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Living in Andalusia

Andalusia runs hot and dry: summer highs average 33.1°C over only about 49 rainy days a year, with plenty of sun. That suits sun-seekers, but summer water stress is worth watching (WEI+ 22 vs a national 56).

On the wallet: homes run about €1,745/m² (14% below the national average (€2,024/m²)); median net income is about €11,132 per person (22% below the national average (€14,279)).

Public healthcare here means a mean surgical wait around 173 days (68% above the national average (103 days)), with 32.2% of the surgical list waiting over six months — a real, published number, not a brochure claim.

We publish 41 of Andalusia's 785 municipalities in depth so far — the ones with a full guide portrait to sit alongside the numbers, weighted toward the warm-summer south and interior. Every figure below is shown against the national reference, gaps included.

Schools PISA science 473 — 16 points below the national average (489)

Surgery wait 173 days — 68% above the national average (103 days)

Homes €1,745/m² — 14% below the national average (€2,024/m²)

The numbers for Andalusia

Region-level data, each figure against the national reference. Where a figure is a comunidad-autónoma reading rather than a town measurement, we say so under the card.

Climate

Winter average: 11.3°C 3.6 °C above the national average (7.8°C)
Summer high: 33.1°C 2.9 °C above the national average (30.2°C)
Rainy days a year: 49 days 29% below the national average (69 days)
Sunshine: 8.3 h/day 15% above the national average (7.2 h/day)
Summer water stress (WEI+): 22 35 points below the national average (56)

Aggregated from the region's municipalities (AEMET/derived); summer water stress is a river-basin (WEI+) reading.

Schools

PISA maths: 457 22 points below the national average (479)
PISA reading: 461 17 points below the national average (478)
PISA science: 473 16 points below the national average (489)

PISA 2022, reported per comunidad autónoma (INEE). National reference = the mean across the 17 comunidades.

Healthcare

Surgical wait: 173 days 68% above the national average (103 days)
Waiting over 6 months: 32.2% 15.5 pts above the national average (16.6%)
Specialist consult wait: 136 days 43% above the national average (95 days)

Public waiting lists, SISLE-SNS Dic 2025 (2025-12-31), per comunidad autónoma.

Cost & economy

Median net income / person: €11,132 22% below the national average (€14,279)
Median home price: €1,745/m² 14% below the national average (€2,024/m²)

Median across the region's municipalities (INE net income; Catastro-derived sale price).

Who lives here

Born in Spain: 89.4% 0.7 pts above the national average (88.8%)
Born elsewhere in EU/UK: 4.6% 0.8 pts above the national average (3.8%)

Share of residents by place of birth, averaged across the region's municipalities (INE).

Tax posture

Wealth tax: ~100% regional wealth-tax rebate — though since 2022 the state solidarity tax (ISGF) claws back the largest fortunes (roughly above €3M).
Inheritance & gifts: ~99% bonificación on inheritance and gifts between direct family.

The regional Patrimonio rebate is near-total for typical assets; the ISGF applies only to very large fortunes. Source: REAF Panorama de la Fiscalidad Autonómica y Foral 2025 (Consejo General de Economistas). General posture, not personal tax advice — thresholds and reliefs change and depend on your circumstances.

Town profiles in Andalusia

We profile 41 of Andalusia's 785 municipalities in depth — numbers plus an honest portrait. More as we cover them.

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