Antas weather in August

In August, Antas sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 13 mm of rain across 2.3 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Antas's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Antas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
2.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
6:29 AM – 7:55 PM
Cloud cover
25%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical August day in Antas reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 34°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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43121
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73121
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Antas weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 294.99.75.7
Feb17° / 244.610.66.2
Mar19° / 354.911.77.0
Apr21° / 11°345.212.97.4
May24° / 14°203.7148.2
Jun28° / 18°81.614.57.6
Jul31° / 20°40.514.36.3
Aug31° / 20°132.313.46.0
Sep27° / 18°435.212.37.3
Oct23° / 14°395.4117.7
Nov19° / 10°395.6106.9
Dec16° / 324.79.56.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1928
2928
3928
49010
59010
68911
78911
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317921

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Antas gets around 13 mm of rain over 2.3 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 7% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
12
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43
54
64
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105
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126
136
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3013
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 32% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1152129323
2162129313
3162129313
4172130303
5172030293
6182030293
7182031283
8192031273
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25132031332
26132032332
27132032332
28132132321
29142133321
30142133311
31152133301

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
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108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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168calm
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268calm
278calm
288calm
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308calm
318calm

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 6:16 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 8:12 PM to 7:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.96:168:12
213.96:178:11
313.96:178:10
413.86:188:09
513.86:198:08
613.86:208:07
713.76:218:06
813.76:228:05
913.76:228:03
1013.66:238:02
1113.66:248:01
1213.66:258:00
1313.56:267:59
1413.56:277:58
1513.56:287:56
1613.46:297:55
1713.46:297:54
1813.46:307:52
1913.36:317:51
2013.36:327:50
2113.36:337:48
2213.26:347:47
2313.26:357:46
2413.16:357:44
2513.16:367:43
2613.16:377:41
2713.06:387:40
2813.06:397:38
2913.06:407:37
3012.96:417:36
3112.96:417:34

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.43 kWh/m² to a high of 7.82 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.1Intense
87.1Intense
97.1Intense
107.0Intense
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296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Antas?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Antas in August

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

In August, Antas sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Antas in August

The nearest coast averages about 25°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 14 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 6 to Oct 30 — about 4.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb15Bracing
Mar15Bracing
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Refreshing
Aug25Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct21Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Antas 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 Antas peaks around July 15 at about 10 (extreme) — 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 highVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Antas?

Antas sits at 37.2°N, 1.9°W, 0 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Huercal-Overa, 16 km away.

Topography around Antas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Antas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 223 m around an average of 130 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 866 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,160 m.

The land around Antas is covered by grassland (45%) within 3 km, grassland (42%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (34%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
223 m
16 km
866 m
80 km
2,160 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Huercal-Overa 16 km · Águilas 35 km · Níjar 40 km · Lorca 51 km · Almería 66 km · Mazarrón 66 km · Totana 69 km · Vícar 79 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 Antas (37.2454°, -1.9176°, 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. 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).