Alcázar de San Juan weather in August

In August, Alcázar de San Juan sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 10 mm of rain across 2.2 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Alcázar de San Juan's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alcázar de San Juan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
11th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
2.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
6:30 AM – 8:04 PM
Cloud cover
22%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Alcázar de San Juan is capital of Alcázar de San Juan Municipality, Spain.

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 35°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical August day in Alcázar de San Juan reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 6°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Alcázar de San Juan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 28 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
28
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Alcázar de San Juan 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 306.60.59.52.8
Feb13° / 2960.410.53.9
Mar17° / 356.70.211.75.8
Apr19° / 448.10.1136.5
May24° / 12°397.1014.17.4
Jun30° / 17°193.9014.76.0
Jul34° / 20°71.7014.53.8
Aug34° / 19°102.2013.54.2
Sep28° / 15°223.9012.37.1
Oct21° / 11°447.10117.1
Nov15° / 426.509.84.8
Dec11° / 416.80.49.33.1

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 9%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1946
2946
3946
4946
5937
6937
7928
8928
9928
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Alcázar de San Juan gets around 10 mm of rain over 2.2 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 7% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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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
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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 6:16 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 8:22 PM to 7:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.16:168:22
214.16:178:21
314.06:188:20
414.06:198:18
514.06:208:17
613.96:218:16
713.96:228:15
813.96:238:14
913.86:248:13
1013.86:248:11
1113.76:258:10
1213.76:268:09
1313.76:278:08
1413.66:288:06
1513.66:298:05
1613.66:308:04
1713.56:318:02
1813.56:328:01
1913.46:338:00
2013.46:347:58
2113.46:357:57
2213.36:367:55
2313.36:377:54
2413.26:387:52
2513.26:397:51
2613.26:407:49
2713.16:417:48
2813.16:427:46
2913.06:437:44
3013.06:437:43
3112.96:447:41

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 1.97 kWh/m² to a high of 7.88 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.98 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.6Intense
27.5Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
57.4Intense
67.4Intense
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107.2Intense
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316.3Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Alcázar de San Juan?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Alcázar de San Juan for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Alcázar de San Juan in August

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

In August, Alcázar de San Juan sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Alcázar de San Juan 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 Alcázar de San Juan peaks around July 16 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 highVery highVery highHighModerateJul 16UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Alcázar de San Juan?

Alcázar de San Juan sits at 39.4°N, 3.2°W, 644 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Campo de Criptana, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Alcázar de San Juan

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Alcázar de San Juan.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alcázar de San Juan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 651 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 822 m.

The land around Alcázar de San Juan is covered by cropland (56%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, cropland (79%) within 16 km, and cropland (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
94 m
16 km
183 m
80 km
822 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Campo de Criptana 7.0 km · Tomelloso 30 km · Manzanares 46 km · La Solana 50 km · Daimiel 50 km · Villarrobledo 54 km · Tarancón 71 km · Valdepeñas 71 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 Alcázar de San Juan (39.3901°, -3.2083°, elevation 644 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).