Madrid, Spain: Retirement City Guide
- Timezone
- Europe/Madrid
Best for: Warm climate · Strong healthcare · High livability
- High livability
June
Year-round average
77% of US
Compared to US index (100)
15–28°C
Target -10–50°C
4 rainy days
15 mm/mo · target 0–31 days
5PM–2AM
0h overlap with your schedule
Spanish, Catalan
3.3M
High
79
High
84
High
85
Very high
Map of Madrid
- JanCold
- FebCold
- MarCold
- AprCold
- MayCool
- JunWarm & Dry
- JulHot & Dry
- AugHot & Dry
- SepWarm & Dry
- OctCold
- NovCold
- DecCold
- Ideal
- Warm
- Cool
- Cold & Wet
- Cold
- Hot & Dry
- Hot
Retirement fit breakdown
Madrid, Spain
Strong fit for high livability.
Last updated August 2, 2026
Madrid, the capital of Spain, has a cost of living at 77% of the US baseline.
Spanish and Catalan are among the main languages, and the city is on Central European Time. The best month for moderate weather is June, averaging 22°C with about 4 rainy days. The city sits at an elevation of about 665 m.
Livability is high, with high safety (79), high healthcare (84), and very high digital infrastructure (85).
- Cost of living
- 77% of USWorld Bank PPP at country level unless this is a US city with a regional index.
- Healthcare access
- 84/100Country-level access index for Spain, not hospital quality in Madrid.
- Safety
- 79/100Global Peace Index component for the country.
- Livability
- High80/100 country composite (safety, healthcare, digital).
- Languages
- Spanish, Catalan
Madrid averages about 3°C–12°C from November through March, with roughly 42 mm of rain in a typical winter month.
The Desk Port is not medical, visa, tax, or financial advice. Healthcare figures are country-level access indexes, not hospital quality or a treatment recommendation.