les Escaldes weather in August

In August, les Escaldes sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 70 mm of rain across 11.8 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is les Escaldes's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see les Escaldes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
1st warmest
Overnight low
11th coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
6:06 AM – 7:50 PM
Cloud cover
47%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

les Escaldes is human settlement.

Founded
1978

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical August day in les Escaldes reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12110
22110
32110
42010
52010
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72010
82010
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102010
112010
122010
132010
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162010
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22209
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25199
26199
27199
28198
29198
30198
31198

How August really feels in les Escaldes

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

les Escaldes weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°7310.210.69.20.0
Feb / -6°549.910.210.30.0
Mar / -4°6611.510.311.60.1
Apr / -2°9214.19.913.10.9
May12° / 106164.514.42.8
Jun17° / 9513.7115.14.9
Jul20° / 10°7011.4014.86.3
Aug20° / 7011.8013.76.3
Sep16° / 6610.50.612.35.1
Oct12° / 669.8310.83.0
Nov / -3°8110.88.39.60.5
Dec / -5°63109.58.90.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
26931
36931
46733
56733
66634
76535
86535
96535
106535
116436
126337
136337
146337
156436
166436
176535
186535
196535
206634
216535
226535
236436
246436
256337
266337
276238
286238
296139
306139
315941

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

les Escaldes gets around 70 mm of rain over 11.8 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 37% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
139
239
340
440
541
641
741
841
941
1041
1141
1241
1341
1440
1540
1639
1738
1837
1937
2036
2135
2235
2334
2434
2533
2633
2733
2833
2932
3032
3133

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2973
3973
4973
5973
6973
7973
8973
9973
10973
11973
12973
13982
14982
15982
16982
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:50 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 8:10 PM to 7:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:508:10
214.35:518:09
314.35:528:08
414.25:538:07
514.25:548:05
614.25:558:04
714.15:568:03
814.15:578:02
914.05:588:00
1014.05:597:59
1114.06:007:57
1213.96:017:56
1313.96:027:55
1413.86:037:53
1513.86:057:52
1613.76:067:50
1713.76:077:49
1813.76:087:47
1913.66:097:46
2013.66:107:44
2113.56:117:42
2213.56:127:41
2313.46:137:39
2413.46:147:38
2513.36:167:36
2613.36:177:34
2713.26:187:33
2813.26:197:31
2913.26:207:29
3013.16:217:27
3113.16:227:26

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.94 kWh/m² to a high of 6.68 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.92 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Bright
156.0Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
195.8Bright
205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.7Bright
235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit les Escaldes?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit les Escaldes for sightseeing.

What to pack for les Escaldes in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, les Escaldes sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in les Escaldes in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in les Escaldes peaks around July 16 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 16UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is les Escaldes?

les Escaldes sits at 42.5°N, 1.5°E, 1,033 m above sea level, in Andorra. The nearest listed city is Andorra la Vella, 1.0 km away.

Topography around les Escaldes

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of les Escaldes.

Within 3 km, the terrain around les Escaldes has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,477 m around an average of 1,520 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,201 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,138 m.

The land around les Escaldes is covered by trees (84%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,477 m
16 km
2,201 m
80 km
3,138 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainmoss and lichen
August weather nearby: Andorra la Vella 1.0 km · Berga 52 km · Pamiers 68 km · Vilaseca 77 km · Manlleu 83 km · Olot 87 km · Vic 87 km · Manresa 90 km

Andorra travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 68% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$54,292
2025
Safe drinking water
91%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.6
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
7.6
per 100k/yr, 2013
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
other 9%unaffiliated 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for les Escaldes (42.5073°, 1.5341°, elevation 1,033 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).