Guadalajara weather in August

In August, Guadalajara sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 9 mm of rain across 2.1 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 32°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% 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 Guadalajara's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guadalajara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
17°
11th coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
6:28 AM – 8:06 PM
Cloud cover
27%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Guadalajara is city in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM10 26.7 µg/m³ · 2019

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 32°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical August day in Guadalajara reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 35°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)
13317
23317
33317
43217
53217
63217
73217
83217
93217
103217
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303015
313015

How August really feels in Guadalajara

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 9 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
9
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Guadalajara 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 / 437.51.39.42.1
Feb11° / 3461.210.43.2
Mar15° / 417.20.411.75.0
Apr18° / 508.40.1135.9
May22° / 10°438.1014.27.0
Jun28° / 14°194014.87.1
Jul32° / 17°71.7014.65.2
Aug31° / 17°92.1013.65.5
Sep26° / 13°234.3012.37.7
Oct19° / 608010.96.5
Nov13° / 577.80.29.73.9
Dec10° / 447.20.69.12.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% 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 (%)
1919
2919
3919
4919
59010
69010
79010
88911
98911
108911
118812
128812
138812
148812
158812
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308416
318317

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Guadalajara gets around 9 mm of rain over 2.1 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 7% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
15
25
36
46
56
66
76
86
96
106
116
127
137
147
157
167
177
187
197
207
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258
268
278
288
299
309
319

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
3964
4955
5955
6955
7955
8955
9955
10955
11955
12955
13955
14955
15955
16955
17955
18955
19955
20955
21955
22946
23946
24946
25946
26946
27937
28937
29937
30937
31937

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 6:13 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 8:24 PM to 7:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.26:138:24
214.26:148:23
314.16:158:22
414.16:168:21
514.06:178:20
614.06:188:19
714.06:198:18
813.96:208:16
913.96:218:15
1013.96:228:14
1113.86:238:12
1213.86:248:11
1313.76:258:10
1413.76:268:08
1513.76:278:07
1613.66:288:06
1713.66:298:04
1813.56:308:03
1913.56:318:01
2013.56:328:00
2113.46:337:58
2213.46:347:57
2313.36:357:55
2413.36:367:54
2513.36:377:52
2613.26:387:51
2713.26:397:49
2813.16:407:47
2913.16:417:46
3013.06:427:44
3113.06:437:42

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.77 kWh/m² to a high of 7.68 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.76 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
186.7Intense
196.6Intense
206.6Intense
216.6Intense
226.5Intense
236.5Intense
246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Guadalajara?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Guadalajara in August

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

In August, Guadalajara sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Guadalajara 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 Guadalajara 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 Guadalajara?

Guadalajara sits at 40.6°N, 3.2°W, 722 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Azuqueca de Henares, 11 km away.

Topography around Guadalajara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guadalajara has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 311 m around an average of 718 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 387 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,931 m.

The land around Guadalajara is covered by cropland (33%), artificial surfaces (29%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) within 16 km, and cropland (33%), trees (30%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
311 m
16 km
387 m
80 km
1,931 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Azuqueca de Henares 11 km · Alcalá de Henares 23 km · Algete 29 km · Torrejón de Ardoz 32 km · Mejorada del Campo 38 km · San Fernando de Henares 39 km · Barajas de Madrid 39 km · Rejas 40 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 Guadalajara (40.6286°, -3.1618°, elevation 722 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).