The Easter weekthe first major holiday period of the year. It has been almost three months without bridges, but the wait is about to end. The festive period will cover eight days and conclude on Easter Monday on April 21. However, as usual, each autonomous community will celebrate it differently. The only common holiday throughout Spain will be the Good Fridaywhich this year will fall on April 18. Although it is still early to make an exact prognosis, Eltiempo.es has announced its forecast of time for those dates. Will it rain during Holy Week? Will it heat?
According to the weather portal, the 2025 Holy Week forecast indicates somes anomalies in terms of rainfall and temperatures with respect to the usual values of this time of year. The South, Center and East of the Peninsula, as well as the Canary Islands and Balearic Islandsexperience a happiest Holy Week than usual. This situation could affect processions and other outdoor activities, so characteristic of these dates.
In contrast, In the northern peninsular rainfall sand they will maintain within the average and, even, they could be lower in areas such as southern Galicia, western Castilla y León, Extremadura and western Andalusia.
During the beginning of April, the north of the country will show a dry trend, while the Canary Islands will have a more humid atmosphere. Nevertheless, In the second week of the month a generalized increase in moisture is expected, which could translate into more frequent rains, especially in the interior and south peninsulaR, warns eltiempo.es.
In terms of temperature, great deviations are not expected regarding the usual values for April, although with some regional differences. The time indicates that Balearic Islands and Canary Islands could record temperatures slightly higher than average, while in the peninsular interior, particularly In Castilla-La Mancha, Extremadura and Andalucía, a somewhat cooler environment is expectedespecially in the second week of the month.
At the monthly level, April 2025 will present a variable thermal behavior: the northwest peninsular quadrant could be warmer than normal, while this peninsular and the Balearic Islands will tend at temperatures slightly below the average.
How time is usually in Holy Week
Last year, Holy Week was marked by Atlantic fronts that left persistent rains in many regions, forcing numerous processions to cancel. The records of the April 12-21 period between 1991 and 2020 show that 80% of the years analyzed have had precipitation in much of the Spanish territory. In cities of the north such as San Sebastián, the probability of rain reaches 100% these dayswhile in other areas the average is between 3 and 5 days with rainfall.
The data reflects that the areas of the peninsular interior usually register the lowest temperatures, with an average of 8.9 ° C in locations such as Molina de Aragón or the Burgos Airport. In contrast, the coastal areas of the south and the east, as well as the Canary Islands, have warmer temperatures. In Seville, the average is 17.8 ° C, with maximums that can reach 23.9 ° C, while in the Canarian archipelago the thermometers are around 20 ° C in almost the entire territory.