Calatayud weather in August

In August, Calatayud sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 21 mm of rain across 5.5 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 Calatayud's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Calatayud's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
21 mm
5.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
6:20 AM – 8:01 PM
Cloud cover
32%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Calatayud is Aragonese city, capital of the municipality of Calatayud, Spain.

Founded
1120

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 31°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical August day in Calatayud reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Calatayud

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.

Calatayud weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 307.11.59.42.1
Feb11° / 2661.410.33.0
Mar15° / 357.20.811.74.8
Apr17° / 529.50.413.15.6
May22° / 549.2014.36.7
Jun27° / 13°367.3014.96.9
Jul31° / 15°224.7014.75.6
Aug30° / 15°215.5013.75.8
Sep25° / 12°335.6012.37.7
Oct19° / 417.2010.96.6
Nov13° / 397.30.49.73.9
Dec10° / 265.90.89.12.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 18%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18713
28713
38713
48515
58515
68515
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Calatayud gets around 21 mm of rain over 5.5 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 18% and peaks near 19% 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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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279192
380182
480182
580182
681172
781172
881172
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Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
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318calm

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 6:05 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 8:20 PM to 7:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.26:058:20
214.26:068:19
314.26:078:18
414.16:088:17
514.16:098:15
614.16:108:14
714.06:118:13
814.06:128:12
914.06:138:10
1013.96:148:09
1113.96:158:08
1213.86:168:06
1313.86:178:05
1413.86:188:04
1513.76:198:02
1613.76:208:01
1713.66:227:59
1813.66:237:58
1913.56:247:56
2013.56:257:55
2113.56:267:53
2213.46:277:52
2313.46:287:50
2413.36:297:49
2513.36:307:47
2613.26:317:45
2713.26:327:44
2813.26:337:42
2913.16:347:40
3013.16:357:39
3113.06:367:37

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.84 kWh/m² to a high of 7.32 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.47 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
46.9Intense
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276.0Intense
286.0Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Calatayud?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Calatayud in August

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

In August, Calatayud sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Calatayud 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 Calatayud peaks around July 14 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 14UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Calatayud?

Calatayud sits at 41.4°N, 1.6°W, 542 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Montecanal, 66 km away.

Topography around Calatayud

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Calatayud has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m around an average of 573 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 994 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,124 m.

The land around Calatayud is covered by grassland (54%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (38%), grassland (36%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
174 m
16 km
994 m
80 km
2,124 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Montecanal 66 km · Utebo 67 km · Oliver-Valdefierro 67 km · Delicias 70 km · Almozara 71 km · Zaragoza 72 km · Tudela 79 km · Soria 82 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 Calatayud (41.3535°, -1.6432°, elevation 542 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).