La Roda weather in August

In August, La Roda sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 13 mm of rain across 3.1 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 34°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 06 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is La Roda's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Roda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
11th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
3.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
6:26 AM – 7:59 PM
Cloud cover
23%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

La Roda is municipal capital of La Roda, Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, 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 34°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical August day in La Roda reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 37°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)
13419
23419
33419
43419
53419
63419
73419
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103319
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123319
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253218
263218
273218
283118
293117
303117
313117

How August really feels in La Roda

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 24 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
24
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 Roda 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
Jan11° / 316.50.89.63.0
Feb13° / 305.80.610.53.9
Mar16° / 396.80.311.75.6
Apr19° / 437.90.1136.4
May24° / 11°376.9014.17.4
Jun29° / 16°193.7014.76.4
Jul34° / 19°51.5014.54.2
Aug33° / 19°133.1013.54.6
Sep27° / 15°274.2012.37.3
Oct21° / 10°386.50117.2
Nov15° / 406.30.29.94.9
Dec12° / 406.40.59.33.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2937
3928
4928
5919
6919
7919
8919
9919
10919
119010
129010
13919
14919
15919
16919
17919
18919
19919
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218911
228911
238911
248812
258812
268713
278614
288614
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308515
318317

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

La Roda gets around 13 mm of rain over 3.1 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 10% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
16
26
36
47
57
67
77
88
98
108
118
129
139
149
1510
1610
1710
1811
1911
2011
2111
2212
2312
2412
2512
2613
2713
2813
2913
3013
3113

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 68% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
173225
273225
372226
471236
571236
670237
770237
870237
970237
1069238
1168248
1268248
1367249
1467249
1567249
1667249
1767249
1867249
19662410
20662410
21662410
22662410
23662410
24662410
25662410
26652510
27652510
28652510
29652510
30652510
31652510

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
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410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 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 72 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:12 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 8:17 PM to 7:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.16:128:17
214.06:138:16
314.06:148:15
414.06:158:14
513.96:168:13
613.96:178:12
713.96:188:11
813.86:198:09
913.86:208:08
1013.86:218:07
1113.76:228:06
1213.76:238:04
1313.76:238:03
1413.66:248:02
1513.66:258:01
1613.56:267:59
1713.56:277:58
1813.56:287:56
1913.46:297:55
2013.46:307:54
2113.46:317:52
2213.36:327:51
2313.36:337:49
2413.26:347:48
2513.26:357:46
2613.16:367:45
2713.16:377:43
2813.16:387:42
2913.06:397:40
3013.06:397:39
3112.96:407:37

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.05 kWh/m² to a high of 7.79 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.88 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.5Intense
37.4Intense
47.4Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.2Intense
97.2Intense
107.1Intense
117.1Intense
127.0Intense
137.0Intense
147.0Intense
156.9Intense
166.9Intense
176.8Intense
186.8Intense
196.8Intense
206.7Intense
216.7Intense
226.6Intense
236.6Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit La Roda?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for La Roda in August

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

In August, La Roda sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in La Roda 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 La Roda peaks around July 15 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 highVery highVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is La Roda?

La Roda sits at 39.2°N, 2.2°W, 713 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Albacete, 35 km away.

Topography around La Roda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Roda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 710 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,349 m.

The land around La Roda is covered by cropland (67%) within 3 km, cropland (81%) within 16 km, and cropland (57%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
139 m
80 km
1,349 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Albacete 35 km · Villarrobledo 39 km · Tomelloso 75 km · Campo de Criptana 86 km · Hellín 87 km · Alcázar de San Juan 93 km · Cuenca 96 km · Requena 96 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 Roda (39.2073°, -2.1572°, elevation 713 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).