Cartaya weather in August

In August, Cartaya sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Cartaya's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cartaya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
6:49 AM – 8:16 PM
Cloud cover
15%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
7.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Cartaya is capital town of the municipality of Cartaya, 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 31°C through the month.

A typical August day in Cartaya reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Cartaya 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
Jan15° / 405.99.75.2
Feb16° / 10°354.810.65.8
Mar19° / 12°405.811.76.8
Apr21° / 13°42612.97.2
May24° / 16°274.8148.0
Jun28° / 19°61.114.57.9
Jul31° / 21°10.114.36.3
Aug31° / 21°20.513.46.2
Sep28° / 19°202.912.37.6
Oct23° / 17°596.2117.6
Nov19° / 13°496.1106.8
Dec16° / 10°616.49.55.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 7%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1955
2955
3946
4937
5937
6937
7937
8937
9937
10937
11928
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14928
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25928
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30919
31919

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Cartaya gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.5 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 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 27% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
162743231
262742241
362641251
462641261
572541271
672441271
772341281
872242281
972242281
1072143281
1162144281
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Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 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 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:37 AM to 7:02 AM, and sunset from 8:33 PM to 7:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.96:378:33
213.96:378:32
313.96:388:31
413.86:398:30
513.86:408:29
613.86:418:28
713.86:428:27
813.76:438:26
913.76:438:24
1013.76:448:23
1113.66:458:22
1213.66:468:21
1313.56:478:20
1413.56:488:19
1513.56:498:17
1613.46:498:16
1713.46:508:15
1813.46:518:13
1913.36:528:12
2013.36:538:11
2113.36:548:09
2213.26:558:08
2313.26:558:07
2413.16:568:05
2513.16:578:04
2613.16:588:02
2713.06:598:01
2813.07:007:59
2913.07:017:58
3012.97:017:56
3112.97:027:55

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.28 kWh/m² to a high of 7.93 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 7.1 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.6Intense
27.6Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
57.5Intense
67.4Intense
77.4Intense
87.4Intense
97.3Intense
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316.5Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Cartaya?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
8.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Cartaya in August

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

In August, Cartaya sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Cartaya in August

The nearest coast averages about 23°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 18 km away) is warmest in August at about 23°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 15 to Oct 18 — about 4.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr17Cool
May18Cool
Jun20Refreshing
Jul22Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct20Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Cartaya 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 Cartaya peaks around July 14 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Cartaya?

Cartaya sits at 37.3°N, 7.2°W, 16 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Lepe, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Cartaya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cartaya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 946 m.

The land around Cartaya is covered by grassland (52%) within 3 km, trees (31%), grassland (31%) and water (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (35%) and water (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
192 m
80 km
946 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Lepe 6.0 km · Aljaraque 11 km · Isla Cristina 17 km · Huelva 19 km · Ayamonte 24 km · Moguer 28 km · Tavira 47 km · Almonte 56 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 Cartaya (37.2811°, -7.1507°, elevation 16 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).