Eclipse 2026 · Spain
19 cities in Basque Country
In the Basque Country region, totality will cross 12 cities, 12 of them at sunset. The other 7 will see a significant partial eclipse.
Historical weather data points to gasteiz vitoria, san sebastian and hernani as the clearest spots: climatology (median p25-p75 cloud cover at sunset in August, Open-Meteo ERA5) places gasteiz vitoria around 32% cloud cover, well below the Basque Country average.
The clearest western horizon belongs to getxo, 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.
| City | Verdict | Score |
|---|---|---|
| bilbao | Totality at sunset | 70 |
| gasteiz vitoria | Totality at sunset | 84 |
| san sebastian | Partial | 50 |
| barakaldo | Totality at sunset | 78 |
| getxo | Totality at sunset | 80 |
| irun | Partial | 41 |
| santurtzi | Totality not visible | 48 |
| portugalete | Totality at sunset | 72 |
| basauri | Totality at sunset | 73 |
| errenteria | Partial | 45 |
| leioa | Totality at sunset | 72 |
| galdakao | Totality at sunset | 75 |
| durango | Totality at sunset | 68 |
| sestao | Totality at sunset | 80 |
| eibar | Partial | 30 |
| erandio | Totality at sunset | 77 |
| zarautz | Partial | 33 |
| arrasate mondragon | Totality at sunset | 55 |
| hernani | Partial | 43 |
Other regions
For the August 2 eclipse. Recommended stay: July 31 – August 4, 2027.
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