Beja weather in August

In August, Beja sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 4 mm of rain across 0.8 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Beja's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Beja's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 4 mm; 0.8 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 30 min; 5:51 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover: 18%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 7.02 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.1; out of 10

Beja is city seat of Beja municipality.

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

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical August day in Beja reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	18
2	33	18
3	33	18
4	33	18
5	33	18
6	33	18
7	33	18
8	33	18
9	33	18
10	33	18
11	33	18
12	33	18
13	33	18
14	33	18
15	33	18
16	33	18
17	32	18
18	32	18
19	32	18
20	32	18
21	32	18
22	32	18
23	32	18
24	32	18
25	32	18
26	32	17
27	32	17
28	32	17
29	31	17
30	31	17
31	31	17

How August really feels in Beja

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 23 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Beja weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	15° / 6°	46	6.8	9.7	4.8
Feb	16° / 6°	41	6	10.5	5.6
Mar	19° / 8°	48	6.5	11.7	6.7
Apr	21° / 10°	44	7.4	13	7.0
May	25° / 13°	36	6	14	7.6
Jun	29° / 16°	10	1.7	14.6	6.9
Jul	32° / 17°	2	0.4	14.4	5.1
Aug	32° / 18°	4	0.8	13.5	5.1
Sep	29° / 16°	25	3.7	12.3	6.9
Oct	24° / 13°	66	7.3	11	7.3
Nov	18° / 9°	60	7.4	9.9	6.3
Dec	15° / 7°	62	7.6	9.4	5.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	90	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	88
Cloudier (%)	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	91	9
19	90	10
20	90	10
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	88	12
30	88	12
31	88	12

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Beja gets around 4 mm of rain over 0.8 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 3% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	2
3	2
4	2
5	2
6	2
7	2
8	2
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	3
13	3
14	3
15	3
16	3
17	3
18	3
19	3
20	3
21	3
22	3
23	3
24	3
25	3
26	3
27	3
28	3
29	3
30	4
31	4

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	35	35	35	35	36	36	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38
Comfortable (%)	50	50	49	49	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	48	48	47	47	47	47	47
Humid (%)	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14
Muggy (%)	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	35	50	15	0
2	35	50	15	0
3	35	49	15	1
4	35	49	15	1
5	36	48	16	1
6	36	48	16	1
7	35	48	16	1
8	35	48	16	1
9	35	48	16	1
10	35	48	16	1
11	34	48	16	1
12	34	48	17	1
13	34	49	16	1
14	34	49	16	1
15	34	49	16	1
16	34	49	16	1
17	34	49	16	1
18	34	49	16	1
19	34	49	16	1
20	34	49	16	1
21	34	49	16	1
22	35	49	16	1
23	35	48	16	1
24	36	48	15	1
25	36	48	15	1
26	37	48	15	1
27	37	47	15	1
28	37	47	15	1
29	38	47	14	1
30	38	47	14	1
31	38	47	14	1

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm
29	9	calm
30	9	calm
31	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:38 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 7:37 PM to 6:59 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	14.0	14.0	13.9	13.9	13.9	13.8	13.8	13.8	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.5	13.5	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9
Sunrise (AM)	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:04
Sunset (PM)	7:37	7:36	7:35	7:34	7:33	7:32	7:31	7:30	7:29	7:27	7:26	7:25	7:24	7:23	7:21	7:20	7:19	7:17	7:16	7:15	7:13	7:12	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:06	7:05	7:03	7:02	7:00	6:59

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	14.0	5:38	7:37
2	14.0	5:39	7:36
3	13.9	5:40	7:35
4	13.9	5:40	7:34
5	13.9	5:41	7:33
6	13.8	5:42	7:32
7	13.8	5:43	7:31
8	13.8	5:44	7:30
9	13.7	5:45	7:29
10	13.7	5:46	7:27
11	13.7	5:47	7:26
12	13.6	5:47	7:25
13	13.6	5:48	7:24
14	13.6	5:49	7:23
15	13.5	5:50	7:21
16	13.5	5:51	7:20
17	13.4	5:52	7:19
18	13.4	5:53	7:17
19	13.4	5:54	7:16
20	13.3	5:55	7:15
21	13.3	5:56	7:13
22	13.3	5:56	7:12
23	13.2	5:57	7:10
24	13.2	5:58	7:09
25	13.1	5:59	7:08
26	13.1	6:00	7:06
27	13.1	6:01	7:05
28	13.0	6:02	7:03
29	13.0	6:03	7:02
30	12.9	6:04	7:00
31	12.9	6:04	6:59

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.1 kWh/m² to a high of 7.86 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 7.02 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.4	7.4	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.0	7.0	7.0	6.9	6.9	6.8	6.8	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.6	6.6	6.5	6.5	6.4	6.3
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	7.5	Intense
2	7.5	Intense
3	7.5	Intense
4	7.5	Intense
5	7.4	Intense
6	7.4	Intense
7	7.3	Intense
8	7.3	Intense
9	7.3	Intense
10	7.2	Intense
11	7.2	Intense
12	7.2	Intense
13	7.1	Intense
14	7.1	Intense
15	7.1	Intense
16	7.0	Intense
17	7.0	Intense
18	7.0	Intense
19	6.9	Intense
20	6.9	Intense
21	6.8	Intense
22	6.8	Intense
23	6.7	Intense
24	6.7	Intense
25	6.7	Intense
26	6.6	Intense
27	6.6	Intense
28	6.5	Intense
29	6.5	Intense
30	6.4	Intense
31	6.3	Intense

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Beja?

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

5.1

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

8.4

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Beja for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Beja in August

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

In August, Beja sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Beja 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 Beja peaks around July 12 at about 9 (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 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	6	8	7	9	10	9	6	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	8	Very high
May	7	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	5	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Beja?

