Ávila weather in August

In August, Ávila sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 17 mm of rain across 4.6 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ávila's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ávila's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
4.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
6:34 AM – 8:12 PM
Cloud cover
29%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Ávila is human settlement in Ávila, Province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain.

Air quality
Excellent
PM10 13.5 µg/m³ · 2019

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 29°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical August day in Ávila reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Ávila

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ávila 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
Jan / 458.63.39.41.1
Feb / 387.73.110.42.0
Mar12° / 459.4211.73.5
Apr15° / 56111.113.14.3
May19° / 5710.80.114.26.0
Jun24° / 12°306.4014.97.6
Jul28° / 14°163.9014.67.4
Aug28° / 14°174.6013.67.5
Sep23° / 11°306012.37.6
Oct17° / 578.70.210.95.6
Nov11° / 579.31.19.72.8
Dec / 478.41.89.11.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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58911
68812
78812
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98812
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ávila gets around 17 mm of rain over 4.6 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 15% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
112
212
312
412
512
612
712
813
913
1013
1113
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1314
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1515
1615
1715
1816
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2016
2116
2216
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2616
2717
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2917
3017
3117

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1955
2955
3955
4955
5955
6955
7955
8955
9955
10955
11955
12955
13955
14955
15955
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19955
20955
21955
22955
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28964
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31964

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
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87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
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187calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:19 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 8:31 PM to 7:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.26:198:31
214.26:208:29
314.16:218:28
414.16:228:27
514.16:238:26
614.06:248:25
714.06:258:24
813.96:268:22
913.96:278:21
1013.96:288:20
1113.86:298:19
1213.86:308:17
1313.86:318:16
1413.76:328:15
1513.76:338:13
1613.66:348:12
1713.66:358:10
1813.56:368:09
1913.56:378:07
2013.56:388:06
2113.46:398:04
2213.46:408:03
2313.36:418:01
2413.36:428:00
2513.36:437:58
2613.26:447:57
2713.26:457:55
2813.16:467:54
2913.16:477:52
3013.06:487:50
3113.06:497:49

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.73 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.84 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.4Intense
37.4Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
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316.2Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Ávila?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ávila in August

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

In August, Ávila sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ávila 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 Ávila peaks around July 16 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Ávila in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Ávila is worst in August — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (July, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodAug 1714 µg/m³Jul 139 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr12Good
May9Good
Jun11Good
Jul8Good
Aug15Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ávila?

Ávila sits at 40.7°N, 4.7°W, 1,127 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Sotillo de la Adrada, 42 km away.

Topography around Ávila

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ávila has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m around an average of 1,099 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 686 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,226 m.

The land around Ávila is covered by grassland (50%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, grassland (68%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%), cropland (34%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
165 m
16 km
686 m
80 km
2,226 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Sotillo de la Adrada 42 km · Arevalo 45 km · San Lorenzo de El Escorial 47 km · El Escorial 49 km · Segovia 59 km · Collado-Villalba 59 km · Galapagar 59 km · Arenas de San Pedro 60 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 Ávila (40.6572°, -4.6995°, elevation 1,127 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).