Laranjeiro weather in August

In August, Laranjeiro sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 88% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Laranjeiro's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Laranjeiro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:52 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover
13%
2nd clearest
Wind
16 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
7.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.5
out of 10

Laranjeiro 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Laranjeiro reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C warmer than September.

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Laranjeiro 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 12°536.99.75.0
Feb15° / 12°455.410.65.2
Mar16° / 13°516.211.75.8
Apr17° / 14°405.512.96.5
May20° / 16°244.4147.5
Jun22° / 19°50.814.58.9
Jul25° / 20°10.114.39.6
Aug25° / 21°20.313.49.5
Sep23° / 20°172.712.38.6
Oct21° / 18°676.5117.2
Nov18° / 15°687.2106.4
Dec16° / 13°867.69.55.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 88% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 6%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1964
2964
3964
4955
5955
6946
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Laranjeiro gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.3 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 25% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11215622
21215523
31215523
41215424
51215424
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Wind in August

Winds average 16 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
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916light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min 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 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:40 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 7:35 PM to 6:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:407:35
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313.95:417:33
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513.85:437:31
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1113.65:487:24
1213.65:497:23
1313.55:507:22
1413.55:517:21
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1613.45:527:18
1713.45:537:17
1813.45:547:16
1913.35:557:14
2013.35:567:13
2113.35:577:12
2213.25:577:10
2313.25:587:09
2413.15:597:08
2513.16:007:06
2613.16:017:05
2713.06:027:03
2813.06:037:02
2912.96:037:00
3012.96:046:59
3112.96:056:57

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.34 kWh/m² to a high of 7.93 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 7.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.6Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Laranjeiro?

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

9.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Laranjeiro in August

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

In August, Laranjeiro sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 21°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Laranjeiro in August

The nearest coast averages about 22°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 17 km away) is warmest in August at about 22°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 20 to Oct 19 — about 4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr17Cool
May18Cool
Jun20Cool
Jul21Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep21Refreshing
Oct20Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Laranjeiro 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 Laranjeiro peaks around July 14 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Laranjeiro?

Laranjeiro sits at 37.1°N, 7.8°W, 50 m above sea level, in Portugal. The nearest listed city is Quelfes, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Laranjeiro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Laranjeiro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m around an average of 48 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 497 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 894 m.

The land around Laranjeiro is covered by grassland (60%) within 3 km, water (34%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and water (39%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
165 m
16 km
497 m
80 km
894 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Quelfes 2.0 km · Olhão 5.0 km · Faro 12 km · Tavira 16 km · Loulé 20 km · Quarteira 26 km · Ayamonte 39 km · Albufeira 39 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 Laranjeiro (37.068°, -7.8078°, elevation 50 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).