Badajoz weather in August

In August, Badajoz sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1.2 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 06 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Badajoz's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Badajoz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
1.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
6:46 AM – 8:18 PM
Cloud cover
19%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Badajoz is city in Extremadura, capital of Badajoz Municipality, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1230

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 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical August day in Badajoz reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 27 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
27
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Badajoz 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 467.39.64.0
Feb15° / 415.810.55.1
Mar18° / 456.611.76.5
Apr20° / 10°437.3136.8
May25° / 13°376.714.17.5
Jun30° / 16°112.414.76.5
Jul33° / 19°20.814.44.6
Aug33° / 19°41.213.54.6
Sep29° / 16°233.812.36.8
Oct23° / 13°667.6117.2
Nov17° / 607.39.95.8
Dec14° / 597.49.34.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2937
3928
4928
5928
6928
7928
8919
9919
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Badajoz gets around 4 mm of rain over 1.2 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 4% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
12
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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 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
156386
256386
356377
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Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

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
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 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 72 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:32 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 8:36 PM to 7:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.16:328:36
214.06:338:35
314.06:348:33
414.06:358:32
513.96:368:31
613.96:378:30
713.96:388:29
813.86:398:28
913.86:408:27
1013.86:418:26
1113.76:418:24
1213.76:428:23
1313.66:438:22
1413.66:448:21
1513.66:458:19
1613.56:468:18
1713.56:478:17
1813.56:488:15
1913.46:498:14
2013.46:508:12
2113.36:518:11
2213.36:528:09
2313.36:538:08
2413.26:548:07
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2613.16:558:04
2713.16:568:02
2813.16:578:01
2913.06:587:59
3013.06:597:57
3112.97:007:56

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.95 kWh/m² to a high of 7.87 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.97 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.5Intense
37.5Intense
47.4Intense
57.4Intense
67.4Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Badajoz?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Badajoz in August

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

In August, Badajoz sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Badajoz 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 Badajoz peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 14UV 9Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Badajoz?

Badajoz sits at 38.9°N, 7.0°W, 192 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Montijo, 31 km away.

Topography around Badajoz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Badajoz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 179 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 893 m.

The land around Badajoz is covered by artificial surfaces (35%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, cropland (39%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
71 m
16 km
167 m
80 km
893 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Montijo 31 km · Almendralejo 53 km · Mérida 55 km · Portalegre 61 km · Zafra 70 km · Cáceres 84 km · Évora 88 km · Don Benito 96 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 Badajoz (38.8779°, -6.9706°, elevation 192 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).