Bathing water quality in Navarre, Spain
Navarre has 15 official bathing waters in the EEA dataset for the 2025 season (8 river and 7 lake). 66.7% were classified Excellent — 19.9 points below the 86.6% across Spain — and 0 were Poor. 2 sites have been Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025.
Calidad de las aguas de baño en Comunidad Foral de Navarra
De 15 zonas de baño oficiales de la UE en Comunidad Foral de Navarra, el 66,7 % fue «excelente» en 2025; zonas con calificación «insuficiente»: 0.
official bathing waters
Excellent in 2025
Poor in 2025
Map of official bathing waters in Navarre
Sea, lakes and rivers in Navarre
| Water type | Sites | Excellent | Good | Sufficient | Poor | Not classified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake | 7 | 7 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| River | 8 | 3 (37.5%) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Coastal waters are assessed against stricter bacterial limits than lakes and rivers but are diluted far more; see how the classes are calculated.
Most consistent Excellent sites
2 sites were Excellent in all eleven seasons. Ordered by the length of the unbroken Excellent run ending in 2025.
- EMBALSE ALLOZ GUES?LAZ/GESALATZ PM1 11 seasons
- RIO ARAGON CARCASTILLO PM1 11 seasons
- EMBALSE ALLOZ GUES?LAZ/GESALATZ PM2 10 seasons
- RIO UREDERRA ALL?N PM1 10 seasons
- BALSA EL PULGUER TUDELA PM1 7 seasons
- BALSA DE LA MOREA BERI?IN PM1 4 seasons
- BARRANCO DE LA FOZ DE BENASA NAVASCU?S/NABASKOZE PM1 4 seasons
- EMBALSE ITOIZ ARCE/ARTZI PM1 3 seasons
- EMBALSE ITOIZ ARCE/ARTZI PM2 3 seasons
- EMBALSE ALLOZ YERRI PM1 2 seasons
Rated Poor in 2025
None of the 15 official bathing waters in Navarre was classified Poor in 2025.
Changes from 2024 to 2025
Improved (1)
- RIO ARAXES BETELU PM1 Sufficient → Good
Declined (2)
- RIO UREDERRA AM?SCOA BAJA PM1 Excellent → Good
- RIO UZTARROZ UZT?RROZ/UZTARROZE PM1 Excellent → Good
How Navarre rated since 2015
Counts for the sites in today’s 2025 inventory; the Excellent share is calculated over classified sites only.
| Season | Classified | Excellent | Excellent share | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 10 | 66.7% | 0 |
| 2024 | 15 | 12 | 80% | 0 |
| 2023 | 14 | 9 | 64.3% | 1 |
| 2022 | 12 | 8 | 66.7% | 1 |
| 2021 | 12 | 6 | 50% | 0 |
| 2020 | 12 | 7 | 58.3% | 0 |
| 2019 | 12 | 8 | 66.7% | 0 |
| 2018 | 12 | 7 | 58.3% | 0 |
| 2017 | 10 | 7 | 70% | 0 |
| 2016 | 11 | 8 | 72.7% | 0 |
| 2015 | 9 | 7 | 77.8% | 0 |
All 15 official bathing waters in Navarre
Grouped by water type, alphabetical within each group. Open a site for its 2015–2025 history, nearby alternatives, weather forecast and the national profile link.
Download all 15 sites as CSV (classes 2015–2025, coordinates, nearest place; EEA data, CC BY 4.0)
Lake 7 sites · 100% Excellent
- BALSA DE LA MOREA BERI?IN PM1 · Beriáin Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
- BALSA EL PULGUER TUDELA PM1 · Murchante Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
- EMBALSE ALLOZ GUES?LAZ/GESALATZ PM1 · Yerri Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- EMBALSE ALLOZ GUES?LAZ/GESALATZ PM2 · Yerri Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
- EMBALSE ALLOZ YERRI PM1 Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- EMBALSE ITOIZ ARCE/ARTZI PM1 Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- EMBALSE ITOIZ ARCE/ARTZI PM2 · Aoiz Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
River 8 sites · 37.5% Excellent
- BARRANCO DE LA FOZ DE BENASA NAVASCU?S/NABASKOZE PM1 · Navascués Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
- MANANTIAL AGUA SALADA ESTELLA/LIZARRA PM1 Good
- RIO ARAGON CARCASTILLO PM1 Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- RIO ARAXES BETELU PM1 Good Sufficient → Good since 2024
- RIO ESCA BURGUI/BURGI PM1 · Castillonuevo Good
- RIO UREDERRA ALL?N PM1 · Metauten Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
- RIO UREDERRA AM?SCOA BAJA PM1 · Eulate Good Excellent → Good since 2024
- RIO UZTARROZ UZT?RROZ/UZTARROZE PM1 · Urzainqui Good Excellent → Good since 2024
Compared with other autonomous communities in Spain
| # | Autonomous community | Sites | Excellent | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andalusia | 382 | 96.6% | 2 |
| 2 | Murcia | 85 | 96.5% | 0 |
| 3 | Canary Islands | 218 | 95.9% | 0 |
| 4 | Catalonia | 263 | 92.8% | 1 |
| 5 | Galicia | 519 | 89.2% | 5 |
| 6 | Valencian Community | 293 | 88.4% | 5 |
| 7 | Asturias | 73 | 86.3% | 2 |
| 8 | Cantabria | 40 | 85% | 1 |
| 9 | Basque Country | 62 | 72.6% | 2 |
| 10 | Balearic Islands | 191 | 69.6% | 3 |
| 11 | Navarre | 15 | 66.7% | 0 |
| 12 | Castilla–La Mancha | 38 | 60.5% | 7 |
| 13 | Aragon | 21 | 42.9% | 1 |
| 14 | Castile and León | 41 | 36.6% | 7 |
| 15 | Extremadura | 29 | 31% | 11 |
Autonomous communities with at least 15 official bathing waters. Size, water type and how densely sites are designated differ, so the table is context rather than a verdict.
Quick answers
- How many bathing waters in Navarre were rated Excellent in 2025?
- 10 of 15 (66.7%) in the official EEA 2025 classification; 5 were Good, 0 Sufficient and 0 Poor. That ranks Navarre 11 of 15 Spain autonomous communities by Excellent share.
- Which beaches in Navarre have the best long-term record?
- 2 sites were Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025, for example EMBALSE ALLOZ GUES?LAZ/GESALATZ PM1, RIO ARAGON CARCASTILLO PM1, EMBALSE ALLOZ GUES?LAZ/GESALATZ PM2. See the ranking.
- Were any bathing waters in Navarre rated Poor?
- No. None was classified Poor in 2025.
- Where do I check whether swimming is allowed today?
- On NÁYADE (Ministry of Health) (Ministry of Health (NÁYADE system) and the regional health authorities). Temporary bans, pollution alerts and closures are published there and on signs at the water, not in the annual EEA class.
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Sources and method
Bathing-water records: European Environment Agency (EEA), data and coordinates reported by Spain, licensed CC BY 4.0. Region and area boundaries: Eurostat NUTS 2024 (© EuroGeographics for the administrative boundaries). Place names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). A site belongs to the area that contains its reported coordinates; a site up to 10 km off the generalised coastline is placed in the nearest area of Spain. Counts, shares and rankings are calculated by BathingWaterFinder from the official records.