✦ Perseids from Bilbao
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The Perseids meteor shower peaks from Bilbao around Aug 12-13, with up to 150 meteors per hour under ideal conditions. In 2026 a new moon means dark skies, and from Bilbao the radiant in Perseus climbs to 61° above the north-east horizon around 05:20. Local best viewing window: 00:25–05:20 CEST on the peak night, about 4.9 hours of astronomical darkness. Scaled to that altitude, the 150/hour headline figure works out to roughly 131 meteors an hour from Bilbao under a genuinely dark sky. Tonight: thick cloud for much of the window.
2026 Conditions in Bilbao
Peak Night
Aug 12-13
Meteors/Hour Here
~131
150 with the radiant overhead
Moon
🌑 Great
Best Viewing
00:25 — 05:20
CEST · radiant 61° north-east
Tonight's Weather in Bilbao
How to Watch from Bilbao
- Find a dark spot away from city lights — parks, hilltops, or rooftops work well
- Lie on your back and look straight up — no telescope needed
- Give your eyes 20 minutes to adapt to the dark
- Face north-east — Perseus reaches 61° at 05:20 CEST, its highest while the sky is still dark
◐ Eclipse + Perseids — The Same Night in Bilbao
The Perseids peak on the same night as the total solar eclipse over Spain — August 12, 2026. Bilbao sits inside the path of totality, so the sky goes completely dark.
Eclipse times in Bilbao →