Cádiz · Andalucía
Cádiz
Europe's oldest continuously inhabited settlement and Spain's most appealing port city — sultry, laid-back, and steeped in three millennia of history.
Living in Cádiz
Cádiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe — founded by the Phoenicians over three thousand years ago — and one of Spain's most appealing, a sultry, laid-back port on a near-island almost surrounded by water. It's remarkably local for a city its size, over 95% Spanish-born, with an easygoing, tolerant character, a famous Carnaval and a strong LGBTQ+ presence. The Atlantic keeps the climate exceptionally even: summers a mild 28°C, winters warm around 14°C. It has hospitals, beaches right in the city, and San Fernando just nine minutes across the causeway, with Jerez airport half an hour off — though the old town is literally crumbling in the sea air, part of its faded mystique.
Cádiz'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 Cádiz's percentile for that group — 87 means it beats 87% of the towns we could score. How scoring works.
Higher than 94% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for heat-averse settlers.
Europe's oldest continuously inhabited settlement and Spain's most appealing port city — sultry, laid-back, and steeped in three millennia of history. A strong pick if you can't stand hot summers — 3 km from the sea and a settled international community.
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 27.9°C
- Rainy days a year 51 days
- Winter average temp 14.3°C
Higher than 91% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for retiring couples.
Europe's oldest continuously inhabited settlement and Spain's most appealing port city — sultry, laid-back, and steeped in three millennia of history. A strong pick for a retiring couple — a hospital in town and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 14.3°C
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
- Surgical wait (region) 173 days
- Registered long-let rent €9.07/m²·mo
Higher than 90% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for American retirees.
Europe's oldest continuously inhabited settlement and Spain's most appealing port city — sultry, laid-back, and steeped in three millennia of history. A strong pick for American retirees — a hospital in town and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 14.3°C
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
- U.S.-born residents 1.27 per 1,000
- Registered long-let rent €9.07/m²·mo
Higher than 90% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for remote workers.
Europe's oldest continuously inhabited settlement and Spain's most appealing port city — sultry, laid-back, and steeped in three millennia of history. A strong pick for a remote-working couple — 3 km from the sea and a settled international community.
- 100 Mbps+ coverage 100%
- Drive to nearest airport 32 min
- Registered long-let rent €9.07/m²·mo
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 27.9°C
Higher than 89% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for families.
Europe's oldest continuously inhabited settlement and Spain's most appealing port city — sultry, laid-back, and steeped in three millennia of history. A strong pick for a family with school-age kids — 3 km from the sea and a settled international community.
- Schools in town 65
- PISA maths (region) 457
- Registered long-let rent €9.07/m²·mo
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
Higher than 82% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for budget-first coastal settlers.
Europe's oldest continuously inhabited settlement and Spain's most appealing port city — sultry, laid-back, and steeped in three millennia of history. A strong pick for coastal living on a budget — 3 km from the sea and a settled international community.
- Registered long-let rent €9.07/m²·mo
- Net income per person €15,487
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 27.9°C
What is the climate like in Cádiz?
Cádiz's reported winter average is 14.3°C, while July–August highs reach 27.9°C.
Climate
- Winter average temp
- 14.3°C top 2% of 8,131 towns 6.5°C above the Spanish average (7.8°C)
- Summer high (Jul–Aug)
- 27.9°C top 18% of 8,131 towns 2.3°C below the Spanish average (30.2°C)
- Rainy days a year
- 51 days top 21% of 8,088 towns 26% less than the Spanish average (69 days)
- Sunshine
- no local data
- Summer water stress (WEI+)
- no local data
- 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
- 19.2% top 5% of 8,130 towns 3.7% 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 Cádiz?
Cádiz's nearest health centre is 1.3 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
- 1.3 km top 6% 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 Cádiz?
Cádiz has 65 schools in town; the nearest international school is 10 km away.
Schools
- Schools in town
- 65 top 1% of 7,042 towns
- Nearest international school
- 10 km top 9% 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 Cádiz?
Cádiz's reported home price is €3,099/m², while registered long-let rent is €9.07/m²·mo.
Cost & economy
- Home price
- €3,099/m² appraisal (valor tasado) bottom 15% of 306 towns 40% more than the Spanish average (€2,208/m²)
- Asking price
- no local data
- Registered long-let rent
- €9.07/m²·mo
- Registered rent p25
- €7.13/m²·mo
- Registered rent p75
- €11.3/m²·mo
- Registered-rent yield
- 3.51% bottom 17% of 306 towns
- Net income per person
- €15,487 top 34% of 8,059 towns 7% 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 Cádiz?
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 Cádiz?
Cádiz's reported population is 110,123.
Who lives here
- Population
- 110,123
- Born in Spain
- 95.3% 6.5% above the Spanish average (88.8%)
- Born elsewhere in EU/UK
- 1.1% 2.8% below the Spanish average (3.8%)
- U.S.-born residents
- 1.27 per 1,000
How easy is it to get around Cádiz?
Cádiz is a reported 32 min drive from the nearest airport, with 99% fibre-to-home coverage.
Getting around
- Drive to nearest airport
- 32 min top 8% 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 1% 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 Cádiz 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 Cádiz against every one of Spain's 8,132 municipalities on your priorities. It sits about 9 min from San Fernando, if that's your anchor.
Take the quiz — rank Cádiz 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.
- Ask about summer rental crowds and parking near the coast.
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