Zaragoza weather in August

In August, Zaragoza sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 253 mm of rain across 29.9 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Zaragoza's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zaragoza's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
253 mm
29.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:56 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
90%
8th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical August day in Zaragoza reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13223
23223
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103223
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How August really feels in Zaragoza

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Zaragoza weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°8617.111.64.0
Feb32° / 22°8714.811.83.6
Mar32° / 23°17422.811.92.9
Apr31° / 23°27428.212.22.4
May31° / 23°32830.312.32.3
Jun31° / 23°2562912.42.3
Jul32° / 23°26529.412.42.2
Aug31° / 23°25329.912.22.2
Sep31° / 22°26429.3122.4
Oct30° / 22°26930.311.82.6
Nov30° / 22°23528.311.72.8
Dec30° / 22°14424.211.63.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3694
4694
5694
6694
7694
8595
9595
10595
11595
12595
13595
14496
15496
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27595
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31595

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Zaragoza gets around 253 mm of rain over 29.9 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 96% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
196
296
396
496
596
696
796
896
996
1096
1196
1296
1397
1497
1597
1697
1797
1897
1997
2097
2197
2297
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2497
2597
2697
2796
2896
2996
3096
3196

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
108119
208119
318019
418019
518019
618019
718019
818019
918019
1018019
1118019
1218118
1318118
1418118
1518217
1618316
1718316
1818415
1918415
2008614
2108713
2208713
2308812
2408812
2508812
2608911
2708911
2808911
2908911
3008812
3108812

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
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304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:56 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:566:15
212.35:566:15
312.35:566:15
412.35:566:15
512.35:566:15
612.35:566:14
712.35:566:14
812.35:566:14
912.35:566:13
1012.35:566:13
1112.35:566:13
1212.35:566:12
1312.35:566:12
1412.35:566:12
1512.35:566:11
1612.25:566:11
1712.25:566:11
1812.25:566:10
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2012.25:566:09
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3112.25:556:04

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.97 kWh/m² to a high of 5.02 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 4.96 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.0Bright
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95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
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274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Zaragoza?

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

2.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Zaragoza.

What to pack for Zaragoza in August

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

In August, Zaragoza sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Zaragoza in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zaragoza peaks around September 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 10 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highSep 19UV 13Dec 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Zaragoza in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Zaragoza is worst in March — around 63 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.0× the cleanest month (November, 11 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateGoodMar 1759 µg/m³Nov 1511 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar63Unhealthy
Apr26Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Zaragoza?

Zaragoza sits at 7.5°N, 74.9°W, 66 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is El Bagre, 14 km away.

Ituango

Topography around Zaragoza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zaragoza has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 238 m around an average of 109 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 475 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,583 m.

The land around Zaragoza is covered by trees (67%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (77%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
238 m
16 km
475 m
80 km
2,583 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: El Bagre 14 km · Segovia 49 km · Caucasia 66 km · Nechí 68 km · Montelíbano 82 km · Yarumal 84 km · Ayapel 96 km · Ituango 105 km

Colombia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 / 240 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$8,562
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
74%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
24.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
15.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 480
Religion
Roman Catholic 64%Protestant 17%none 14%atheist 1%

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 Zaragoza (7.4897°, -74.8692°, elevation 66 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).