Granada weather in August

In August, Granada sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 14 mm of rain across 4.4 wet days and about 13.4 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 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Granada's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Granada's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
17°
11th coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
4.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
6:35 AM – 8:02 PM
Cloud cover
19%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Granada is city in Spain.

Air quality
Moderate
PM10 39.9 µg/m³ · 2010
Founded
1492

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 29°C by the end.

A typical August day in Granada reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 13°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 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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133117
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312916

How August really feels in Granada

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.

Granada 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
Jan10° / 507.82.99.72.7
Feb12° / 487.52.810.63.2
Mar14° / 588.91.611.74.5
Apr17° / 5690.712.95.5
May21° / 508.60147.0
Jun26° / 14°265014.57.8
Jul30° / 17°82.8014.36.2
Aug30° / 17°144.4013.46.1
Sep25° / 13°355.8012.37.8
Oct20° / 507.20.1116.8
Nov14° / 587.60.5104.5
Dec11° / 587.61.59.53.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% 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
3955
4955
5946
6946
7946
8946
9946
10946
11937
12937
13937
14937
15937
16937
17937
18937
19937
20937
21928
22928
23928
24937
25928
26919
27919
28919
299010
308911
318911

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Granada gets around 14 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 15% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
113
214
314
415
515
615
715
815
915
1015
1114
1214
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1413
1513
1612
1712
1812
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2112
2212
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2614
2714
2814
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3014
3114

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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
190100
290100
389101
489101
588111
688111
788111
888111
987121
1087121
1187121
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3190100

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:23 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 8:18 PM to 7:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.96:238:18
213.96:238:17
313.96:248:16
413.86:258:15
513.86:268:14
613.86:278:13
713.76:288:12
813.76:298:11
913.76:298:10
1013.66:308:09
1113.66:318:08
1213.66:328:07
1313.56:338:05
1413.56:348:04
1513.56:358:03
1613.46:358:02
1713.46:368:00
1813.46:377:59
1913.36:387:58
2013.36:397:56
2113.36:407:55
2213.26:417:54
2313.26:417:52
2413.16:427:51
2513.16:437:50
2613.16:447:48
2713.06:457:47
2813.06:467:45
2913.06:467:44
3012.96:477:42
3112.96:487:41

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.33 kWh/m² to a high of 7.94 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 7.06 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
107.3Intense
117.3Intense
127.2Intense
137.2Intense
147.2Intense
157.1Intense
167.1Intense
177.0Intense
187.0Intense
197.0Intense
206.9Intense
216.9Intense
226.8Intense
236.8Intense
246.8Intense
256.7Intense
266.7Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Granada?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Granada in August

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

In August, Granada sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Granada in August

The nearest coast averages about 24°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 63 km away) is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 16 to Oct 13 — about 3.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar15Cool
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun20Refreshing
Jul22Refreshing
Aug24Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct20Cool
Nov17Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Granada 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 Granada peaks around July 17 at about 11 (extreme) — 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 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 11Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7Very high
Apr9Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Granada?

Granada sits at 37.2°N, 3.6°W, 689 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Maracena, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Granada

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Granada has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m around an average of 718 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,351 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,448 m.

The land around Granada is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
354 m
16 km
1,351 m
80 km
3,448 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Maracena 3.0 km · Armilla 5.0 km · Albolote 6.0 km · Zubia 8.0 km · Las Gabias 8.0 km · Atarfe 8.0 km · Santafé 10 km · Alcalá la Real 41 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 Granada (37.1882°, -3.6067°, elevation 689 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).