Vila do Conde weather in August

In August, Vila do Conde sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 22 mm of rain across 3.8 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 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% 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 Vila do Conde's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vila do Conde's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
1st warmest
Overnight low
18°
12th coldest
Rainfall
22 mm
3.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:49 AM – 7:29 PM
Cloud cover
30%
2nd clearest
Wind
15 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Vila do Conde is city seat of Vila do Conde municipality.

Air quality
Good
PM10 25.7 µg/m³ · 2010

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 23°C through the month.

A typical August day in Vila do Conde reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C warmer than September.

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Vila do Conde 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° / 13312.39.43.5
Feb14° / 919.310.33.9
Mar15° / 11°10610.211.74.7
Apr16° / 12°10711.213.15.1
May18° / 14°9010.414.36.1
Jun21° / 16°315.514.97.4
Jul22° / 18°183.414.78.4
Aug23° / 18°223.813.78.4
Sep22° / 17°546.312.37.4
Oct19° / 15°14812.510.95.9
Nov16° / 12°15613.39.74.6
Dec14° / 10°15112.89.13.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% 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 19%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Vila do Conde gets around 22 mm of rain over 3.8 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 12% and peaks near 14% 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 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% of them.

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

Winds average 15 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 14 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
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516light 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 7:48 PM to 7:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:347:48
214.25:357:47
314.25:367:46
414.15:377:45
514.15:387:44
614.15:397:43
714.05:407:41
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
2513.35:587:15
2613.25:597:14
2713.26:007:12
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2913.16:027:09
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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 6.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.68 kWh/m² to a high of 7.33 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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276.0Intense
286.0Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Vila do Conde

In seasonPeak

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

Vila do Conde's rainy season runs October–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Vila do Conde?

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

8.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Vila do Conde in August

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

In August, Vila do Conde sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 18°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 4 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Vila do Conde 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 Vila do Conde 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 Vila do Conde 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 Vila do Conde 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 Vila do Conde 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 Vila do Conde?

Vila do Conde sits at 41.4°N, 8.7°W, 12 m above sea level, in Portugal. The nearest listed city is Póvoa de Varzim, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Vila do Conde

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vila do Conde has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 237 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,521 m.

The land around Vila do Conde is covered by water (38%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, water (47%) within 16 km, and trees (39%), water (30%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
237 m
80 km
1,521 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Póvoa de Varzim 4.0 km · Pedroso 6.0 km · Trofa 16 km · Bougado 16 km · Maia 17 km · Vermoim 17 km · Leça do Bailio 18 km · Leça da Palmeira 18 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 Vila do Conde (41.3533°, -8.7452°, elevation 12 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).