Bizkaia · País Vasco
Bermeo
A venerable old fishing port, gateway to a spectacular island shrine that appeared as 'Dragonstone' in Game of Thrones.
Living in Bermeo
Bermeo is a venerable Basque fishing port of 17,000 on the Bizkaia coast, a working harbour first and tourist town a distant second — its great draw the island shrine of San Juan de Gaztelugatxe just along the coast, reached by 231 steps and familiar as 'Dragonstone' from Game of Thrones. The weather is classic green-coast: mild but wet, with cool summers around 26°C, mild winters near 10°C and rain on some 124 days a year. Most residents are Spanish-born, with Romanian, Colombian and Senegalese communities. There's a hospital in town, and Bilbao and its airport are around half an hour away.
Bermeo'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 Bermeo's percentile for that group — 87 means it beats 87% of the towns we could score. How scoring works.
Higher than 83% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for heat-averse settlers.
A venerable old fishing port, gateway to a spectacular island shrine that appeared as 'Dragonstone' in Game of Thrones. A strong pick if you can't stand hot summers — 6 km from the sea and mild 25.9°C summer highs.
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 25.9°C
- Rainy days a year 124 days
- Summer water stress (WEI+) 25
- Winter average temp 10.5°C
Higher than 75% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for American retirees.
A venerable old fishing port, gateway to a spectacular island shrine that appeared as 'Dragonstone' in Game of Thrones. A strong pick for American retirees — a hospital in town and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 10.5°C
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
- U.S.-born residents 0.64 per 1,000
- Registered long-let rent €6.82/m²·mo
Higher than 66% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for families.
A venerable old fishing port, gateway to a spectacular island shrine that appeared as 'Dragonstone' in Game of Thrones. A strong pick for a family with school-age kids — 6 km from the sea and a hospital in town.
- Schools in town 8
- PISA maths (region) 482
- Registered long-let rent €6.82/m²·mo
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
Higher than 62% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for retiring couples.
A venerable old fishing port, gateway to a spectacular island shrine that appeared as 'Dragonstone' in Game of Thrones. A strong pick for a retiring couple — a hospital in town and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 10.5°C
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
- Surgical wait (region) 64 days
- Registered long-let rent €6.82/m²·mo
Higher than 58% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for remote workers.
A venerable old fishing port, gateway to a spectacular island shrine that appeared as 'Dragonstone' in Game of Thrones. A strong pick for a remote-working couple — 6 km from the sea and 17,116 people.
- 100 Mbps+ coverage 99%
- Drive to nearest airport 26 min
- Registered long-let rent €6.82/m²·mo
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 25.9°C
Higher than 49% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for budget-first coastal settlers.
A venerable old fishing port, gateway to a spectacular island shrine that appeared as 'Dragonstone' in Game of Thrones. A strong pick for coastal living on a budget — 6 km from the sea and 17,116 people.
- Registered long-let rent €6.82/m²·mo
- Net income per person €17,332
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 25.9°C
What is the climate like in Bermeo?
Bermeo's reported winter average is 10.5°C, while July–August highs reach 25.9°C.
Climate
- Winter average temp
- 10.5°C top 18% of 8,131 towns 2.7°C above the Spanish average (7.8°C)
- Summer high (Jul–Aug)
- 25.9°C top 9% of 8,131 towns 4.3°C below the Spanish average (30.2°C)
- Rainy days a year
- 124 days bottom 6% of 8,088 towns 81% more than the Spanish average (69 days)
- Sunshine
- 4.5 h/day bottom 1% of 3,829 towns 38% less than the Spanish average (7.2 h/day)
- Summer water stress (WEI+) regional estimate
- 25 top 30% of 8,033 towns 32 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)
- 0.94 ha/km² bottom 18% of 8,132 towns 1.37 ha/km² below the Spanish average (2.31 ha/km²)
- Forest fires (2010–23)
- 2 bottom 42% of 8,132 towns 4 below the Spanish average (6)
- High fire-weather days (province) regional estimate
- 21.7% top 37% of 8,130 towns 1.2% 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 Bermeo?
Bermeo's nearest health centre is 2.7 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
- 2.7 km top 14% of 8,132 towns
- Surgical wait (region) regional estimate
- 64 days #2 of 17 regions, −39 days vs national 41% less than the Spanish average (108 days)
What are schools like in Bermeo?
Bermeo has 8 schools in town; the nearest international school is 17 km away.
Schools
- Schools in town
- 8 top 8% of 7,042 towns
- Nearest international school
- 17 km top 18% of 8,132 towns
- PISA maths (region) regional estimate
- 482 #9 of 17 regions, +3 vs national 1 above the Spanish average (481)
How much does it cost to live in Bermeo?
Bermeo's reported asking price is €2,611/m².
Cost & economy
- Home price
- no local data
- Asking price
- €2,611/m² asking · Fotocasa Jun 2026 · small sample
- Registered long-let rent
- €6.82/m²·mo
- Registered rent p25
- €5.52/m²·mo
- Registered rent p75
- €8.21/m²·mo
- Registered-rent yield
- no reliable sale-price data — yield not imputed
- Net income per person
- €17,332 top 13% of 8,059 towns 20% more than the Spanish average (€14,495)
- Income growth ’18–’23
- 22.2% bottom 27% of 6,605 towns
Which languages are used in schools in Bermeo?
the Basque Country has a co-official regional language, and public schools commonly use regional-language immersion or bilingual models rather than Spanish-only teaching. The exact classroom language depends on the school and programme, so confirm the current model before enrolling. See the the Basque Country region guide for the wider regional context.
What is the community like in Bermeo?
Bermeo's reported population is 17,116.
Who lives here
- Population
- 17,116
- Born in Spain
- 85.5% 3.3% below the Spanish average (88.8%)
- Born elsewhere in EU/UK
- 2.8% 1.1% below the Spanish average (3.8%)
- U.S.-born residents
- 0.64 per 1,000
How easy is it to get around Bermeo?
Bermeo is a reported 26 min drive from the nearest airport, with 95% fibre-to-home coverage.
Getting around
- Drive to nearest airport
- 26 min top 5% of 8,132 towns
- Fibre-to-home coverage
- 95% top 25% of 8,132 towns 17% 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 Bermeo 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 Bermeo against every one of Spain's 8,132 municipalities on your priorities. It sits about 36 min from Bilbao, if that's your anchor.
Take the quiz — rank Bermeo 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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