Calahorra weather in August

In August, Calahorra sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 31 mm of rain across 5.9 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Calahorra's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Calahorra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
16°
12th coldest
Rainfall
31 mm
5.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
6:20 AM – 8:04 PM
Cloud cover
38%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Calahorra is capital of the Calahorra municipality, La Rioja, Spain.

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 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical August day in Calahorra reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 35°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)
13016
23016
33016
43016
53016
63016
73016
83016
93016
103016
113016
123016
133016
143016
153016
163016
173016
182916
192916
202916
212916
222916
232916
242916
252916
262915
272815
282815
292815
302815
312815

How August really feels in Calahorra

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.

Calahorra 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
Jan10° / 4081.29.32.4
Feb12° / 3171.210.33.2
Mar15° / 398.30.711.64.8
Apr18° / 579.90.213.15.6
May22° / 10°5910.2014.46.5
Jun26° / 14°477.80157.1
Jul29° / 16°285.6014.86.2
Aug29° / 16°315.9013.76.2
Sep25° / 13°366.9012.37.5
Oct20° / 10°487.8010.86.6
Nov14° / 5090.69.64.1
Dec11° / 357.30.692.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
27921
37921
47921
57822
67822
77822
87822
97723
107723
117723
127723
137723
147723
157723
167723
177723
187723
197624
207624
217624
227624
237525
247426
257426
267327
277228
287228
297030
307030
316931

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Calahorra gets around 31 mm of rain over 5.9 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 19% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
119
219
319
419
519
619
719
820
920
1020
1120
1219
1319
1419
1519
1619
1718
1818
1918
2018
2118
2218
2318
2418
2518
2618
2719
2819
2920
3020
3120

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 49% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14138210
24237210
34237200
44336200
54436191
64536191
74635181
84635181
94735171
104835171
114835161
124935151
135035151
145035141
155035141
165135131
175036131
185036131
195036131
205036131
215037121
225037121
235037121
245137111
255137111
265236111
275436100
285535100
295535100
30573490
31583390

Wind in August

Winds average 10 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
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 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 72 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:04 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 8:24 PM to 7:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.36:048:24
214.36:058:23
314.36:068:21
414.26:078:20
514.26:088:19
614.16:098:18
714.16:108:16
814.16:118:15
914.06:138:14
1014.06:148:12
1113.96:158:11
1213.96:168:10
1313.96:178:08
1413.86:188:07
1513.86:198:05
1613.76:208:04
1713.76:218:02
1813.66:228:01
1913.66:237:59
2013.66:247:58
2113.56:257:56
2213.56:277:55
2313.46:287:53
2413.46:297:51
2513.36:307:50
2613.36:317:48
2713.26:327:46
2813.26:337:45
2913.16:347:43
3013.16:357:41
3113.16:367:39

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.62 kWh/m² to a high of 7.01 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.6Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Calahorra?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Calahorra in August

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

In August, Calahorra sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Calahorra in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Calahorra peaks around July 13 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 9Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Calahorra?

Calahorra sits at 42.3°N, 2.0°W, 352 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Tudela, 40 km away.

Topography around Calahorra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Calahorra has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m around an average of 330 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 642 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,106 m.

The land around Calahorra is covered by cropland (43%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (36%), trees (31%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
150 m
16 km
642 m
80 km
2,106 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Tudela 40 km · Logroño 44 km · Barañáin 60 km · Iturrama 61 km · Ermitagaña 61 km · Primer Ensanche 62 km · Segundo Ensanche 62 km · Pamplona 63 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 Calahorra (42.3051°, -1.9652°, elevation 352 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).