In 2025 Spain had about 11,464 hotels open in January and 17,067 in July, by the estimates of its statistics office, INE. The Balearic Islands had the widest gap between quiet and busy months, and the Canary Islands the smallest.
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Spain's statistics office estimates how many hotels are open each month. In 2025 the number ran from 11,464 in January to 17,067 in July, so in the quietest month about 67% of the peak number were open.1 Among the regions, the gap was widest in the Balearic Islands, where 10% of the peak number were open in the quietest month, and smallest in the Canary Islands (94%).1 The tables show each area's fewest and most hotels open.
By region
| Region | Fewest open (month) | Most open (month) | Fewest as a share of most |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Nacional | 11,464 (January) | 17,067 (July) | 67% |
| Andalucía | 2,003 (January) | 2,757 (September) | 73% |
| Aragón | 580 (January) | 754 (July) | 77% |
| Asturias, Principado de | 332 (January) | 645 (August) | 51% |
| Balears, Illes | 133 (January) | 1,381 (August) | 10% |
| Canarias | 561 (June) | 594 (January) | 94% |
| Cantabria | 214 (January) | 473 (August) | 45% |
| Castilla - La Mancha | 604 (January) | 731 (May) | 83% |
| Castilla y León | 966 (January) | 1,290 (July) | 75% |
| Cataluña | 1,669 (January) | 2,601 (July) | 64% |
| Ceuta | 10 (January) | 11 (March) | 91% |
| Comunitat Valenciana | 916 (January) | 1,267 (July) | 72% |
| Extremadura | 320 (January) | 379 (June) | 84% |
| Galicia | 1,010 (January) | 1,853 (August) | 55% |
| Madrid, Comunidad de | 1,063 (August) | 1,217 (December) | 87% |
| Melilla | 7 (January) | 8 (March) | 88% |
| Murcia, Región de | 145 (January) | 197 (July) | 74% |
| Navarra, Comunidad Foral de | 226 (January) | 311 (October) | 73% |
| País Vasco | 474 (January) | 645 (July) | 73% |
| Rioja, La | 121 (January) | 159 (July) | 76% |
By tourist zone
| Tourist zone | Fewest open (month) | Most open (month) | Fewest as a share of most |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andalucía: Costa De Almería | 94 (January) | 206 (August) | 46% |
| Andalucía: Costa De La Luz (Huelva) | 34 (January) | 100 (July) | 34% |
| Andalucía: Costa De La Luz De Cádiz | 163 (January) | 433 (August) | 38% |
| Andalucía: Costa Del Sol (Málaga) | 351 (January) | 527 (July) | 67% |
| Andalucía: Costa Tropical (Granada) | 43 (January) | 69 (July) | 62% |
| Asturias (Principado De): Costa Verde | 155 (January) | 342 (August) | 45% |
| Baleares (Illes): Isla De Mallorca | 102 (January) | 961 (September) | 11% |
| Baleares (Illes): Palma - Calvía | 80 (January) | 404 (June) | 20% |
| Canarias: Isla De Fuerteventura | 87 (May) | 91 (November) | 96% |
| Canarias: Isla De Gran Canaria | 163 (June) | 172 (December) | 95% |
| Canarias: Isla De La Gomera | 15 (May) | 19 (January) | 79% |
| Canarias: Isla De La Palma | 14 (February) | 18 (January) | 78% |
| Canarias: Isla De Lanzarote | 70 (May) | 76 (January) | 92% |
| Canarias: Isla De Tenerife | 199 (June) | 213 (January) | 93% |
| Canarias: Sur De Gran Canaria (Las Palmas) | 102 (June) | 110 (January) | 93% |
| Canarias: Sur De Tenerife (Tenerife) | 124 (June) | 131 (January) | 95% |
| Cataluña: Barcelona | 697 (January) | 722 (May) | 97% |
| Cataluña: Costa Barcelona 2016 | 222 (January) | 385 (July) | 58% |
| Cataluña: Costa Brava | 157 (January) | 627 (July) | 25% |
| Cataluña: Costa Daurada | 87 (January) | 234 (July) | 37% |
| Cataluña: Terres de Lleida | 60 (December) | 70 (March) | 86% |
| Cataluña: Terres de l'Ebre | 43 (January) | 70 (April) | 61% |
| Cataluña: Vall d'Aran | 37 (May) | 91 (February) | 41% |
| Comunitat Valenciana: Costa Blanca | 350 (January) | 513 (August) | 68% |
| Comunitat Valenciana: Costa Valencia | 27 (January) | 81 (June) | 33% |
| Comunitat Valenciana: Costa de Castellón | 76 (December) | 163 (August) | 47% |
| Extremadura: Norte de Extremadura | 68 (January) | 84 (June) | 81% |
| Galicia: Costa A Mariña Lucense (Lugo) | 55 (December) | 104 (July) | 53% |
| Galicia: Costa Da Morte (A Coruña) | 63 (January) | 120 (May) | 53% |
| Galicia: Rías Altas (A Coruña) | 155 (December) | 219 (July) | 71% |
| Galicia: Rías Baixas (Pontevedra y A Coruña) | 265 (January) | 647 (July) | 41% |
| Murcia (Región De): Costa Cálida | 41 (January) | 81 (August) | 51% |
| Pais Vasco: Costa Bizkaia | 28 (February) | 53 (August) | 53% |
| Pais Vasco: Costa Guipuzkoa | 149 (January) | 227 (July) | 66% |
| Pirineo Aragonés | 174 (November) | 278 (August) | 63% |
| Pirineo Navarro | 69 (February) | 133 (October) | 52% |
| Pirineo Vasco | 62 (January) | 71 (June) | 87% |
| Pirineus | 231 (November) | 330 (August) | 70% |
Hotels only: apartments, campsites and rural homes are counted in other surveys. The numbers are INE's estimates. Left out because INE gives no figure for some months of 2025: Baleares (Illes): Isla De Menorca, Baleares (Illes): Islas De Ibiza-Formentera.
For how busy Spain is each month, see Spain off-season.
Key takeaways
- Spain-wide, 67% of the peak number of hotels were open in the quietest month of 2025.
- Widest gap among regions: the Balearic Islands; smallest: the Canary Islands.
- What we would skip: assuming a resort is as open in winter as in summer; check the tourist-zone row first.
Sources
Numbers as INE estimates them; shares ours. See how we research.
- Hotels open: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Encuesta de ocupación hotelera, tables 2066 (Spain, regions and provinces) and 2013 (tourist zones): estimated hotel establishments open, by month. Read it. Accessed 6 October 2026. Elaboración propia con datos extraídos del sitio web del INE: www.ine.es. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
Modified data: we picked each area's fewest and most open months and worked out the share. Elaboración propia con datos del INE.