Adra weather in August

In August, Adra sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Adra's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Adra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
6:34 AM – 7:59 PM
Cloud cover
18%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.9
out of 10

Adra is ancient Carthaginian and Roman port in modern-day 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 26°C through the month.

A typical August day in Adra reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°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)
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Adra 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 10°366.40.79.84.3
Feb14° / 10°365.90.710.64.4
Mar15° / 12°355.70.211.75.3
Apr17° / 13°255.3012.96.1
May19° / 16°184013.97.5
Jun23° / 19°92014.58.8
Jul26° / 22°20.4014.39.2
Aug26° / 23°61.5013.48.9
Sep23° / 20°163.4012.28.4
Oct20° / 17°304.8011.17.3
Nov16° / 13°4260.1105.9
Dec14° / 11°456.10.39.54.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 6%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1964
2964
3964
4964
5964
6964
7964
8955
9955
10955
11955
12955
13946
14946
15937
16937
17937
18937
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20937
21937
22937
23937
24928
25928
26928
27928
28919
29919
30919
319010

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Adra gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.5 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 5% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
42
53
63
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 47% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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201241434
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2711341415
2811342404
2911443394
3011444384
3111445373

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 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 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:21 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 8:15 PM to 7:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.96:218:15
213.96:228:14
313.86:238:13
413.86:248:12
513.86:248:11
613.76:258:10
713.76:268:09
813.76:278:08
913.76:288:07
1013.66:298:06
1113.66:308:05
1213.66:308:04
1313.56:318:02
1413.56:328:01
1513.56:338:00
1613.46:347:59
1713.46:357:57
1813.36:357:56
1913.36:367:55
2013.36:377:53
2113.26:387:52
2213.26:397:51
2313.26:407:49
2413.16:407:48
2513.16:417:47
2613.16:427:45
2713.06:437:44
2813.06:447:42
2912.96:457:41
3012.96:457:39
3112.96:467:38

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.48 kWh/m² to a high of 7.86 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.5Intense
37.4Intense
47.4Intense
57.4Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.3Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
117.2Intense
127.1Intense
137.1Intense
147.1Intense
157.0Intense
167.0Intense
177.0Intense
186.9Intense
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216.8Intense
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236.7Intense
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256.6Intense
266.6Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Adra?

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

8.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Adra in August

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

In August, Adra sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 23°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Adra in August

The nearest coast averages about 24°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 17 km away) is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 15 to Oct 17 — about 4.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar15Cool
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun20Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug24Warm
Sep22Refreshing
Oct20Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Adra 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 Adra peaks around July 17 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7Very high
Apr9Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Adra?

Adra sits at 36.7°N, 3.0°W, 12 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Berja, 13 km away.

Topography around Adra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Adra has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 507 m around an average of 73 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,326 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,449 m.

The land around Adra is covered by water (43%), artificial surfaces (28%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, water (47%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and water (38%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
507 m
16 km
1,326 m
80 km
3,449 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Berja 13 km · El Ejido 19 km · Vícar 35 km · Roquetas de Mar 36 km · Motril 44 km · Almería 51 km · Almuñécar 60 km · Guadix 62 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 Adra (36.7483°, -3.0208°, 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).