Granada · Andalucía · CP 18017
Almuñécar
Almuñécar: living in Granada
Almuñécar offers 2919 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work and everyday living in Spain.
Population
27,544
Avg. summer temp
25.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#266 / 8133
Overall score
7.8/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 3.2/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,210 €/m²; cost of living at 55% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 4.4/10
Average. Hospital ~86 min; airport ~102 min; Renfe ~95 min; coach ~41 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 8.0/10
Better than other places. About 2,919 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~28.5°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 89% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 10.0/10
Better than other places. 11 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 9.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 82.2% of padrón; international residents 17.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.6/10
Future looks bright. Population +0.9% vs last year; registered unemployment −34.8% over the series; mean age 45.6; foreign residents 17.8%; property prices +9.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 3.4/10
In this place taxes are higher than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 5.7/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~-850; Natura 2000 covers about 0.9% of the area (nearest site ~4.6 km).
Place location
Almuñécar in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45.6
<16
13.8%
16–64
64%
65+
22.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 21,785 (82.2%)
Foreign residents: 4,729 (17.8%)
- United Kingdom: 1,022
- Germany: 385
- Morocco: 367
- Romania: 332
- Italy: 228
- France: 222
- Argentina: 129
- Senegal: 115
English speakers ≈ 1,022
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,210
Flats €/m²
1113 €
Houses €/m²
1307 €
6-year change
+67.7%
Province rank: # / 174 · 57% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 29075 (9.6km)
343 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
88.9%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Granada
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Acantilados de Maro-Cerro Gordo (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 4.6 km
- 02Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 5.1 km
- 03Peñones de San Cristóbal (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 5.2 km
- 04Charca Suarez (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Concertada · 16.8 km
- 05Sierra Nevada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 24.4 km
Day trip
- 06Dehesas de Santa Fé (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 41.7 km
- 07Dehesa del Generalife (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 46.1 km
- 08Sierra de Huétor (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 52.5 km
- 09Montes de Málaga (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 56.3 km
- 10Lagunas de Archidona (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 63.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Almuñécar
€4,632
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€354
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€236
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Almuñécar you pay €1,019 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.3%
SEPE unemployed
1,467
Affiliated workers (approx.)
12,472
Self-employed (approx.)
2,115
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€43,015,904
Expenses
€43,015,366
Balance
€538
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
.svg?width=128 "Partido Popular de Andalucía")
Juan José Ruiz Joya (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular de Andalucía
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Granada (GRX) · 96.5 km · 102 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Málaga) · 81.3 km · 86 min
High-speed rail
AVE Granada · 87.2 km · 96 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malagueta (Málaga) · 79.6 km · 94 min
Nearest city
Granada · 87.5 km · 101 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · GRANADA · 87.2 km · 95 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Almuñecar · 8.5 km · 41 min
Local services
This checklist is built from data pulled from other services and may be wrong. If something looks incorrect, click the flag icon to tell us what it should be.
Official sources where available (Diputación de Málaga, Junta education, MITECO fuel stations) plus Overture Maps for shops and clinics. “Yes” means found in those sources; “Unknown” means we cannot confirm yet; “No” is only used when absence is clear (e.g. consultorio but no hospital).
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Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
12,804
465 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
3,396
123 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
5,931
215 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
41
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
112
9 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2919 sunshine hours
Almuñécar averages about 2919 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 88.9%
SETELECO reports 88.9% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
Broad local services
11 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Almuñécar.
About Almuñécar
Almuñécar is a municipality in Granada (Andalucía) with about 2,227 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2027 €/m². Compare Almuñécar with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 18017 · CP 18017 · lat 36.76885584219926, lon -3.724761031693285 · 327 m · Income: €27,760