Monday 2 August 2027 · totality in the far south of Spain
The total solar eclipse of 2 August 2027 in Spain: where to go, when, and what to watch it with
That morning the path of totality clips the far south of Spain and crosses the Strait of Gibraltar: 105 municipalities out of the country's 8,132, in Cádiz, Málaga, Granada, Almería, Ceuta and Melilla, will see the Sun disappear completely between 10:46 and 10:51 local time. From there the shadow runs on across North Africa to Egypt, where totality near Luxor lasts 6 min 23s. It comes with one mistake you cannot undo: the cities of Seville and Granada are not in it.
Where the path runs, province by province
The path is not “Andalusia”: it is a narrow strip along the south coast and across the Strait, counted from the dataset that generates our 8,132 town pages. The figure in brackets is how many municipalities of each province (or autonomous city) fall inside totality.
Málaga (55) · Cádiz (30) · Granada (13) · Almería (5) · Ceuta (1) · Melilla (1)
The longest totality in the country belongs to Ceuta (Ceuta) with 4 min 48s. The full podium: Ceuta (4 min 48s) , Tarifa (4 min 38s) , Melilla (4 min 34s) , Algeciras (4 min 26s) , La Línea de la Concepción (4 min 23s) .
The cities you fly into, and what you will see there
17 of the Spanish cities an English speaker would recognise are inside the path. Sorted by real duration of totality, with the time of maximum and the height of the Sun — the numbers that decide a trip.
| City | Totality | Maximum | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ceuta Ceuta | 4 min 48s | 10:47 | 38.4° |
| Tarifa Cádiz | 4 min 38s | 10:47 | 38.1° |
| Melilla Melilla | 4 min 34s | 10:50 | 41° |
| Algeciras Cádiz | 4 min 26s | 10:47 | 38.3° |
| La Línea de la Concepción Cádiz | 4 min 23s | 10:47 | 38.4° |
| Conil de la Frontera Cádiz | 4 min 00s | 10:47 | 37.7° |
| Estepona Málaga | 3 min 36s | 10:48 | 38.6° |
| Marbella Málaga | 3 min 16s | 10:48 | 38.9° |
| Fuengirola Málaga | 3 min 10s | 10:48 | 39.2° |
| Cádiz Cádiz | 2 min 54s | 10:46 | 37.4° |
| Torremolinos Málaga | 2 min 40s | 10:48 | 39.3° |
| Málaga Málaga | 1 min 49s | 10:49 | 39.4° |
| Almuñécar Granada | 1 min 48s | 10:49 | 40.1° |
| Motril Granada | 1 min 41s | 10:50 | 40.3° |
| Nerja Málaga | 1 min 39s | 10:49 | 39.9° |
| Jerez de la Frontera Cádiz | 1 min 21s | 10:47 | 37.6° |
| Ronda Málaga | 1 min 18s | 10:48 | 38.6° |
| Almería Almería | none · 99.9% | 10:51 | 41.4° |
| Granada Granada | none · 99.2% | 10:50 | 40.2° |
| Huelva Huelva | none · 98.6% | 10:46 | 36.8° |
| Sevilla Sevilla | none · 98.4% | 10:47 | 37.8° |
| Córdoba Córdoba | none · 96.8% | 10:49 | 39° |
| Alicante Alacant | none · 94.7% | 10:54 | 43.2° |
| València València | none · 90.4% | 10:54 | 43.2° |
| Palma Illes Balears | none · 89.3% | 10:58 | 46.2° |
| Madrid Madrid | none · 86.1% | 10:51 | 39.8° |
| Barcelona Barcelona | none · 81.6% | 10:58 | 45.1° |
All 8,132 Spanish municipalities have their own page with times to the second: find yours in the ranking of the best villages or by name in the town search.
Seville and Granada do not see totality
This is where trips go wrong, and it is not a detail: Almería reaches 99.9% , Granada reaches 99.2% , Huelva reaches 98.6% , Sevilla reaches 98.4% and Córdoba reaches 96.8% of the Sun covered. A hair short — and that hair changes everything: no corona, no daytime darkness, no moment when the glasses come off. A 99% partial stays a partial.
Madrid and Barcelona are much further off (Madrid 86.1% and Barcelona 81.6%). The path runs along the coast: the closer to the Strait of Gibraltar, the longer the totality. Routes, timings and the classic mistakes on the way back.
A high Sun in the middle of the morning
Inside the Spanish path the Sun stands between 37.4° and 41.2° above the horizon at maximum, towards the south-east. At that height a building or a line of trees rarely gets in the way: what decides the day is a clear sky.
Our ranking crosses totality duration with cloud statistics, so you can weigh a longer totality against a better chance of clear skies.
Glasses: the only safe way to look at it
Through every partial phase — over an hour before and after — looking at the Sun without a certified filter burns the retina with no immediate pain. There is exactly one valid kind of gear: filters compliant with EN ISO 12312-2:2015. Not sunglasses, not X-ray film, not smoked glass, not camera filters.
Whatever pair you end up with, the six-point checklist verifies it in two minutes: the standard printed on the frame, the CE mark with the four-digit number of its notified body, and the manufacturer's name and address.
Frequently asked questions
Where can you see the total solar eclipse in Spain on 2 August 2027?
Only in the far south. The path of totality comes in from the Atlantic over the coast of Cádiz, crosses the Strait of Gibraltar and runs along the coast of Málaga, Granada and Almería, with Ceuta and Melilla on the African side. Towns inside it, by province: Málaga (55), Cádiz (30), Granada (13), Almería (5), Ceuta (1) and Melilla (1). In all, 105 of Spain's 8,132 municipalities are in the path. The longest totality in the country is at Ceuta: 4 min 48s.
Do Seville and Granada see totality?
No, and this is the mistake that ruins the trip. Almería reaches 99.9%, Granada reaches 99.2%, Huelva reaches 98.6%, Sevilla reaches 98.4% and Córdoba reaches 96.8% of the Sun covered: a hair short of 100% and outside the path. A 99% partial eclipse is not a total one: no corona, no daytime darkness, and no moment when the glasses can come off. Madrid (86.1%) and Barcelona (81.6%) are much further off.
What time is totality in Spain?
There is no single time: the shadow takes a few minutes to cross the south. Maximum happens between 10:46 and 10:51 local Spanish time (CEST, one hour ahead of the UK and Ireland), in the middle of the morning. Every town has its own, to the second, across our 8,132 pages.
What eclipse glasses do I need?
Filters compliant with EN ISO 12312-2:2015, with the standard printed on the frame itself and a CE mark followed by the four-digit number of a notified body. Sunglasses, X-ray film and smoked glass are not safe, however dark they look. Our six-point checklist shows how to verify any pair in two minutes.
How high will the Sun be?
High. Inside the Spanish path the Sun stands between 37.4° and 41.2° above the horizon at maximum, towards the south-east, in the middle of the morning. What decides where you stand is a clear sky.
Every eclipse figure on this page is counted at build time from the same dataset behind our 8,132 town pages (IGN/OAN calculations from ephemerides), and every price comes from the catalogue the checkout charges. Nothing is estimated, nothing is typed by hand, and there are no reviews or star ratings because we have none to show.
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