Palau de la Música Catalana Palau de la Música Barcelonesa
Barcelona, Spain UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Palau de la Música Catalana is a concert hall in Barcelona, Spain, designed by Lluís Domènech i Montaner in the Catalan modernism style. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is also recognized as a Cultural Asset of National Interest.
Planning a visit
The hall is open Monday to Sunday from 09:00 to 15:30 and provides wheelchair access. It is 13 km from Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport and 506 km from Madrid. The warmest months are July and August, with daily highs of 26 °C. The rainiest month is October, with 88 mm of rain, while September has 75 mm. The coldest months are January and February, with daily lows of 7 °C. In June, daily highs reach 23 °C and lows are 18 °C, while in December, highs are 13 °C and lows are 8 °C.
Visitors can combine a visit with nearby sights like Barcelona Cathedral (0.4 km), Museu Picasso (0.5 km), Santa Maria del Mar (0.7 km), La Rambla (0.7 km), and Casa Batlló (1.0 km). The Palau de la Música Catalana is one of the 102 sights of Spain on this site and is the 39th most looked-up sight in the country on English Wikipedia.
Weather by month
The warmest month is August, with an average high of 26 °C. The wettest is October, with about 88 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 13 |
| Average low, °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 8 |
| Rainfall, mm | 48 | 42 | 42 | 48 | 54 | 33 | 21 | 52 | 75 | 88 | 62 | 47 |
| Rainy days | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