Beja sits at 38.0°N, 7.9°W, 286 m above sea level, in Portugal. The nearest listed city is Évora, 61 km away.

Topography around Beja

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Beja has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m around an average of 222 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 219 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 698 m.

The land around Beja is covered by cropland (37%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (40%), trees (29%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (62%) within 80 km.

3 km

129 m

cropland 37%

16 km

219 m

grassland 40%

80 km

698 m

grassland 62%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

← July Beja year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Évora 61 km · Ayamonte 98 km · Loulé 98 km · Tavira 100 km · Lepe 102 km · Isla Cristina 103 km · Cartaya 103 km · Laranjeiro 105 km

Portugal travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type C / E / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 60% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $32,082; 2025
Happiness: 6.0 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 95%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 0.7; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 8.2; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Very high; EF EPI 612
Religion

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 Beja (38.0147°, -7.8628°, elevation 286 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	18
2	33	18
3	33	18
4	33	18
5	33	18
6	33	18
7	33	18
8	33	18
9	33	18
10	33	18
11	33	18
12	33	18
13	33	18
14	33	18
15	33	18
16	33	18
17	32	18
18	32	18
19	32	18
20	32	18
21	32	18
22	32	18
23	32	18
24	32	18
25	32	18
26	32	17
27	32	17
28	32	17
29	31	17
30	31	17
31	31	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	91	9
19	90	10
20	90	10
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	88	12
30	88	12
31	88	12

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	2
3	2
4	2
5	2
6	2
7	2
8	2
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	3
13	3
14	3
15	3
16	3
17	3
18	3
19	3
20	3
21	3
22	3
23	3
24	3
25	3
26	3
27	3
28	3
29	3
30	4
31	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	35	50	15	0
2	35	50	15	0
3	35	49	15	1
4	35	49	15	1
5	36	48	16	1
6	36	48	16	1
7	35	48	16	1
8	35	48	16	1
9	35	48	16	1
10	35	48	16	1
11	34	48	16	1
12	34	48	17	1
13	34	49	16	1
14	34	49	16	1
15	34	49	16	1
16	34	49	16	1
17	34	49	16	1
18	34	49	16	1
19	34	49	16	1
20	34	49	16	1
21	34	49	16	1
22	35	49	16	1
23	35	48	16	1
24	36	48	15	1
25	36	48	15	1
26	37	48	15	1
27	37	47	15	1
28	37	47	15	1
29	38	47	14	1
30	38	47	14	1
31	38	47	14	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	18
2	33	18
3	33	18
4	33	18
5	33	18
6	33	18
7	33	18
8	33	18
9	33	18
10	33	18
11	33	18
12	33	18
13	33	18
14	33	18
15	33	18
16	33	18
17	32	18
18	32	18
19	32	18
20	32	18
21	32	18
22	32	18
23	32	18
24	32	18
25	32	18
26	32	17
27	32	17
28	32	17
29	31	17
30	31	17
31	31	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	91	9
19	90	10
20	90	10
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	88	12
30	88	12
31	88	12

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	2
3	2
4	2
5	2
6	2
7	2
8	2
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	3
13	3
14	3
15	3
16	3
17	3
18	3
19	3
20	3
21	3
22	3
23	3
24	3
25	3
26	3
27	3
28	3
29	3
30	4
31	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	35	50	15	0
2	35	50	15	0
3	35	49	15	1
4	35	49	15	1
5	36	48	16	1
6	36	48	16	1
7	35	48	16	1
8	35	48	16	1
9	35	48	16	1
10	35	48	16	1
11	34	48	16	1
12	34	48	17	1
13	34	49	16	1
14	34	49	16	1
15	34	49	16	1
16	34	49	16	1
17	34	49	16	1
18	34	49	16	1
19	34	49	16	1
20	34	49	16	1
21	34	49	16	1
22	35	49	16	1
23	35	48	16	1
24	36	48	15	1
25	36	48	15	1
26	37	48	15	1
27	37	47	15	1
28	37	47	15	1
29	38	47	14	1
30	38	47	14	1
31	38	47	14	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	18
2	33	18
3	33	18
4	33	18
5	33	18
6	33	18
7	33	18
8	33	18
9	33	18
10	33	18
11	33	18
12	33	18
13	33	18
14	33	18
15	33	18
16	33	18
17	32	18
18	32	18
19	32	18
20	32	18
21	32	18
22	32	18
23	32	18
24	32	18
25	32	18
26	32	17
27	32	17
28	32	17
29	31	17
30	31	17
31	31	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	94	6
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	91	9
19	90	10
20	90	10
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	88	12
30	88	12
31	88	12

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	2
3	2
4	2
5	2
6	2
7	2
8	2
9	2
10	2
11	2
12	3
13	3
14	3
15	3
16	3
17	3
18	3
19	3
20	3
21	3
22	3
23	3
24	3
25	3
26	3
27	3
28	3
29	3
30	4
31	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	35	50	15	0
2	35	50	15	0
3	35	49	15	1
4	35	49	15	1
5	36	48	16	1
6	36	48	16	1
7	35	48	16	1
8	35	48	16	1
9	35	48	16	1
10	35	48	16	1
11	34	48	16	1
12	34	48	17	1
13	34	49	16	1
14	34	49	16	1
15	34	49	16	1
16	34	49	16	1
17	34	49	16	1
18	34	49	16	1
19	34	49	16	1
20	34	49	16	1
21	34	49	16	1
22	35	49	16	1
23	35	48	16	1
24	36	48	15	1
25	36	48	15	1
26	37	48	15	1
27	37	47	15	1
28	37	47	15	1
29	38	47	14	1
30	38	47	14	1
31	38	47	14	1