Avilés weather in August

In August, Avilés sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 75 mm of rain across 12.3 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Avilés's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Avilés's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
1st warmest
Overnight low
16°
12th coldest
Rainfall
75 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
6:34 AM – 8:22 PM
Cloud cover
63%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Avilés is port city in northern Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 7.4 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month.

A typical August day in Avilés reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 24°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)
12216
22216
32216
42216
52216
62216
72216
82216
92216
102216
112216
122216
132216
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202216
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242216
252216
262216
272215
282215
292215
302115
312115

Avilés 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 11614.30.69.12.8
Feb12° / 9612.60.610.23.0
Mar14° / 10413.90.211.63.7
Apr15° / 11715.1013.23.8
May17° / 11°11415.2014.54.7
Jun19° / 14°8112.3015.25.6
Jul21° / 15°6511.3014.96.2
Aug22° / 16°7512.3013.86.3
Sep20° / 14°8012.2012.35.9
Oct18° / 12°12014.4010.85.2
Nov15° / 14415.709.53.7
Dec13° / 11813.70.28.83.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
34060
44159
54159
64159
74159
84159
94159
104159
114258
124258
134258
144258
154159
164159
174159
184060
193961
203961
213961
223862
233763
243763
253763
263763
273961
283862
293862
303961
314060

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Avilés gets around 75 mm of rain over 12.3 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 39% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
139
239
339
439
539
639
739
838
938
1038
1138
1238
1338
1438
1538
1638
1738
1838
1938
2039
2139
2239
2340
2440
2540
2640
2739
2839
2939
3039
3138

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 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 10% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15345110
26345010
36345010
46354910
56354810
67354810
77354810
87354810
97354810
107354810
117354810
128344810
138344810
148344810
158334810
168334810
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218334811
229344711
239344611
249354611
2510354510
2610364410
271137449
281137438
291238428
301339427
311339417

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:17 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 8:43 PM to 7:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.46:178:43
214.46:188:42
314.46:198:40
414.36:208:39
514.36:218:38
614.26:228:36
714.26:238:35
814.26:248:34
914.16:268:32
1014.16:278:31
1114.06:288:30
1214.06:298:28
1313.96:308:27
1413.96:318:25
1513.96:328:24
1613.86:348:22
1713.86:358:20
1813.76:368:19
1913.76:378:17
2013.66:388:16
2113.66:398:14
2213.56:408:12
2313.56:428:11
2413.46:438:09
2513.46:448:07
2613.36:458:06
2713.36:468:04
2813.26:478:02
2913.26:488:00
3013.16:507:58
3113.16:517:57

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.37 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.62 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
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175.6Bright
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195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Avilés?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Avilés for sightseeing.

What to pack for Avilés in August

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

In August, Avilés sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Avilés in August

The nearest coast averages about 21°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 21°C and coldest in March near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Aug 4 to Aug 31 — about 0.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan13Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr13Bracing
May15Bracing
Jun17Cool
Jul19Cool
Aug21Refreshing
Sep20Cool
Oct18Cool
Nov16Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Avilés in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Avilés peaks around June 23 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Avilés?

Avilés sits at 43.6°N, 5.9°W, 26 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Corvera de Asturias, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Avilés

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Avilés has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m around an average of 50 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 648 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,396 m.

The land around Avilés is covered by grassland (36%), artificial surfaces (29%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, trees (32%), water (32%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (36%), water (36%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
141 m
16 km
648 m
80 km
2,396 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Corvera de Asturias 4.0 km · Natahoyo 20 km · Gijón 21 km · Oviedo 23 km · La Felguera 33 km · Sama 35 km · Mieres 36 km · Villaquilambre 105 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 Avilés (43.5547°, -5.9248°, elevation 26 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).