Eclipse 2026 · Spain
21 cities in Basque Country
In the Basque Country region, totality will cross 15 cities, 15 of them at sunset. The other 6 cities will see a significant partial eclipse.
Historical weather data points to santutxu, bilbao and gasteiz vitoria as the clearest spots: climatology (median p25-p75 cloud cover at sunset in August, Open-Meteo ERA5) places santutxu around 4% cloud cover, well below the Basque Country average.
The clearest western horizon belongs to algorta, where the topographic horizon sits at just 0.2° 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 | 75 |
| gasteiz vitoria | Totality at sunset | 80 |
| san sebastian | Visible ☀️ | 60 |
| barakaldo | Totality at sunset | 75 |
| algorta | Totality at sunset | 70 |
| getxo | Totality at sunset | 70 |
| irun | Visible ☀️ | 60 |
| santutxu | Totality at sunset | 75 |
| santurtzi | Totality at sunset | 60 |
| portugalete | Totality at sunset | 70 |
| basauri | Totality at sunset | 75 |
| errenteria | Visible ☀️ | 55 |
| leioa | Totality at sunset | 70 |
| galdakao | Totality at sunset | 75 |
| durango | Totality at sunset | 70 |
| sestao | Totality at sunset | 75 |
| eibar | No eclipse visible | 30 |
| erandio | Totality at sunset | 75 |
| zarautz | Marginal ⚠️ | 45 |
| arrasate mondragon | Totality at sunset | 65 |
| hernani | Visible ☀️ | 55 |
Other regions
For the August 12 eclipse. Recommended stay: Aug 10–14, 2026.
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