Almería weather in August

In August, Almería sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.6 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 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% 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 Almería's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Almería's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
6:31 AM – 7:57 PM
Cloud cover
16%
2nd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.9
out of 10

Almería is innhabited place in Almería, 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 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Almería reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 28°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)
12724
22724
32724
42724
52724
62724
72724
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Almería 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
Jan15° / 12°264.89.85.1
Feb15° / 12°244.610.65.2
Mar16° / 13°254.311.76.0
Apr18° / 15°17412.96.8
May20° / 17°132.513.97.9
Jun23° / 20°40.814.59.2
Jul26° / 23°10.114.39.2
Aug27° / 24°30.613.48.9
Sep24° / 22°141.912.28.7
Oct21° / 18°233.5117.8
Nov18° / 15°284.6106.7
Dec16° / 13°284.29.55.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 5%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1973
2973
3973
4973
5973
6973
7973
8973
9973
10964
11964
12964
13955
14955
15955
16955
17955
18955
19946
20946
21946
22946
23946
24946
25928
26928
27928
28928
29919
30919
319010

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Almería gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.6 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 2% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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314

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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 76% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
112349261
212349261
312349261
412449251
512449251
612449241
712450241
812451231
912451231
1012452221
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2421958210
2522057210
2622157200
2722157200
2822257190
2922357180
3022457170
3122656160

Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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3014light breeze
3114light breeze

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 6:19 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 8:13 PM to 7:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.96:198:13
213.96:208:12
313.86:208:11
413.86:218:10
513.86:228:09
613.86:238:08
713.76:248:07
813.76:258:06
913.76:258:05
1013.66:268:04
1113.66:278:03
1213.66:288:01
1313.56:298:00
1413.56:307:59
1513.56:307:58
1613.46:317:57
1713.46:327:55
1813.36:337:54
1913.36:347:53
2013.36:357:51
2113.26:367:50
2213.26:367:49
2313.26:377:47
2413.16:387:46
2513.16:397:44
2613.16:407:43
2713.06:417:42
2813.06:417:40
2912.96:427:39
3012.96:437:37
3112.96:447:36

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.5 kWh/m² to a high of 7.85 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.93 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.4Intense
37.4Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
117.1Intense
127.1Intense
137.0Intense
147.0Intense
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167.0Intense
176.9Intense
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246.6Intense
256.6Intense
266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Almería?

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

8.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Almería in August

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

In August, Almería sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 24°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Almería 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 25 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 12 to Oct 23 — about 4.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb15Bracing
Mar15Cool
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun20Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug24Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Almería 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 Almería peaks around July 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Almería?

Almería sits at 36.8°N, 2.5°W, 21 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Roquetas de Mar, 16 km away.

Topography around Almería

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Almería has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 288 m around an average of 49 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,184 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,449 m.

The land around Almería is covered by artificial surfaces (38%), water (28%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, water (42%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and water (38%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
288 m
16 km
1,184 m
80 km
3,449 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Roquetas de Mar 16 km · Vícar 16 km · Níjar 27 km · El Ejido 32 km · Berja 44 km · Adra 51 km · Antas 66 km · Huercal-Overa 77 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 Almería (36.8381°, -2.4597°, elevation 21 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).