Snow in Madrid

January 24, 2021

snow in Madrid

Does it snow in Madrid? Unlike in the north of Spain, snow is quite an unusual sight in Madrid. Winters here are dry and cold. A few snowflakes may fall here and there every year but it's not often that we get to see winter wonderland in the capital of Spain. 

However, storm Filomena brought us the heaviest snowfall in 50 years to start 2021. After more than 24 hours of non-stop snow, the streets were completely covered. Snow reached a height of about 40 cm (15 inches). Cars were blocked and hunderds of people spent the night in their cars, rows of buses were abandoned in the middle of the street, trees fell covering roads, supermarket shelves were empty because they couldn't stock up and even the airport and schools had to close. 

The sights were unbelievable. Streets looked like sets for an apocalyptic movie. We had thought we had seen everything in 2020 but we were wrong. 

Two weeks later, there are still mountains of snow and branches on the side of streets and roads.

Despite the chaos, this unusal phenomenon was something Madrileños had to enjoy. Most of us had never seen so much snow outside the mountains. So the day after the blizzard the streets were full of people. Some of them saw this as a chance to take their ski equipment out to get around. There was even a massive snowball fight in Madrid's most famous street: Gran Via.  

I myself couldn't miss this chance to take some unique photos to remember the epic snowstorm so I grabbed my camera and ventured out to take some photos of snow in Madrid. At the end of the day, we don't know if we'll ever get to see Madrid turned into a snow globe again. 

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Cibeles

Gran Via, Madrid

Gran Vía

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Puerta de Alcalá

Puerta Alcala

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8 comments

  1. I think this is an unusally cold winter everywhere - lovely photos

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  2. I did enjoy your wintery photos of Madrid. We've had no snow here this year, only rain and that is strange. Thank you and have a great week!

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  3. Isn't it amazing how different the landscape looks as the seasons change? That's one thing I love about them, although winter will never be my favorite.


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  4. Wow that's a lot of snow isn't it? My friend lives in Madrid and was telling us this is snowfall they haven't seen in years and years. Take care.

    https://calrat.blogspot.com

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  5. http://ladyfi.wordpress.comJanuary 27, 2021 at 9:36 AM

    That's a lot of snow! And a lot of people out.

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  6. These are beautiful photos Cristina and what a nice surprise to get some snow. It never snows where we live so we have to travel to a different place just to see it. I hope you are doing well and happy Thursday!

    Maureen | www.littlemisscasual.com

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  7. Me encanta tu post y sobre todo la gran cantidad de fotos que has enseñado. Un trabajazo. Lo que más me ha molestado durante la tormenta ha sido que las tiendas de ropa, peluquerías, joyerías, zapaterias y otros comercios han estado cerrados. Ha sido un poco caótico.

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