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Spain · Month guide
Spain in August
Around 30 °C with 27 mm of rain and 9.2 hours of sun a day.
August is one of the strongest months to visit Spain. Around 30 °C with 27 mm of rain and 9.2 hours of sun a day. Use the regional grid below to find where this month works best — national averages hide the swings between coast, highlands, and inland.
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Spain · August
What the weather usually does
Spain · typical month
- Day / night17 – 30 °CYear range 3 – 30 °C
- Rainfall27 mmYear range 22 – 89 mm
- Sunshine9.2 hr / dayYear range 4.3 – 9.9 hr / day
What’s open · August
Things to do in Spain in August
Nothing in Spain shuts for the season, but 1 thing below is weather-dependent in August.
- LimitedCaminito del Rey
midsummer temperatures on the exposed walkway regularly pass 40 °C
Sources: caminodelrey.es, caminito-del-rey-tickets.com
- OpenCamino de Santiago
walkable any month of the year; the question is company and weather, not access
Sources: wildernesstravel.com, caminoways.com
- OpenThe Alhambra, Granada
open year-round on timed entry; hours shorten from 15 October to 31 March
Sources: thealhambra.org, alhambra-granada-tickets.com
Opening seasons are checked by hand against the operators and parks themselves, not derived from the climate figures on this page. Last reviewed 2026-08-28. Dates move — confirm before you book.
52 regions · current month
Spain, taken apart
- A Coruña23°C now · 12–23 °C yr
- Albacete33°C now · 12–34 °C yr
- Alicante32°C now · 15–32 °C yr
- Almería30°C now · 14–31 °C yr
- Araba / Álava26°C now · 10–26 °C yr
- Asturias22°C now · 10–22 °C yr
- Badajoz35°C now · 13–35 °C yr
- Balearic Islands29°C now · 15–29 °C yr
- Barcelona28°C now · 11–28 °C yr
- Biscay24°C now · 11–24 °C yr
- Burgos28°C now · 8–28 °C yr
- Cantabria23°C now · 10–23 °C yr
- Castellón30°C now · 13–30 °C yr
- Ceuta25°C now · 15–25 °C yr
- Ciudad Real35°C now · 12–35 °C yr
- Community of Madrid33°C now · 10–33 °C yr
- Cuenca32°C now · 10–33 °C yr
- Cáceres34°C now · 12–34 °C yr
- Cádiz31°C now · 16–31 °C yr
- Córdoba36°C now · 14–36 °C yr
- Gipuzkoa24°C now · 10–24 °C yr
- Girona28°C now · 11–28 °C yr
- Granada32°C now · 12–32 °C yr
- Guadalajara31°C now · 9–32 °C yr
- Huelva34°C now · 15–34 °C yr
- Huesca30°C now · 9–30 °C yr
- Jaén35°C now · 13–36 °C yr
- La Rioja28°C now · 9–28 °C yr
- Las Palmas25°C now · 19–25 °C yr
- León27°C now · 8–27 °C yr
- Lleida28°C now · 8–28 °C yr
- Lugo24°C now · 10–24 °C yr
- Melilla32°C now · 18–32 °C yr
- Murcia32°C now · 15–33 °C yr
- Málaga30°C now · 14–30 °C yr
- Navarre28°C now · 9–28 °C yr
- Ourense26°C now · 10–26 °C yr
- Palencia29°C now · 8–29 °C yr
- Pontevedra25°C now · 12–25 °C yr
- Salamanca31°C now · 9–31 °C yr
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife24°C now · 18–24 °C yr
- Segovia30°C now · 8–30 °C yr
- Seville35°C now · 16–35 °C yr
- Soria30°C now · 8–30 °C yr
- Tarragona31°C now · 13–31 °C yr
- Teruel30°C now · 10–30 °C yr
- Toledo34°C now · 11–34 °C yr
- Valencia32°C now · 14–32 °C yr
- Valladolid31°C now · 9–31 °C yr
- Zamora30°C now · 9–30 °C yr
- Zaragoza33°C now · 11–33 °C yr
- Ávila30°C now · 8–30 °C yr
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What the governments say about Spain
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Climate at a glance · 10-year ERA5
A decade of weather, in one page
— daytime high— overnight low▬ typical range
View data table
| Month | Average daytime high (°C) | Average overnight low (°C) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.2 | 3.1 | -1.2 | 15.4 |
| February | 13.4 | 4.2 | -0.2 | 17.8 |
| March | 14.7 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 20.5 |
| April | 17.5 | 7.6 | 4.0 | 23.0 |
| May | 21.6 | 10.7 | 6.9 | 27.1 |
| June | 26.2 | 14.9 | 11.0 | 32.4 |
| July | 29.7 | 17.3 | 14.7 | 33.6 |
| August | 29.9 | 17.5 | 14.3 | 34.2 |
| September | 25.2 | 14.3 | 10.1 | 30.1 |
| October | 21.0 | 11.3 | 6.8 | 26.5 |
| November | 14.7 | 6.8 | 2.7 | 19.4 |
| December | 12.1 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 15.8 |
View data table
| Month | Rainfall (mm) |
|---|---|
| January | 70 |
| February | 53 |
| March | 89 |
| April | 76 |
| May | 61 |
| June | 50 |
| July | 22 |
| August | 27 |
| September | 53 |
| October | 81 |
| November | 81 |
| December | 70 |
View data table
| Month | Sunshine hours (hr / day) |
|---|---|
| January | 4.8 |
| February | 6.0 |
| March | 6.6 |
| April | 7.6 |
| May | 8.6 |
| June | 9.0 |
| July | 9.9 |
| August | 9.2 |
| September | 7.6 |
| October | 6.2 |
| November | 4.7 |
| December | 4.3 |
— average▬ typical range
View data table
| Month | Average wind speed (km/h) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.7 | 5.8 | 18.8 |
| February | 10.4 | 5.9 | 19.5 |
| March | 11.5 | 6.7 | 18.3 |
| April | 10.3 | 6.7 | 15.4 |
| May | 9.7 | 6.7 | 13.5 |
| June | 9.2 | 6.9 | 12.8 |
| July | 9.3 | 7.5 | 11.8 |
| August | 8.9 | 6.9 | 11.6 |
| September | 8.7 | 5.9 | 12.7 |
| October | 9.3 | 5.7 | 15.8 |
| November | 10.7 | 5.9 | 17.1 |
| December | 10.1 | 5.5 | 17.9 |
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