The Magdalena peninsula on Santander bay

Santander ferry port

Photo: Willian Justen de Vasconcellos / Unsplash

Ferryu lists 3 ferry routes to Santander.

Ferries arrive in Santander from Plymouth, Portsmouth and Rosslare, with Brittany Ferries.

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Ferries to Santander

Crossings from and to Santander

PlymouthPortsmouthRosslareSantander
Map data: Natural Earth. Port locations © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Santander in pictures

  • Santander bay seen from a green headland
    Santander bay seen from a green headlandPhoto: Frederick Adegoke Snr. / Unsplash
  • Aerial view of a beach and cliffs on the coast at Santander
    Aerial view of a beach and cliffs on the coast at SantanderPhoto: Frederick Adegoke Snr. / Unsplash
  • Rocky coast seen from the Cabo Mayor lighthouse in Santander
    Rocky coast seen from the Cabo Mayor lighthouse in SantanderPhoto: Hayffield L / Unsplash

Weather in Santander

  • Warmest month: August, average high 23°C.
  • Wettest month: November, about 150 mm of rain.
  • Sea at its warmest in August, about 23°C.

Temperature

  • Air, average daily low to high (1991–2020)
  • Sea surface, monthly average (2023–2024)
510152025°CJFMAMJJASONDJanuary: air 8.4 to 12.5°C, sea 14.4°CFebruary: air 8.2 to 12.6°C, sea 13.8°CMarch: air 9.4 to 14.2°C, sea 13.6°CApril: air 10.6 to 15.2°C, sea 14.3°CMay: air 13.2 to 17.8°C, sea 16.0°CJune: air 16.1 to 20.4°C, sea 19.2°CJuly: air 18.2 to 22.5°C, sea 21.6°CAugust: air 18.7 to 23.3°C, sea 22.5°CSeptember: air 17.0 to 21.8°C, sea 21.3°COctober: air 14.6 to 19.3°C, sea 19.2°CNovember: air 11.4 to 15.5°C, sea 16.9°CDecember: air 9.2 to 13.4°C, sea 15.0°C23°

Rain

Average total for the month, mm (1991–2020)

050100150200 mmJFMAMJJASONDJanuary: 114.6 mmFebruary: 103.7 mmMarch: 104.0 mmApril: 102.9 mmMay: 86.2 mmJune: 68.1 mmJuly: 53.6 mmAugust: 59.5 mmSeptember: 78.6 mmOctober: 109.5 mmNovember: 150.2 mmDecember: 113.6 mm150

Temperature

  • Air, average daily low to high (1991–2020)
  • Sea surface, monthly average (2023–2024)
510152025°CJFMAMJJASONDJanuary: air 8.4 to 12.5°C, sea 14.4°CFebruary: air 8.2 to 12.6°C, sea 13.8°CMarch: air 9.4 to 14.2°C, sea 13.6°CApril: air 10.6 to 15.2°C, sea 14.3°CMay: air 13.2 to 17.8°C, sea 16.0°CJune: air 16.1 to 20.4°C, sea 19.2°CJuly: air 18.2 to 22.5°C, sea 21.6°CAugust: air 18.7 to 23.3°C, sea 22.5°CSeptember: air 17.0 to 21.8°C, sea 21.3°COctober: air 14.6 to 19.3°C, sea 19.2°CNovember: air 11.4 to 15.5°C, sea 16.9°CDecember: air 9.2 to 13.4°C, sea 15.0°C23°

Rain

Average total for the month, mm (1991–2020)

050100150200 mmJFMAMJJASONDJanuary: 114.6 mmFebruary: 103.7 mmMarch: 104.0 mmApril: 102.9 mmMay: 86.2 mmJune: 68.1 mmJuly: 53.6 mmAugust: 59.5 mmSeptember: 78.6 mmOctober: 109.5 mmNovember: 150.2 mmDecember: 113.6 mm150
Show the numbers
Monthly averages for Santander
MonthHigh °CLow °CRain mmSea °C
January12.58.4114.614.4
February12.68.2103.713.8
March14.29.4104.013.6
April15.210.6102.914.3
May17.813.286.216.0
June20.416.168.119.2
July22.518.253.621.6
August23.318.759.522.5
September21.817.078.621.3
October19.314.6109.519.2
November15.511.4150.216.9
December13.49.2113.615.0

1991–2020 averages, ERA5 via Open-Meteo, read at the grid point nearest the port (6 km away). Sea surface: 2023–2024 averages from the Open-Meteo Marine Weather API, which has no sea temperatures before late 2022.

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