Lucena weather in August

In August, Lucena sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.4 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 35°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Lucena's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lucena's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
6:39 AM – 8:06 PM
Cloud cover
16%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
7.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Lucena is capital town of the municipality of Lucena, 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 32°C by the end.

A typical August day in Lucena reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°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 37°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Lucena

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 30 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
30
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.

Lucena 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 638.49.74.2
Feb15° / 577.510.65.0
Mar18° / 628.211.76.3
Apr21° / 10°568.712.96.7
May25° / 13°406.3147.6
Jun30° / 17°13214.56.5
Jul34° / 20°20.514.34.2
Aug34° / 20°81.413.44.2
Sep29° / 17°374.512.36.7
Oct23° / 13°658.1117.2
Nov17° / 768.2105.9
Dec14° / 808.69.54.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% 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 (%)
1964
2955
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4955
5955
6946
7946
8946
9946
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Lucena gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.4 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 4% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 41% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13838222
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43738232
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Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
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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 6:26 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 8:22 PM to 7:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.96:268:22
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313.96:278:20
413.96:288:19
513.86:298:18
613.86:308:17
713.86:318:16
813.76:328:15
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1013.76:338:13
1113.66:348:12
1213.66:358:11
1313.66:368:09
1413.56:378:08
1513.56:388:07
1613.56:398:06
1713.46:398:04
1813.46:408:03
1913.36:418:02
2013.36:428:00
2113.36:437:59
2213.26:447:58
2313.26:457:56
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2513.16:467:53
2613.16:477:52
2713.06:487:50
2813.06:497:49
2913.06:507:47
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3112.96:517:44

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.21 kWh/m² to a high of 7.97 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 7.11 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.7Intense
27.6Intense
37.6Intense
47.5Intense
57.5Intense
67.5Intense
77.5Intense
87.4Intense
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286.6Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Lucena?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lucena in August

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

In August, Lucena sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Lucena 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 Lucena peaks around July 17 at about 10 (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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lucena?

Lucena sits at 37.4°N, 4.5°W, 493 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Cabra, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Lucena

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lucena has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 352 m around an average of 529 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,087 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,062 m.

The land around Lucena is covered by trees (61%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (71%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (52%), grassland (21%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
352 m
16 km
1,087 m
80 km
2,062 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Cabra 8.0 km · Montilla 24 km · Puente-Genil 25 km · Priego de Córdoba 26 km · Baena 27 km · Loja 40 km · Antequera 44 km · Alcalá la Real 50 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 Lucena (37.4088°, -4.4852°, elevation 493 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).