per 1,000
How easy is it to get around Sevilla?
Sevilla is a reported 16 min drive from the nearest airport, with 99% fibre-to-home coverage.
Getting around
- Drive to nearest airport
- 16 min top 1% of 8,132 towns
- Fibre-to-home coverage
- 99% top 7% of 8,132 towns 20% 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 Sevilla 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 Sevilla against every one of Spain's 8,132 municipalities on your priorities. It sits about 21 min from Alcalá de Guadaíra, if that's your anchor.
Take the quiz — rank Sevilla 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.
- Test the reported airport drive at the time you would travel.
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