Gamonal weather in August

In August, Gamonal sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 20 mm of rain across 4.3 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Gamonal's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gamonal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
20 mm
4.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
6:27 AM – 8:11 PM
Cloud cover
35%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Gamonal is human settlement in Spain.

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 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical August day in Gamonal reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12714
22714
32714
42714
52714
62714
72714
82714
92714
102714
112714
122714
132714
142714
152714
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172714
182714
192714
202714
212713
222613
232613
242613
252613
262613
272613
282613
292513
302513
312513

How August really feels in Gamonal

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.

Gamonal weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 549.93.19.31.0
Feb / 4493.210.31.8
Mar12° / 5010.21.711.63.2
Apr14° / 6612.20.613.13.9
May18° / 6411.3014.45.6
Jun23° / 11°427.50157.3
Jul26° / 13°234.6014.87.9
Aug27° / 13°204.3013.77.9
Sep22° / 11°396.7012.37.4
Oct17° / 629.50.110.85.4
Nov11° / 6311.10.99.62.5
Dec / 569.21.391.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% 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 22%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38218
48119
58119
68119
78119
88119
98119
108119
118119
128020
138020
148020
158119
168119
178020
187921
197921
207921
217723
227723
237624
247624
257426
267426
277327
287327
297327
307228
317129

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Gamonal gets around 20 mm of rain over 4.3 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 14% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
114
214
314
414
514
614
714
814
914
1014
1114
1214
1314
1414
1513
1613
1713
1813
1913
2013
2114
2214
2314
2414
2514
2614
2715
2815
2916
3016
3117

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 80% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
171263
272253
373243
474233
575223
676222
777212
878202
979192
1079192
1180182
1279183
1380173
1480173
1580173
1681163
1781163
1881163
1981163
2081163
2181163
2282153
2383152
2483152
2584142
2684142
2785132
2886131
2987121
3087121
3187121

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 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 72 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:11 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 8:31 PM to 7:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.36:118:31
214.36:128:29
314.36:138:28
414.26:148:27
514.26:158:26
614.16:168:25
714.16:178:23
814.16:188:22
914.06:198:21
1014.06:208:19
1113.96:218:18
1213.96:228:17
1313.96:248:15
1413.86:258:14
1513.86:268:12
1613.76:278:11
1713.76:288:09
1813.66:298:08
1913.66:308:06
2013.66:318:05
2113.56:328:03
2213.56:338:01
2313.46:348:00
2413.46:367:58
2513.36:377:57
2613.36:387:55
2713.26:397:53
2813.26:407:51
2913.16:417:50
3013.16:427:48
3113.16:437:46

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 7.13 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.34 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.7Intense
66.7Intense
76.7Intense
86.6Intense
96.6Intense
106.6Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
156.4Intense
166.4Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Gamonal?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Gamonal in August

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

In August, Gamonal sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 4 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Gamonal 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 Gamonal peaks around July 16 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 10Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gamonal?

Gamonal sits at 42.4°N, 3.7°W, 867 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Burgos, 3.0 km away.

Torrelavega

Topography around Gamonal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gamonal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m around an average of 886 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 275 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,834 m.

The land around Gamonal is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (66%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%), trees (28%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
123 m
16 km
275 m
80 km
1,834 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Burgos 3.0 km · Miranda de Ebro 70 km · Aranda de Duero 76 km · Palencia 80 km · Gasteiz / Vitoria 99 km · Logroño 101 km · Laudio / Llodio 105 km · Torrelavega 115 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 Gamonal (42.3566°, -3.6732°, elevation 867 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).