Vila Nova de Foz Côa weather in August

In August, Vila Nova de Foz Côa sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 13 mm of rain across 3.3 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Nova de Foz Côa's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vila Nova de Foz Côa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
3.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:43 AM – 7:22 PM
Cloud cover
27%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Vila Nova de Foz Côa is city seat of Vila Nova de Foz Côa 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 29°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical August day in Vila Nova de Foz Côa reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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42916
52916
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72916
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Vila Nova de Foz Côa 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
Jan10° / 659.19.42.3
Feb12° / 446.610.43.5
Mar15° / 498.111.75.0
Apr17° / 5510.113.15.6
May21° / 10°489.214.36.7
Jun26° / 13°204.614.97.8
Jul29° / 15°122.714.77.1
Aug29° / 15°133.313.67.1
Sep25° / 13°334.412.38.0
Oct20° / 10°82910.96.4
Nov14° / 719.49.73.9
Dec10° / 728.69.12.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% 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 16%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18713
28713
38713
48614
58614
68614
78515
88416
98416
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Vila Nova de Foz Côa gets around 13 mm of rain over 3.3 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 10% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
18
29
39
49
59
610
710
810
99
109
119
129
139
149
159
169
1710
1810
1910
2011
2111
2211
2312
2412
2512
2612
2712
2812
2912
3012
3112

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 58% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
155414
256404
357394
457394
558384
658384
758384
857385
957385
1057385
1157385
1256395
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2559374
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2760364
2862353
2963343
3064333
3165323

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
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278calm
288calm
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308calm
318calm

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 5:28 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 7:41 PM to 6:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:287:41
214.25:297:40
314.25:307:39
414.15:317:38
514.15:327:37
614.05:337:36
714.05:347:34
814.05:357:33
913.95:367:32
1013.95:377:31
1113.95:387:29
1213.85:397:28
1313.85:407:27
1413.75:417:25
1513.75:427:24
1613.75:437:22
1713.65:447:21
1813.65:457:19
1913.55:467:18
2013.55:477:16
2113.45:487:15
2213.45:497:13
2313.45:507:12
2413.35:517:10
2513.35:527:09
2613.25:537:07
2713.25:547:05
2813.15:557:04
2913.15:567:02
3013.15:577:00
3113.05:586:59

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.57 kWh/m² to a high of 7.49 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.65 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.1Intense
57.1Intense
67.1Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
96.9Intense
106.9Intense
116.9Intense
126.8Intense
136.8Intense
146.7Intense
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236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Vila Nova de Foz Côa?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Vila Nova de Foz Côa in August

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

In August, Vila Nova de Foz Côa sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Vila Nova de Foz Côa 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 Vila Nova de Foz Côa peaks around July 12 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 12UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Vila Nova de Foz Côa 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 Nova de Foz Côa is worst in August — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodAug 1922 µg/m³Nov 237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr11Good
May8Good
Jun9Good
Jul12Good
Aug22Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Vila Nova de Foz Côa?

Vila Nova de Foz Côa sits at 41.1°N, 7.1°W, 0 m above sea level, in Portugal. The nearest listed city is Custoias, 15 km away.

Topography around Vila Nova de Foz Côa

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Vila Nova de Foz Côa.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vila Nova de Foz Côa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 501 m around an average of 351 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 806 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,541 m.

The land around Vila Nova de Foz Côa is covered by shrubs (36%), grassland (33%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (41%), shrubs (30%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (61%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
501 m
16 km
806 m
80 km
1,541 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Custoias 15 km · Vila Real 56 km · Sequeira 59 km · Guarda 61 km · Baião 75 km · Chaves 78 km · Viseu 80 km · Cabeceiras de Basto 86 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 Nova de Foz Côa (41.0819°, -7.1415°, elevation 0 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. 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).