Atamaría weather in August

In August, Atamaría sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.1 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-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 84% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Atamaría's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Atamaría's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
1st warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
6:24 AM – 7:51 PM
Cloud cover
21%
2nd clearest
Wind
17 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.9
out of 10

Atamaría is human settlement in Cartagena, Region of Murcia, 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 Atamaría reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 2°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Atamaría 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
Jan15° / 13°384.69.75.1
Feb14° / 13°224.110.65.1
Mar15° / 14°284.411.75.5
Apr17° / 15°233.212.96.4
May19° / 18°162.2147.6
Jun22° / 21°40.914.58.8
Jul25° / 24°10.214.39.4
Aug26° / 25°61.113.48.9
Sep24° / 23°333.512.38.4
Oct21° / 20°434.5117.7
Nov18° / 16°456106.7
Dec16° / 14°324.79.55.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% 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 8%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1955
2955
3955
4946
5946
6946
7937
8937
9937
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11937
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14937
15946
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259010
269010
278812
288812
298713
308713
318515

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Atamaría gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.1 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 3% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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21
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10217747
20217747
30217738
40217738
50217738
60218728
70218728
80219718
90219718
100220717
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201322695
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231422694
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251523683
261624663
271625653
281727623
291728622
301830592
311932571

Wind in August

Winds average 17 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours 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 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:11 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 8:08 PM to 7:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.06:118:08
213.96:118:07
313.96:128:06
413.96:138:05
513.86:148:04
613.86:158:03
713.86:168:02
813.76:178:01
913.76:178:00
1013.76:187:59
1113.66:197:57
1213.66:207:56
1313.66:217:55
1413.56:227:54
1513.56:237:52
1613.56:247:51
1713.46:247:50
1813.46:257:49
1913.46:267:47
2013.36:277:46
2113.36:287:44
2213.26:297:43
2313.26:307:42
2413.26:317:40
2513.16:317:39
2613.16:327:37
2713.06:337:36
2813.06:347:34
2913.06:357:33
3012.96:367:31
3112.96:377:30

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.38 kWh/m² to a high of 7.68 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.66 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.1Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
96.9Intense
106.9Intense
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286.2Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Atamaría?

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
8.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Atamaría in August

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

In August, Atamaría sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 25°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Atamaría in August

The nearest coast averages about 26°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 16 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 2 to Nov 4 — about 5.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb14Bracing
Mar15Bracing
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Atamaría in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Atamaría peaks around July 14 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Atamaría?

Atamaría sits at 37.6°N, 0.8°W, 98 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is La Unión, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Atamaría

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Atamaría has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 366 m around an average of 105 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 388 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,570 m.

The land around Atamaría is covered by trees (27%) within 3 km, water (66%) within 16 km, and water (47%) within 80 km.

3 km
366 m
16 km
388 m
80 km
1,570 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: La Unión 7.0 km · Cartagena 16 km · Barrio de Peral 16 km · Los Alcázares 17 km · Torre-Pacheco 21 km · San Javier 23 km · San Pedro del Pinatar 26 km · Pilar de la Horadada 30 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 Atamaría (37.5999°, -0.8068°, elevation 98 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).