The August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse in Oñati (Gipuzkoa)
Gipuzkoa
Within the path of totalityOñati had the best horizon in Gipuzkoa and the shortest totality among the observable municipalities: 7 degrees of clear Sun, with only 1 degree of terrain in front, the lowest figure in the province, and 19 seconds of total phase, from 20:27:39 to 20:27:58. The usual order was inverted here, because what was missing was not a window but the event itself.
It lies 12.9 kilometres from Leintz-Gatzaga, where totality lasted more than twice as long at 43 seconds, and 10.9 from Zegama, which reached 16 seconds but with a negative horizon margin of -2.1 degrees, which is why the model treats it as blocked. With 554 metres of average elevation, an 18.4 per cent historical clear-sky share and the highest mean cloud cover of the five at 57.8 per cent, Oñati closed the provincial table of observable municipalities on 42.4 points, the lowest score of the thirty-two entries in this batch.
Official timings (IGN)
| Moment | Time (CEST) |
|---|---|
| Eclipse begins (C1) | 19:32:09 |
| Totality begins (C2) | 20:27:39 |
| Eclipse maximum | 20:27:49 |
| Totality ends (C3) | 20:27:58 |
| Sunset | 21:16:34 |
| Duration of totality | 19s |
| Magnitude | 1.03 |
| Sun altitude | 8° |
| Sun azimuth | 283° |
In Oñati the Sun set at 21:16:34, still eclipsed: the eclipse did not reach its astronomical end (C4) before sunset.
Source: Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN, Spain).Score for this municipality: 42/100
score = 100·(0.40·duration_norm + 0.30·horizon + 0.30·weather). Duration normalized over 110s (maximum in Spain); horizon margin over 2° (solar radius + safety margin).
Historical climate (1996-2025)
- Clear days (30-year average)
- 18.4%
- Average cloud cover
- 57.8%
- Average high temperature
- 23.7°C
- Average low temperature
- 14.9°C
- Years with rain
- 58%
- Altitude
- 554 m
30-year statistical estimate (1996-2025) for 12 August, not a weather forecast for the event.
Nearby towns within totality
- Aretxabaleta20:27:50 · 29s
- Arrasate/Mondragón20:27:46 · 21s
- Eskoriatza20:27:51 · 35s
- Zegama20:27:52 · 16s
- Barrundia20:28:01 · 46s
- Leintz-Gatzaga20:27:55 · 43s
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