La Carolina weather in August

In August, La Carolina sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 7 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 33°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 14 hours at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is La Carolina's 2nd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Carolina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
21°
11th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
6:34 AM – 8:03 PM
Cloud cover
19%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
7.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

La Carolina is municipal capital of La Carolina, Jaén, Andalusia, 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 35°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical August day in La Carolina reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 6°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in La Carolina

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
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.

La Carolina 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
Jan12° / 538.20.59.63.6
Feb14° / 507.50.310.54.5
Mar18° / 528.70.211.76.1
Apr20° / 538.60136.6
May25° / 13°397.50147.3
Jun31° / 18°163.3014.65.8
Jul35° / 21°31.1014.43.4
Aug34° / 21°72.1013.53.6
Sep29° / 17°284.8012.36.4
Oct23° / 12°507.30117.3
Nov16° / 588.40.19.95.4
Dec13° / 658.10.19.43.9

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 9% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 8%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1955
2955
3955
4946
5946
6946
7946
8946
9946
10946
11946
12946
13946
14946
15946
16946
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20928
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249010
259010
269010
278812
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298713
308614
318614

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

La Carolina gets around 7 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 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
14
25
35
45
56
66
76
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107
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147
157
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187
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308
318

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 78% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
183152
283152
382162
481163
581163
681163
780173
879174
979174
1078184
1178184
1277194
1377194
1477194
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1676204
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1876204
1976204
2076204
2177203
2277203
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2779183
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3079183
3179183

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 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
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218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
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278calm
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308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours 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 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:20 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 8:21 PM to 7:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.06:208:21
214.06:218:20
313.96:228:19
413.96:238:18
513.96:248:17
613.86:258:16
713.86:268:14
813.86:268:13
913.76:278:12
1013.76:288:11
1113.76:298:10
1213.66:308:09
1313.66:318:07
1413.66:328:06
1513.56:338:05
1613.56:348:03
1713.56:358:02
1813.46:358:01
1913.46:367:59
2013.36:377:58
2113.36:387:57
2213.36:397:55
2313.26:407:54
2413.26:417:52
2513.26:427:51
2613.16:437:49
2713.16:447:48
2813.06:447:46
2913.06:457:45
3013.06:467:43
3112.96:477:42

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.11 kWh/m² to a high of 7.9 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 7.05 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
87.3Intense
97.3Intense
107.3Intense
117.2Intense
127.2Intense
137.2Intense
147.1Intense
157.1Intense
167.0Intense
177.0Intense
187.0Intense
196.9Intense
206.9Intense
216.8Intense
226.8Intense
236.8Intense
246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.6Intense
276.6Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.4Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit La Carolina?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in La Carolina. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for La Carolina in August

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

In August, La Carolina sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in La Carolina 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 La Carolina peaks around July 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is La Carolina?

La Carolina sits at 38.3°N, 3.6°W, 602 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Linares, 20 km away.

Topography around La Carolina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Carolina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 231 m around an average of 550 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,006 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,004 m.

The land around La Carolina is covered by grassland (54%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
231 m
16 km
1,006 m
80 km
2,004 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Linares 20 km · Bailén 24 km · Baeza 34 km · Úbeda 36 km · Andújar 46 km · Villanueva del Arzobispo 54 km · Campiña 56 km · Valdepeñas 58 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 La Carolina (38.2756°, -3.6153°, elevation 602 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).