The water in Madrid
- Hardness
- 11–46 ppm
- Band
- Soft
- Source
- Canal de Isabel II
Tap water in Madrid measures 11–46 ppm (0.6–2.6 °dH), which is soft, according to figures published by Canal de Isabel II.
Built for this water
Leucosia
Soft water arrives almost empty and leaves the cup thin, sharp at the edges, short in the middle. Leucosia is roasted longer and blended heavier to put back what the water will not carry: weight, sweetness, a low finish that holds.
See the blend →Against the SCA target zone
Madrid sits below the floor of the SCA Water Chart's target zone (2.8–6.2 °dH). Very low mineral content is its own problem, not the absence of one: the chart's low-hardness corner is labelled weak and sharp.
The same number, three ways
- °dH
- 0.6–2.6 °dH
- °f
- 1.1–4.6 °f
- ppm CaCO₃
- 11–46 ppm
German utilities publish °dH, French and Italian ones °f, British and Irish ones ppm CaCO₃. Same water, three conventions — worth knowing if you compare your city with one abroad.
Of the 47 cities we publish, Madrid ranks 44th by hardness.
The other cities we publish in Spain
Cities with the closest water to this one
Closest match abroad
The water most like Madrid's, outside Spain, is Manchester.
Manchester — 23–32 ppm →Where this number comes from
Published by Canal de Isabel II. We do not estimate: a city without a figure we could read on the utility's own publication is not on this site at all.
Canal de Isabel II →