Colmenar Viejo weather in August

In August, Colmenar Viejo sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 17 mm of rain across 4.4 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% 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 Colmenar Viejo's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Colmenar Viejo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
16°
11th coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
4.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
6:30 AM – 8:08 PM
Cloud cover
29%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Colmenar Viejo is human settlement in Colmenar Viejo, Community of Madrid, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM10 22.6 µg/m³ · 2010

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 28°C by the end.

A typical August day in Colmenar Viejo reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13117
23117
33117
43117
53117
63117
73016
83016
93016
103016
113016
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How August really feels in Colmenar Viejo

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.

Colmenar Viejo weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 518.84.29.41.5
Feb10° / 427.63.710.42.5
Mar14° / 539.22.411.74.1
Apr16° / 6411.21.613.14.8
May20° / 6010.90.314.26.3
Jun26° / 13°296.9014.97.3
Jul30° / 16°143.4014.66.1
Aug30° / 16°174.4013.66.3
Sep25° / 12°326012.37.6
Oct18° / 709.20.210.95.9
Nov12° / 659.51.59.73.2
Dec / 528.22.59.11.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% 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 13%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1919
2919
3919
48911
58911
68911
78911
88911
98812
108812
118812
128812
138713
148713
158713
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308218
318218

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Colmenar Viejo gets around 17 mm of rain over 4.4 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 14% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
111
211
312
412
512
613
713
813
914
1014
1114
1215
1315
1415
1515
1616
1716
1816
1916
2016
2116
2215
2315
2415
2515
2615
2715
2815
2915
3015
3115

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1964
2964
3955
4955
5955
6955
7955
8955
9955
10955
11946
12946
13955
14955
15955
16955
17955
18955
19955
20955
21955
22955
23955
24955
25955
26955
27955
28955
29946
30946
31946

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:15 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 8:27 PM to 7:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.26:158:27
214.26:168:26
314.16:178:25
414.16:188:24
514.16:198:22
614.06:208:21
714.06:218:20
813.96:228:19
913.96:238:18
1013.96:248:16
1113.86:258:15
1213.86:268:14
1313.86:278:12
1413.76:288:11
1513.76:298:10
1613.66:308:08
1713.66:318:07
1813.56:328:05
1913.56:338:04
2013.56:348:02
2113.46:358:01
2213.46:367:59
2313.36:377:58
2413.36:387:56
2513.36:397:55
2613.26:407:53
2713.26:417:51
2813.16:427:50
2913.16:437:48
3013.06:447:47
3113.06:457:45

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.78 kWh/m² to a high of 7.67 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.77 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.1Intense
87.1Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
117.0Intense
126.9Intense
136.9Intense
146.8Intense
156.8Intense
166.8Intense
176.7Intense
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206.6Intense
216.6Intense
226.5Intense
236.5Intense
246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Colmenar Viejo?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Colmenar Viejo in August

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

In August, Colmenar Viejo sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Colmenar Viejo 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 Colmenar Viejo peaks around July 15 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 15UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Colmenar Viejo?

Colmenar Viejo sits at 40.7°N, 3.8°W, 889 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Tres Cantos, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Colmenar Viejo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Colmenar Viejo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 270 m around an average of 852 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,267 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,988 m.

The land around Colmenar Viejo is covered by grassland (68%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, grassland (62%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (36%), cropland (31%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
270 m
16 km
1,267 m
80 km
1,988 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Tres Cantos 8.0 km · El Goloso 13 km · Torrelodones 16 km · Alcobendas 16 km · San Sebastián de los Reyes 17 km · Fuencarral-El Pardo 18 km · Mirasierra 19 km · Fuencarral 19 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 Colmenar Viejo (40.6591°, -3.7676°, elevation 889 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).