Bragança weather in August

In August, Bragança sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 21 mm of rain across 3.7 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% 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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Bragança's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bragança's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
21 mm
3.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:40 AM – 7:22 PM
Cloud cover
30%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Bragança is city seat of Bragança municipality.

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 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical August day in Bragança reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Bragança

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.

Bragança weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 10410.51.39.31.6
Feb11° / 687.51.310.32.6
Mar14° / 849.70.411.74.0
Apr16° / 8411.30.213.14.7
May19° / 7610.2014.36.2
Jun24° / 12°345.40157.8
Jul27° / 15°173.7014.77.8
Aug27° / 14°213.7013.77.9
Sep23° / 12°495.4012.37.8
Oct17° / 12710.5010.95.5
Nov12° / 10611.10.29.63.1
Dec / 11510.20.591.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bragança gets around 21 mm of rain over 3.7 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 12% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
181190
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Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:25 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 7:42 PM to 6:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:257:42
214.25:267:40
314.25:277:39
414.25:287:38
514.15:297:37
614.15:307:36
714.15:317:34
814.05:327:33
914.05:337:32
1013.95:347:31
1113.95:357:29
1213.95:367:28
1313.85:377:26
1413.85:387:25
1513.75:397:24
1613.75:407:22
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1813.65:427:19
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2213.45:477:13
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2713.25:527:05
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2913.15:547:01
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.53 kWh/m² to a high of 7.48 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.61 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.1Intense
47.1Intense
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296.0Intense
305.9Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Bragança

In seasonPeak

None of Bragança's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Bragança's rainy season runs October–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Bragança?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Bragança for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Bragança in August

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

In August, Bragança sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bragança 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 Bragança peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Bragança 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 Bragança is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (November, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1718 µg/m³Nov 217 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar12Moderate
Apr11Good
May8Good
Jun9Good
Jul19Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov6Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bragança?

Bragança sits at 41.8°N, 6.8°W, 664 m above sea level, in Portugal. The nearest listed city is Chaves, 59 km away.

Topography around Bragança

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bragança has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 297 m around an average of 674 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 881 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,062 m.

The land around Bragança is covered by trees (31%), grassland (29%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
297 m
16 km
881 m
80 km
2,062 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Chaves 59 km · Ponferrada 83 km · Vila Nova de Foz Côa 87 km · Villafranca del Bierzo 89 km · Zamora 91 km · Custoias 91 km · Benavente 92 km · Vila Real 99 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
Catholic 68%not applicable 13%no religion 12%no response 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 Bragança (41.8072°, -6.759°, elevation 664 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).