Granada · Andalucía
Alhama de Granada
Named 'al-Hamman' ('hot spring') by the Arabs for its thermal springs, retaining a pleasant Middle Eastern quarter.
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Living in Alhama de Granada
Alhama de Granada is a spa town of about 5,500 perched above a gorge cut by the Río Alhama, its name from the Arabic al-hamman, 'hot spring,' for the thermal waters that still feed its baths. It keeps a compact old quarter of Moorish character and sits high, just over 1,000m, in the hills inland from the coast. The foreign presence is small but real for its size — a few dozen British residents among a population that is four-fifths Spanish-born. Everyday needs are close, with a health centre near at hand, but the nearest hospital is a good 45 minutes down towards Loja.
Alhama de Granada'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 Alhama de Granada's percentile for that group — 87 means it beats 87% of the towns we could score. How scoring works.
Higher than 92% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for American retirees.
Named 'al-Hamman' ('hot spring') by the Arabs for its thermal springs, retaining a pleasant Middle Eastern quarter. A strong pick for American retirees — a health centre close by and 13.8°C average winters.
- Winter average temp 13.8°C
- Drive to a hospital 46 min
- U.S.-born residents 0.72 per 1,000
- Registered long-let rent €3.67/m²·mo
Higher than 89% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for remote workers.
Named 'al-Hamman' ('hot spring') by the Arabs for its thermal springs, retaining a pleasant Middle Eastern quarter. A strong pick for a remote-working couple — a settled international community and low cost of living (registered rent ~€3.67/m²·mo).
- 100 Mbps+ coverage 81%
- Drive to nearest airport 40 min
- Registered long-let rent €3.67/m²·mo
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 29.6°C
Higher than 87% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for retiring couples.
Named 'al-Hamman' ('hot spring') by the Arabs for its thermal springs, retaining a pleasant Middle Eastern quarter. A strong pick for a retiring couple — a health centre close by and 13.8°C average winters.
- Winter average temp 13.8°C
- Drive to a hospital 46 min
- Surgical wait (region) 173 days
- Registered long-let rent €3.67/m²·mo
Higher than 84% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for budget-first coastal settlers.
Named 'al-Hamman' ('hot spring') by the Arabs for its thermal springs, retaining a pleasant Middle Eastern quarter. A strong pick for coastal living on a budget — a settled international community and low cost of living (registered rent ~€3.67/m²·mo).
- Registered long-let rent €3.67/m²·mo
- Net income per person €10,661
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 29.6°C
Higher than 82% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for families.
Named 'al-Hamman' ('hot spring') by the Arabs for its thermal springs, retaining a pleasant Middle Eastern quarter. A strong pick for a family with school-age kids — a settled international community and 28 km from the sea.
- Schools in town 7
- PISA maths (region) 457
- Registered long-let rent €3.67/m²·mo
- Drive to a hospital 46 min
Higher than 74% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for heat-averse settlers.
Named 'al-Hamman' ('hot spring') by the Arabs for its thermal springs, retaining a pleasant Middle Eastern quarter. A strong pick if you can't stand hot summers — 28 km from the sea and a settled international community.
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 29.6°C
- Rainy days a year 41 days
- Summer water stress (WEI+) 4
- Winter average temp 13.8°C
What is the climate like in Alhama de Granada?
Alhama de Granada's reported winter average is 13.8°C, while July–August highs reach 29.6°C.
Climate
- Winter average temp
- 13.8°C top 3% of 8,131 towns 6.1°C above the Spanish average (7.8°C)
- Summer high (Jul–Aug)
- 29.6°C top 36% of 8,131 towns 0.6°C below the Spanish average (30.2°C)
- Rainy days a year
- 41 days top 5% of 8,088 towns 40% less than the Spanish average (69 days)
- Sunshine
- no local data
- Summer water stress (WEI+) regional estimate
- 4 top 4% of 8,033 towns 52 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)
- 0.26 ha/km² bottom 33% of 8,132 towns 2.04 ha/km² below the Spanish average (2.31 ha/km²)
- Forest fires (2010–23)
- 14 bottom 8% of 8,132 towns 8 above the Spanish average (6)
- High fire-weather days (province) regional estimate
- 27.1% bottom 13% of 8,130 towns 4.2% 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.
How good is healthcare in Alhama de Granada?
Alhama de Granada's nearest health centre is 1.4 km away, and the reported hospital drive is 46 min.
Healthcare
- Drive to a hospital
- 46 min bottom 31% of 8,132 towns
- Nearest health centre
- 1.4 km top 7% 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 Alhama de Granada?
Alhama de Granada has 7 schools in town; the nearest international school is 39 km away.
Schools
- Schools in town
- 7 top 9% of 7,042 towns
- Nearest international school
- 39 km top 45% 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 Alhama de Granada?
Alhama de Granada's reported asking price is €1,262/m².
Cost & economy
- Home price
- no local data
- Asking price
- €1,262/m² asking · Fotocasa Jun 2026 · small sample
- Registered long-let rent
- €3.67/m²·mo
- Registered rent p25
- €3.12/m²·mo
- Registered rent p75
- €4.98/m²·mo
- Registered-rent yield
- no reliable sale-price data — yield not imputed
- Net income per person
- €10,661 bottom 6% of 8,059 towns 26% less than the Spanish average (€14,495)
- Income growth ’18–’23
- 32.1% top 18% of 6,605 towns
Which languages are used in schools in Alhama de Granada?
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 Alhama de Granada?
Alhama de Granada's reported population is 5,547.
Who lives here
- Population
- 5,547
- Born in Spain
- 81.8% 7% below the Spanish average (88.8%)
- Born elsewhere in EU/UK
- 2.3% 1.6% below the Spanish average (3.8%)
- U.S.-born residents
- 0.72 per 1,000
How easy is it to get around Alhama de Granada?
Alhama de Granada is a reported 40 min drive from the nearest airport, with 76% fibre-to-home coverage.
Getting around
- Drive to nearest airport
- 40 min top 15% of 8,132 towns
- Fibre-to-home coverage
- 76% bottom 25% of 8,132 towns 3% below the Spanish average (79%)
- 100 Mbps+ coverage
- 81% bottom 23% of 8,132 towns 2% below 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 Alhama de Granada 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 Alhama de Granada against every one of Spain's 8,132 municipalities on your priorities. It sits about 58 min from Vélez-Málaga, if that's your anchor.
Take the quiz — rank Alhama de Granada for you →Questions to verify locally
- Ask whether current long-let rents match the registered-contract figure.
- Ask what recent sales closed at; the published figure is asking price.
- 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.
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