Ciutadella weather in August

In August, Ciutadella sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 11 mm of rain across 1.8 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Ciutadella's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ciutadella's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
6:01 AM – 7:37 PM
Cloud cover
21%
2nd clearest
Wind
16 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.8
out of 10

Ciutadella is capital del municipio homónimo de Menorca, España.

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 26°C through the month.

A typical August day in Ciutadella reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 2°C warmer than September.

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Ciutadella 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
Jan14° / 12°508.39.54.3
Feb13° / 12°407.110.44.1
Mar14° / 13°304.911.74.8
Apr16° / 14°315.8135.5
May18° / 17°244.214.27.1
Jun22° / 21°122.114.88.5
Jul25° / 23°30.814.59.3
Aug26° / 24°111.813.68.8
Sep24° / 22°456.312.37.9
Oct21° / 20°617.810.97.0
Nov18° / 16°77109.85.8
Dec15° / 14°548.49.24.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1946
2937
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5928
6919
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ciutadella gets around 11 mm of rain over 1.8 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 6% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 78% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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26171933373
27181933353
28192033333
291102133323
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Wind in August

Winds average 16 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 16 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
116light breeze
216light breeze
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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 5:47 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 7:55 PM to 7:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.15:477:55
214.15:477:54
314.15:487:53
414.05:497:52
514.05:507:51
614.05:517:49
713.95:527:48
813.95:537:47
913.95:547:46
1013.85:557:44
1113.85:567:43
1213.75:577:42
1313.75:587:41
1413.75:597:39
1513.66:007:38
1613.66:017:37
1713.66:027:35
1813.56:037:34
1913.56:047:32
2013.46:057:31
2113.46:067:29
2213.46:077:28
2313.36:087:26
2413.36:097:25
2513.26:107:23
2613.26:117:22
2713.16:127:20
2813.16:137:19
2913.16:147:17
3013.06:157:15
3113.06:167:14

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.94 kWh/m² to a high of 7.34 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
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256.0Intense
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.7Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Ciutadella?

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

8.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Ciutadella for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ciutadella in August

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

In August, Ciutadella sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 24°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Ciutadella in August

The nearest coast averages about 26°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 14 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 5 to Nov 3 — about 5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Cool
May18Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Ciutadella 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 Ciutadella peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ciutadella?

Ciutadella sits at 40.0°N, 3.8°E, 22 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Maó, 38 km away.

Topography around Ciutadella

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ciutadella has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 273 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,076 m.

The land around Ciutadella is covered by grassland (44%) within 3 km, water (70%) within 16 km, and water (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
69 m
16 km
273 m
80 km
1,076 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Maó 38 km · Alcúdia 64 km · Pollença 72 km · Manacor 72 km · Felanitx 84 km · Inca 85 km · Llucmajor 99 km · Marratxí 104 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 Ciutadella (40.0011°, 3.8414°, elevation 22 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).