A Estrada weather in August

In August, A Estrada sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 48 mm of rain across 6.6 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 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is A Estrada's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see A Estrada's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
48 mm
6.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
6:45 AM – 8:31 PM
Cloud cover
45%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

A Estrada is innhabited place in La Estrada, Spain.

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 24°C through the month.

A typical August day in A Estrada reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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A Estrada 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
Jan11° / 163149.22.6
Feb12° / 11311.210.33.2
Mar15° / 12412.311.64.2
Apr16° / 13014.413.14.4
May18° / 10°11113.214.45.5
Jun21° / 12°608.615.16.8
Jul24° / 14°335.914.87.8
Aug24° / 14°486.613.77.8
Sep22° / 13°808.812.36.9
Oct18° / 11°16613.910.85.3
Nov14° / 168159.63.5
Dec12° / 16513.78.92.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36436
46436
56436
66436
76337
86337
96238
106238
116238
126238
136238
146238
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316139

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

A Estrada gets around 48 mm of rain over 6.6 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 21% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
117
218
318
418
519
619
719
820
920
1020
1121
1221
1321
1422
1522
1622
1722
1822
1922
2022
2122
2222
2322
2422
2522
2622
2722
2822
2922
3022
3122

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 (%)
11658242
21757242
31855243
41855243
51954243
62054233
72053243
82053243
92054242
102153242
112153242
122152252
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162153251
172153251
182251261
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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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
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712calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 7:02 AM, and sunset from 8:51 PM to 8:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.46:298:51
214.36:308:50
314.36:318:48
414.26:328:47
514.26:338:46
614.26:358:45
714.16:368:43
814.16:378:42
914.06:388:41
1014.06:398:39
1114.06:408:38
1213.96:418:37
1313.96:428:35
1413.86:438:34
1513.86:448:32
1613.86:458:31
1713.76:478:29
1813.76:488:28
1913.66:498:26
2013.66:508:24
2113.56:518:23
2213.56:528:21
2313.46:538:20
2413.46:548:18
2513.36:558:16
2613.36:568:15
2713.36:588:13
2813.26:598:11
2913.27:008:09
3013.17:018:08
3113.17:028:06

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.37 kWh/m² to a high of 6.52 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.73 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
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155.8Bright
165.8Bright
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215.5Bright
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255.4Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit A Estrada?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for A Estrada in August

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

In August, A Estrada sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near A Estrada 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 at the nearest coast (about 47 km away) 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
Mar13Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May15Cool
Jun16Cool
Jul17Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov15Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in A Estrada 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 A Estrada peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is A Estrada?

A Estrada sits at 42.7°N, 8.5°W, 301 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Ribeira, 7.0 km away.

Topography around A Estrada

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around A Estrada has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 295 m around an average of 275 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 797 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,333 m.

The land around A Estrada is covered by trees (60%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, trees (67%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (51%), grassland (24%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
295 m
16 km
797 m
80 km
1,333 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Ribeira 7.0 km · Teo 13 km · Santiago de Compostela 22 km · Vilagarcía de Arousa 25 km · Lalín 31 km · Poio 31 km · Pontevedra 31 km · Boiro 33 km

Spain travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 65% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$38,627
2025
Happiness
6.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 540
Religion
Roman Catholic 58%atheist 16%agnostic 11%non-believer 11%

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 A Estrada (42.6891°, -8.4884°, elevation 301 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).