Huesca weather in August

In August, Huesca sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 64 mm of rain across 7.6 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Huesca's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Huesca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
7.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
6:14 AM – 7:57 PM
Cloud cover
33%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Huesca is city in Aragon, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.6 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1096

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 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical August day in Huesca reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 33°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)
13016
23016
33016
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How August really feels in Huesca

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.

Huesca weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 568.91.89.31.9
Feb11° / 416.81.610.32.8
Mar14° / 6590.911.64.4
Apr17° / 9111.10.313.15.2
May21° / 9010.9014.46.4
Jun26° / 13°658.50157.2
Jul29° / 16°456.9014.86.3
Aug29° / 15°647.6013.76.4
Sep24° / 12°888.4012.37.3
Oct19° / 1109.5010.86.1
Nov13° / 828.80.39.63.6
Dec / 578.1192.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28614
38515
48515
58416
68416
78317
88317
98317
108317
118317
128218
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Huesca gets around 64 mm of rain over 7.6 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 24% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
123
223
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423
523
624
724
824
924
1024
1124
1224
1324
1424
1524
1624
1724
1824
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2124
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2625
2725
2825
2926
3026
3126

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 51% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14739131
24739131
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54739131
64739131
74739131
84739131
94740131
104740131
114740121
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195040100
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225238100
235238100
245337100
255436100
26563590
27573490
28583390
29593290
30603280
31613180

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
48calm
58calm
68calm
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88calm
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108calm
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128calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 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 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:58 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 8:17 PM to 7:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:588:17
214.35:598:16
314.26:008:15
414.26:018:14
514.26:028:12
614.16:048:11
714.16:058:10
814.06:068:09
914.06:078:07
1014.06:088:06
1113.96:098:04
1213.96:108:03
1313.86:118:02
1413.86:128:00
1513.86:137:59
1613.76:147:57
1713.76:157:56
1813.66:167:54
1913.66:177:53
2013.56:187:51
2113.56:207:50
2213.56:217:48
2313.46:227:46
2413.46:237:45
2513.36:247:43
2613.36:257:42
2713.26:267:40
2813.26:277:38
2913.16:287:36
3013.16:297:35
3113.06:307:33

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.78 kWh/m² to a high of 7.41 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
36.9Intense
46.9Intense
56.9Intense
66.8Intense
76.8Intense
86.8Intense
96.7Intense
106.7Intense
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126.6Intense
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206.3Intense
216.3Intense
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236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.1Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Huesca?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Huesca in August

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

In August, Huesca sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Huesca in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Huesca 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Huesca?

Huesca sits at 42.1°N, 0.4°W, 476 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Barbastro, 46 km away.

Topography around Huesca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Huesca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 464 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,175 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,152 m.

The land around Huesca is covered by cropland (59%) within 3 km, cropland (63%) within 16 km, and cropland (35%), trees (34%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
103 m
16 km
1,175 m
80 km
3,152 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Barbastro 46 km · Monzón 56 km · Ejea de los Caballeros 60 km · Zaragoza 66 km · Almozara 67 km · Delicias 68 km · Utebo 68 km · Oliver-Valdefierro 70 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 Huesca (42.1362°, -0.4087°, elevation 476 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).