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Living in Castilla y León

Castilla y León sits between Spain's extremes on climate: winters near 5.3°C, summer highs around 29°C, and roughly 73 rainy days a year. Summer water stress reads WEI+ 51 against a national 56.

On the wallet: homes run about €1,555/m² (23% below the national average (€2,024/m²)); median net income is about €14,917 per person (4% above the national average (€14,279)).

Public healthcare here means a mean surgical wait around 87 days (16% below the national average (103 days)), with 13.8% of the surgical list waiting over six months — a real, published number, not a brochure claim.

We publish 22 of Castilla y León's 2,248 municipalities in depth so far — the ones with a full guide portrait to sit alongside the numbers, weighted toward the milder-summer north. Every figure below is shown against the national reference, gaps included.

Schools PISA science 506 — 17 points above the national average (489)

Surgery wait 87 days — 16% below the national average (103 days)

Homes €1,555/m² — 23% below the national average (€2,024/m²)

The numbers for Castilla y León

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: 5.3°C 2.4 °C below the national average (7.8°C)
Summer high: 29.0°C 1.1 °C below the national average (30.2°C)
Rainy days a year: 73 days 6% above the national average (69 days)
Sunshine: 7.1 h/day about the national average (7.2 h/day)
Summer water stress (WEI+): 51 6 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: 499 20 points above the national average (479)
PISA reading: 498 20 points above the national average (478)
PISA science: 506 17 points above the national average (489)

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

Healthcare

Surgical wait: 87 days 16% below the national average (103 days)
Waiting over 6 months: 13.8% 2.8 pts below the national average (16.6%)
Specialist consult wait: 102 days 7% 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: €14,917 4% above the national average (€14,279)
Median home price: €1,555/m² 23% 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: 92.5% 3.7 pts above the national average (88.8%)
Born elsewhere in EU/UK: 2.8% 1.1 pts below the national average (3.8%)

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

Town profiles in Castilla y León

We profile 22 of Castilla y León's 2,248 municipalities in depth — numbers plus an honest portrait. More as we cover them.

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