Torres Novas weather in August

In August, Torres Novas sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 9 mm of rain across 2.3 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 06 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Torres Novas's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Torres Novas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
16°
12th coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
2.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:51 AM – 7:25 PM
Cloud cover
22%
2nd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Torres Novas is city seat of Torres Novas municipality.

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 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Torres Novas reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13016
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Torres Novas 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
Jan14° / 759.39.54.1
Feb15° / 577.410.44.9
Mar18° / 648.311.76.2
Apr20° / 10°659.3136.4
May23° / 12°60814.17.3
Jun27° / 15°163.414.77.9
Jul30° / 16°51.414.56.9
Aug30° / 16°92.313.56.6
Sep27° / 15°394.912.37.5
Oct22° / 13°899.5116.8
Nov17° / 859.79.85.5
Dec14° / 839.19.34.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% 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 11%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1919
2919
3919
4919
5919
6919
79010
89010
98911
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Torres Novas gets around 9 mm of rain over 2.3 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 7% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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26
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47
57
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 52% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12256211
22355211
32454211
42553211
52553211
62651221
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112650231
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Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
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514light breeze
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914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 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 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:37 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 7:43 PM to 7:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.15:377:43
214.15:387:42
314.05:397:41
414.05:407:40
514.05:417:39
613.95:427:38
713.95:437:37
813.95:447:35
913.85:457:34
1013.85:467:33
1113.85:477:32
1213.75:487:30
1313.75:497:29
1413.65:497:28
1513.65:507:27
1613.65:517:25
1713.55:527:24
1813.55:537:22
1913.45:547:21
2013.45:557:20
2113.45:567:18
2213.35:577:17
2313.35:587:15
2413.25:597:14
2513.26:007:12
2613.26:017:11
2713.16:027:09
2813.16:037:07
2913.06:047:06
3013.06:057:04
3113.06:067:03

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.9 kWh/m² to a high of 7.57 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.74 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.3Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.1Intense
77.1Intense
87.1Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
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126.9Intense
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256.3Intense
266.3Intense
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286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Torres Novas?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Torres Novas in August

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

In August, Torres Novas sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Torres Novas in August

The nearest coast averages about 19°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 53 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

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

12°14°16°18°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Cool
May16Cool
Jun18Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep19Cool
Oct18Cool
Nov17Cool
Dec15Cool

UV index in Torres Novas 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 Torres Novas peaks around July 15 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 15UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Torres Novas 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 Torres Novas is worst in August — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.6× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModerateGoodAug 1525 µg/m³Nov 237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar12Moderate
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun17Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct19Moderate
Nov7Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Torres Novas?

Torres Novas sits at 39.5°N, 8.5°W, 72 m above sea level, in Portugal. The nearest listed city is Entroncamento, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Torres Novas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Torres Novas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m around an average of 68 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 669 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,199 m.

The land around Torres Novas is covered by grassland (53%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (40%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
109 m
16 km
669 m
80 km
1,199 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Entroncamento 7.0 km · Monsanto 15 km · Tomar 18 km · Santarém 30 km · Leiria 37 km · Alcobaça 38 km · Marinha Grande 45 km · Pombal 50 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 Torres Novas (39.4758°, -8.5435°, elevation 72 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).