Carballo weather in August

In August, Carballo sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 43 mm of rain across 7.1 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 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Carballo's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Carballo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
1st warmest
Overnight low
16°
12th coldest
Rainfall
43 mm
7.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
6:45 AM – 8:32 PM
Cloud cover
49%
2nd clearest
Wind
17 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Carballo is human settlement in Carballo, Bergantiños, A Coruña Province, Spain.

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 21°C through the month.

A typical August day in Carballo reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C warmer than September.

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Carballo 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 14714.99.22.8
Feb12° / 10212.410.23.0
Mar14° / 10412.311.63.7
Apr14° / 10°1101413.23.9
May16° / 11°8112.214.44.9
Jun18° / 14°488.215.16.3
Jul20° / 15°305.714.97.1
Aug21° / 16°437.113.87.1
Sep20° / 15°648.812.36.5
Oct17° / 13°13413.510.85.1
Nov14° / 11°15516.49.53.6
Dec13° / 14214.78.93.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Carballo gets around 43 mm of rain over 7.1 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 22% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days.

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3123

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 45% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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311546382

Wind in August

Winds average 17 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
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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 6:29 AM to 7:02 AM, and sunset from 8:53 PM to 8:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.46:298:53
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314.36:318:51
414.36:328:49
514.26:338:48
614.26:348:47
714.26:358:45
814.16:368:44
914.16:378:43
1014.06:398:41
1114.06:408:40
1214.06:418:38
1313.96:428:37
1413.96:438:36
1513.86:448:34
1613.86:458:32
1713.76:468:31
1813.76:488:29
1913.76:498:28
2013.66:508:26
2113.66:518:25
2213.56:528:23
2313.56:538:21
2413.46:548:20
2513.46:558:18
2613.36:578:16
2713.36:588:14
2813.26:598:13
2913.27:008:11
3013.17:018:09
3113.17:028:07

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.33 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Carballo?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Carballo for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Carballo in August

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

In August, Carballo sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Carballo in August

The nearest coast averages about 18°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 19 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in March near 13°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

12°14°16°18°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr13Bracing
May14Bracing
Jun16Cool
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov15Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Carballo 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 Carballo 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
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Carballo?

Carballo sits at 43.2°N, 8.7°W, 111 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Arteixo, 18 km away.

Topography around Carballo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Carballo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 130 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 591 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 999 m.

The land around Carballo is covered by trees (53%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and water (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
118 m
16 km
591 m
80 km
999 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Arteixo 18 km · Culleredo 26 km · Cambre 29 km · A Coruña 30 km · Oleiros 33 km · Santiago de Compostela 39 km · Ferrol 48 km · Teo 48 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 Carballo (43.213°, -8.691°, elevation 111 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).