Póvoa de Varzim weather in August

In August, Póvoa de Varzim sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 31 mm of rain across 4.2 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Póvoa de Varzim's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Póvoa de Varzim's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
1st warmest
Overnight low
17°
12th coldest
Rainfall
31 mm
4.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:49 AM – 7:29 PM
Cloud cover
31%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.5
out of 10

Póvoa de Varzim is city seat of Póvoa de Varzim municipality, a coastal city, in the northern region of Portugal, in the district of Porto.

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 24°C through the month.

A typical August day in Póvoa de Varzim reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C warmer than September.

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Póvoa de Varzim 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
Jan13° / 17212.99.43.5
Feb14° / 1129.910.34.0
Mar16° / 13010.711.74.9
Apr17° / 11°12711.913.15.2
May19° / 13°11010.614.36.2
Jun21° / 15°40614.97.4
Jul23° / 16°233.914.78.5
Aug24° / 17°314.213.78.5
Sep22° / 16°696.712.37.5
Oct19° / 14°18912.810.95.8
Nov16° / 10°19113.69.74.5
Dec14° / 18613.49.13.7

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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28317
38317
48317
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Póvoa de Varzim gets around 31 mm of rain over 4.2 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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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 47% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1839503
2839494
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281340443
291440433
301441432
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Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
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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 5:34 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 7:49 PM to 7:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:347:49
214.25:357:47
314.25:367:46
414.15:377:45
514.15:387:44
614.15:397:43
714.05:407:42
814.05:417:40
914.05:427:39
1013.95:437:38
1113.95:447:36
1213.85:457:35
1313.85:467:34
1413.85:477:32
1513.75:487:31
1613.75:497:29
1713.65:507:28
1813.65:517:26
1913.55:527:25
2013.55:537:23
2113.55:547:22
2213.45:557:20
2313.45:567:19
2413.35:577:17
2513.35:587:16
2613.25:597:14
2713.26:007:12
2813.26:017:11
2913.16:027:09
3013.16:047:07
3113.06:057:06

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.64 kWh/m² to a high of 7.34 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
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266.0Intense
276.0Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Póvoa de Varzim

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season
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Is August a good time to visit Póvoa de Varzim?

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

8.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Póvoa de Varzim in August

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

In August, Póvoa de Varzim sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 17°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 4 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Póvoa de Varzim in August

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

12°14°16°18°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May16Cool
Jun17Cool
Jul17Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct17Cool
Nov16Cool
Dec15Bracing

UV index in Póvoa de Varzim in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Póvoa de Varzim peaks around June 23 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Póvoa de Varzim 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 Póvoa de Varzim is worst in September — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModerateGoodSep 1318 µg/m³Nov 237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar12Moderate
Apr11Good
May9Good
Jun9Good
Jul8Good
Aug16Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Póvoa de Varzim?

Póvoa de Varzim sits at 41.4°N, 8.8°W, 16 m above sea level, in Portugal. The nearest listed city is Pedroso, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Póvoa de Varzim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Póvoa de Varzim has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 294 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,521 m.

The land around Póvoa de Varzim is covered by water (39%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, water (51%) within 16 km, and trees (39%), water (30%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

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50 m
16 km
294 m
80 km
1,521 m
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August weather nearby: Pedroso 3.0 km · Vila do Conde 4.0 km · Esposende 17 km · Trofa 18 km · Bougado 18 km · Maia 20 km · Vermoim 20 km · Barcelos 20 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 Póvoa de Varzim (41.3834°, -8.7636°, elevation 16 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. 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).