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Gijón
Not the Asturian capital, but what it lacks in status it makes up for in attitude — a gritty, muscular identity forged by iron and shipping industries, now Asturias's largest city.
Living in Gijón
Gijón is Asturias's biggest city — 271,000 people on a peninsula between two beaches — with a gritty, muscular identity forged by iron and shipping and now softened by cider bars and sand. It's a proper working city rather than a tourist one, most residents Spanish-born with large Venezuelan and Colombian communities. The climate is mild green-coast: cool summers around 23°C, mild winters near 12°C, and rain on some 122 days a year. Two city beaches, a hospital of its own, Oviedo's airport forty minutes off and the rest of central Asturias on the doorstep make it an easy, unpretentious place to settle by the sea.
Gijón'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 Gijón's percentile for that group — 87 means it beats 87% of the towns we could score. How scoring works.
Higher than 92% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for heat-averse settlers.
Not the Asturian capital, but what it lacks in status it makes up for in attitude — a gritty, muscular identity forged by iron and shipping industries, now Asturias's largest city. A strong pick if you can't stand hot summers — 5 km from the sea and mild 23.1°C summer highs.
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 23.1°C
- Rainy days a year 122 days
- Summer water stress (WEI+) 6
- Winter average temp 11.5°C
Higher than 90% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for families.
Not the Asturian capital, but what it lacks in status it makes up for in attitude — a gritty, muscular identity forged by iron and shipping industries, now Asturias's largest city. A strong pick for a family with school-age kids — 5 km from the sea and a hospital in town.
- Schools in town 114
- PISA maths (region) 495
- Registered long-let rent €7.21/m²·mo
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
Higher than 80% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for remote workers.
Not the Asturian capital, but what it lacks in status it makes up for in attitude — a gritty, muscular identity forged by iron and shipping industries, now Asturias's largest city. A strong pick for a remote-working couple — 5 km from the sea and 271,259 people.
- 100 Mbps+ coverage 99%
- Drive to nearest airport 41 min
- Registered long-let rent €7.21/m²·mo
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 23.1°C
Higher than 57% of the 2,555 Spanish municipalities we could score for budget-first coastal settlers.
Not the Asturian capital, but what it lacks in status it makes up for in attitude — a gritty, muscular identity forged by iron and shipping industries, now Asturias's largest city. A strong pick for coastal living on a budget — 5 km from the sea and a hospital in town.
- Registered long-let rent €7.21/m²·mo
- Net income per person €16,141
- Summer high (Jul–Aug) 23.1°C
Higher than 55% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for retiring couples.
Not the Asturian capital, but what it lacks in status it makes up for in attitude — a gritty, muscular identity forged by iron and shipping industries, now Asturias's largest city. A strong pick for a retiring couple — a hospital in town and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 11.5°C
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
- Surgical wait (region) 91 days
- Registered long-let rent €7.21/m²·mo
Higher than 55% of the 8,088 Spanish municipalities we could score for American retirees.
Not the Asturian capital, but what it lacks in status it makes up for in attitude — a gritty, muscular identity forged by iron and shipping industries, now Asturias's largest city. A strong pick for American retirees — a hospital in town and a health centre close by.
- Winter average temp 11.5°C
- Drive to a hospital 0 min
- U.S.-born residents 1.18 per 1,000
- Registered long-let rent €7.21/m²·mo
What is the climate like in Gijón?
Gijón's reported winter average is 11.5°C, while July–August highs reach 23.1°C.
Climate
- Winter average temp
- 11.5°C top 15% of 8,131 towns 3.7°C above the Spanish average (7.8°C)
- Summer high (Jul–Aug)
- 23.1°C top 4% of 8,131 towns 7.1°C below the Spanish average (30.2°C)
- Rainy days a year
- 122 days bottom 6% of 8,088 towns 78% more than the Spanish average (69 days)
- Sunshine
- no local data
- Summer water stress (WEI+) regional estimate
- 6 top 6% of 8,033 towns 50 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)
- 1.13 ha/km² bottom 16% of 8,132 towns 1.18 ha/km² below the Spanish average (2.31 ha/km²)
- Forest fires (2010–23)
- 33 bottom 3% of 8,132 towns 27 above 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 Gijón?
Gijón's nearest health centre is 2.3 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
- 2.3 km top 12% of 8,132 towns
- Surgical wait (region) regional estimate
- 91 days #7 of 17 regions, −12 days vs national 16% less than the Spanish average (108 days)
What are schools like in Gijón?
Gijón has 114 schools in town; the nearest international school is 5 km away.
Schools
- Schools in town
- 114 top 1% of 7,042 towns
- Nearest international school
- 5 km top 3% of 8,132 towns
- PISA maths (region) regional estimate
- 495 #2 of 17 regions, +16 vs national 14 above the Spanish average (481)
How much does it cost to live in Gijón?
Gijón's reported home price is €2,342/m², while registered long-let rent is €7.21/m²·mo.
Cost & economy
- Home price
- €2,342/m² appraisal (valor tasado) bottom 40% of 306 towns 6% more than the Spanish average (€2,208/m²)
- Asking price
- no local data
- Registered long-let rent
- €7.21/m²·mo
- Registered rent p25
- €5.84/m²·mo
- Registered rent p75
- €9.02/m²·mo
- Registered-rent yield
- 3.69% bottom 24% of 306 towns
- Net income per person
- €16,141 top 25% of 8,059 towns 11% more than the Spanish average (€14,495)
- Income growth ’18–’23
- 21.4% bottom 24% of 6,605 towns
Which languages are used in schools in Gijón?
Spanish is the only region-wide official language in Asturias, 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 Asturias region guide for the wider regional context.
What is the community like in Gijón?
Gijón's reported population is 271,259.
Who lives here
- Population
- 271,259
- Born in Spain
- 86.5% 2.3% below the Spanish average (88.8%)
- Born elsewhere in EU/UK
- 2.7% 1.1% below the Spanish average (3.8%)
- U.S.-born residents
- 1.18 per 1,000
How easy is it to get around Gijón?
Gijón is a reported 41 min drive from the nearest airport, with 98% fibre-to-home coverage.
Getting around
- Drive to nearest airport
- 41 min top 15% of 8,132 towns
- Fibre-to-home coverage
- 98% top 10% of 8,132 towns 19% above the Spanish average (79%)
- 100 Mbps+ coverage
- 99% top 14% 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 Gijón 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 Gijón against every one of Spain's 8,132 municipalities on your priorities. It sits about 11 min from Siero, if that's your anchor.
Take the quiz — rank Gijón 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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