Cáceres weather in August

In August, Cáceres sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.6 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 78% 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 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Cáceres's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cáceres's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
6:43 AM – 8:16 PM
Cloud cover
21%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Cáceres is city in Extremadura, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³ · 2017

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 Cáceres 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 5°C warmer than September.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 26 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
26
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.

Cáceres 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
Jan12° / 558.29.53.3
Feb14° / 486.910.44.4
Mar17° / 557.511.76.0
Apr20° / 558.6136.5
May24° / 13°437.414.17.4
Jun29° / 17°152.714.76.6
Jul33° / 19°51.314.54.5
Aug33° / 19°71.613.54.6
Sep28° / 16°344.912.36.9
Oct22° / 13°798.3117.0
Nov16° / 708.49.85.2
Dec13° / 678.29.33.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% 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 11%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1928
2928
3928
4919
5919
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79010
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Cáceres gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.6 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 5% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 72% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
171272
272262
372262
472262
572262
672262
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872253
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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 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 6:57 AM, and sunset from 8:34 PM to 7:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.16:298:34
214.16:308:33
314.06:308:32
414.06:318:31
514.06:328:30
613.96:338:29
713.96:348:28
813.96:358:27
913.86:368:26
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1113.86:388:23
1213.76:398:22
1313.76:408:20
1413.66:418:19
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1613.66:438:16
1713.56:448:15
1813.56:458:14
1913.46:468:12
2013.46:478:11
2113.46:478:09
2213.36:488:08
2313.36:498:06
2413.26:508:05
2513.26:518:03
2613.26:528:02
2713.16:538:00
2813.16:547:59
2913.06:557:57
3013.06:567:56
3113.06:577:54

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.89 kWh/m² to a high of 7.87 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.96 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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316.3Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Cáceres?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Cáceres in August

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Cáceres 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 Cáceres peaks around July 17 at about 9 (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 17UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Cáceres?

Cáceres sits at 39.5°N, 6.4°W, 441 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Mérida, 62 km away.

Topography around Cáceres

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cáceres has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 284 m around an average of 422 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 448 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,231 m.

The land around Cáceres is covered by grassland (42%), artificial surfaces (31%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (82%) within 16 km, and grassland (63%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
284 m
16 km
448 m
80 km
1,231 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Mérida 62 km · Plasencia 66 km · Montijo 67 km · Don Benito 73 km · Villanueva de la Serena 74 km · Badajoz 84 km · Navalmoral de la Mata 85 km · Almendralejo 88 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 Cáceres (39.4765°, -6.3722°, elevation 441 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).