Covilhã weather in August

In August, Covilhã sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 19 mm of rain across 3.9 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Covilhã's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Covilhã's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
16°
12th coldest
Rainfall
19 mm
3.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:46 AM – 7:22 PM
Cloud cover
26%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Covilhã is human settlement in Portugal.

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 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical August day in Covilhã reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 34°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)
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Covilhã 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
Jan10° / 11110.40.79.52.2
Feb12° / 788.40.710.43.0
Mar15° / 949.90.211.74.4
Apr16° / 9511.60.1135.0
May20° / 10°8910.7014.26.3
Jun25° / 13°315.5014.87.8
Jul28° / 16°143.2014.67.4
Aug28° / 16°193.9013.67.3
Sep24° / 13°636.6012.37.6
Oct18° / 10°14411.2010.95.8
Nov13° / 12111.30.29.83.6
Dec10° / 12410.50.29.22.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% 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 15%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18713
28713
38614
48614
58614
68614
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88614
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Covilhã gets around 19 mm of rain over 3.9 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 13% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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2012
2113
2213
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2614
2714
2814
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3015
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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 68% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
164342
265332
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466322
566322
667312
767312
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967312
1068302
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2870282
2971272
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3171272

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 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 72 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:31 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 7:41 PM to 6:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:317:41
214.15:327:40
314.15:337:39
414.15:347:38
514.05:357:36
614.05:367:35
714.05:377:34
813.95:387:33
913.95:397:32
1013.85:407:30
1113.85:417:29
1213.85:427:28
1313.75:437:27
1413.75:447:25
1513.65:457:24
1613.65:467:22
1713.65:477:21
1813.55:487:20
1913.55:497:18
2013.45:507:17
2113.45:517:15
2213.45:527:14
2313.35:537:12
2413.35:547:11
2513.25:557:09
2613.25:567:07
2713.25:577:06
2813.15:587:04
2913.15:597:03
3013.06:007:01
3113.06:016:59

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.74 kWh/m² to a high of 7.61 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.72 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.1Intense
77.1Intense
87.1Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
116.9Intense
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316.0Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Covilhã

In seasonPeak

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

Covilhã'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 Covilhã?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Covilhã in August

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

In August, Covilhã sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Covilhã 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 Covilhã peaks around July 16 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Covilhã 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 Covilhã is worst in August — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.0× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModerateModerateGoodAug 1736 µg/m³Nov 237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun10Good
Jul11Good
Aug40Poor
Sep13Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Covilhã?

Covilhã sits at 40.3°N, 7.5°W, 700 m above sea level, in Portugal. The nearest listed city is Guarda, 35 km away.

Topography around Covilhã

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Covilhã has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 942 m around an average of 716 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,614 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,975 m.

The land around Covilhã is covered by grassland (42%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, grassland (53%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and trees (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
942 m
16 km
1,614 m
80 km
1,975 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Guarda 35 km · Sequeira 38 km · Castelo Branco 51 km · Viseu 54 km · São Paulo de Frades 76 km · Santo António dos Olivais 77 km · Eiras 77 km · Coimbra 78 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 Covilhã (40.2811°, -7.505°, elevation 700 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).