Tavira weather in August

In August, Tavira sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-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 86% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Tavira's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tavira's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:52 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover
15%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
7.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Tavira is city seat of Tavira 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 33°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical August day in Tavira reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 36°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 Tavira

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 17 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
17
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Tavira 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 436.59.74.9
Feb16° / 425.310.65.6
Mar19° / 526.911.76.6
Apr21° / 11°507.312.96.9
May24° / 13°355.9147.8
Jun29° / 17°91.614.57.3
Jul32° / 19°10.214.35.4
Aug32° / 19°30.513.45.4
Sep28° / 17°243.412.37.2
Oct23° / 14°646.9117.4
Nov18° / 10°616.8106.5
Dec15° / 707.39.55.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% 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 8%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1955
2955
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4955
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6946
7946
8937
9928
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Tavira gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.5 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 2% and peaks near 3% 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 42% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14538152
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94139172
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Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light 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 5:39 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 7:34 PM to 6:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:397:34
213.95:407:33
313.95:417:32
413.85:417:31
513.85:427:30
613.85:437:29
713.75:447:28
813.75:457:27
913.75:467:26
1013.65:467:25
1113.65:477:24
1213.65:487:23
1313.55:497:21
1413.55:507:20
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1613.45:527:18
1713.45:527:16
1813.45:537:15
1913.35:547:14
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2113.35:567:11
2213.25:577:10
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2613.16:007:04
2713.06:017:03
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2913.06:037:00
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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 7.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.27 kWh/m² to a high of 7.94 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 7.11 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.6Intense
27.6Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
57.5Intense
67.4Intense
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286.6Intense
296.6Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Tavira?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tavira in August

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

In August, Tavira sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Tavira 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 offshore 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 Tavira 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 Tavira peaks around July 14 at about 10 (extreme) — 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 highVery 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 Tavira?

Tavira sits at 37.1°N, 7.6°W, 9 m above sea level, in Portugal. The nearest listed city is Laranjeiro, 16 km away.

Topography around Tavira

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tavira has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 518 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 726 m.

The land around Tavira is covered by grassland (39%) within 3 km, water (40%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and water (36%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
518 m
80 km
726 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Laranjeiro 16 km · Quelfes 17 km · Olhão 20 km · Ayamonte 23 km · Faro 28 km · Isla Cristina 31 km · Loulé 33 km · Quarteira 41 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 Tavira (37.1273°, -7.6486°, elevation 9 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).