Torres Vedras weather in August

In August, Torres Vedras sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.4 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 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% 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 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Torres Vedras's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Torres Vedras's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
17°
12th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:55 AM – 7:27 PM
Cloud cover
23%
2nd clearest
Wind
17 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.0
out of 10

Torres Vedras is city seat of Torres Vedras 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 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Torres Vedras reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C warmer than September.

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Torres Vedras 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° / 739.59.64.1
Feb15° / 557.710.54.6
Mar17° / 11°578.511.75.5
Apr18° / 12°578.9136.0
May20° / 14°486.614.17.0
Jun23° / 16°112.414.78.4
Jul24° / 17°30.814.59.2
Aug25° / 17°51.413.59.0
Sep24° / 17°304.612.38.2
Oct21° / 15°819.5116.6
Nov17° / 12°8810.59.95.4
Dec15° / 10°819.99.34.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1928
2928
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5928
6919
7919
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9928
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Torres Vedras gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.4 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 4% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 45% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1647443
2747443
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4847423
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Wind in August

Winds average 17 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 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 72 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:41 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 7:45 PM to 7:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.15:417:45
214.05:427:44
314.05:437:43
414.05:447:42
513.95:457:41
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813.85:477:38
913.85:487:36
1013.85:497:35
1113.75:507:34
1213.75:517:33
1313.75:527:31
1413.65:537:30
1513.65:547:29
1613.55:557:27
1713.55:567:26
1813.55:577:25
1913.45:587:23
2013.45:597:22
2113.36:007:20
2213.36:017:19
2313.36:017:17
2413.26:027:16
2513.26:037:14
2613.16:047:13
2713.16:057:11
2813.16:067:10
2913.06:077:08
3013.06:087:07
3112.96:097:05

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 1.96 kWh/m² to a high of 7.52 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
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
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67.1Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Torres Vedras?

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

9.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Torres Vedras in August

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

In August, Torres Vedras sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 17°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Torres Vedras in August

The nearest coast averages about 18°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 18°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°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Bracing
May16Cool
Jun17Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct18Cool
Nov17Cool
Dec15Cool

UV index in Torres Vedras 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 Torres Vedras peaks around July 14 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 14UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct5High
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Torres Vedras?

Torres Vedras sits at 39.1°N, 9.3°W, 41 m above sea level, in Portugal. The nearest listed city is Vila Franca de Xira, 28 km away.

Topography around Torres Vedras

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Torres Vedras has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 187 m around an average of 75 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 438 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 674 m.

The land around Torres Vedras is covered by grassland (53%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (47%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and water (39%), grassland (27%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
187 m
16 km
438 m
80 km
674 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Vila Franca de Xira 28 km · Vialonga 29 km · Loures 30 km · Póvoa de Santa Iria 31 km · Santa Iria da Azóia 31 km · Peniche 31 km · Ramada 33 km · São João da Talha 33 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 Vedras (39.0911°, -9.2586°, elevation 41 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).