Province · 12 Aug 2026
León
3 cities evaluated. Data based on the real-horizon model with the Copernicus GLO-30 DEM.
In León province, totality will cross 3 cities, 1 of them at sunset.
Historical weather data points to ponferrada, san andres del rabanedo and leon as the clearest spots: climatology (median p25-p75 cloud cover at sunset in August, Open-Meteo ERA5) places ponferrada around 10% cloud cover.
The clearest western horizon belongs to leon, where the topographic horizon sits at just 0.7° altitude at the evaluated contact — a critical figure for catching C4 with the Sun very low in August 2026.
Top 10 cities by visibility
| City | Verdict | Score |
|---|---|---|
| leon | Totality and full partial | 98 |
| ponferrada | Totality and full partial | 95 |
| san andres del rabanedo | Totality at sunset | 85 |
Top 10 viewpoints by score
| Viewpoint | Elevation | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Viewpoint near Camino Cotano | 840 m | 100 |
| Viewpoint near Memorial Hector Huelmo Mayo | 969 m | 100 |
| Viewpoint near Coto Rabón | 1974 m | 100 |
| Viewpoint near Carretera de Bercianos del Real Camino a El Burgo Ranero | 870 m | 100 |
| Monteciello | 1407 m | 100 |
| Viewpoint near Camino al Valle de las Casas | 1129 m | 100 |
| Viewpoint near Melendreras | 1029 m | 100 |
| Viewpoint near Pista de Aguanes | 525 m | 100 |
| Viewpoint near Camino Cotano | 841 m | 100 |
| Mirador de Tomorisco | 1004 m | 100 |
Best observation spots
Cities and viewpoints combined, ranked by eclipse score (sky + horizon).
| Spot | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Viewpoint near Camino Cotano | Viewpoint | 100 |
| Viewpoint near Memorial Hector Huelmo Mayo | Viewpoint | 100 |
| Viewpoint near Coto Rabón | Viewpoint | 100 |
| Viewpoint near Carretera de Bercianos del Real Camino a El Burgo Ranero | Viewpoint | 100 |
| Monteciello | Viewpoint | 100 |
| Viewpoint near Camino al Valle de las Casas | Viewpoint | 100 |
| Viewpoint near Melendreras | Viewpoint | 100 |
| Viewpoint near Pista de Aguanes | Viewpoint | 100 |
| Viewpoint near Camino Cotano | Viewpoint | 100 |
| Mirador de Tomorisco | Viewpoint | 100 |
Recommendation
In León, 2 cities saw totality and the full partial phase; another 1 saw totality at sunset, without the partial end. The western horizon made the difference.
Where to stay in León
For the August 2 eclipse. Recommended stay: July 31 – August 4, 2027.
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