Mazarrón weather in August

In August, Mazarrón sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.3 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Mazarrón's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mazarrón's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
6:26 AM – 7:53 PM
Cloud cover
21%
2nd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.8
out of 10

Mazarrón is capital of Mazarrón Municipality, Spain.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical August day in Mazarrón reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 2°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22624
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Mazarrón weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 11°324.79.74.9
Feb14° / 11°244.110.64.9
Mar15° / 12°294.311.75.5
Apr17° / 14°213.312.96.4
May19° / 17°152.1147.7
Jun23° / 20°50.714.59.0
Jul25° / 23°10.214.39.4
Aug26° / 24°71.313.48.8
Sep24° / 22°333.512.38.4
Oct21° / 19°314.6117.6
Nov18° / 15°345.4106.5
Dec15° / 12°284.69.55.4

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1964
2955
3955
4946
5937
6937
7937
8937
9937
10937
11937
12937
13937
14937
15946
16946
17946
18937
19937
20937
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22928
23928
24928
259010
269010
279010
288911
298812
308713
318614

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Mazarrón gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.3 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 8% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
52
62
72
82
92
102
113
123
133
143
154
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298
308
318

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10331633
20330643
30330643
40330643
50330643
60330643
70430633
80430633
90431623
101431613
111431622
121431622
131432612
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231532611
241532611
251633591
261634581
271735561
281836541
291838521
301939510
3121041470

Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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3114light breeze

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 6:13 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 8:10 PM to 7:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.06:138:10
213.96:138:09
313.96:148:08
413.96:158:07
513.86:168:06
613.86:178:05
713.86:188:04
813.76:198:03
913.76:198:02
1013.76:208:01
1113.66:217:59
1213.66:227:58
1313.66:237:57
1413.56:247:56
1513.56:257:54
1613.56:267:53
1713.46:267:52
1813.46:277:51
1913.46:287:49
2013.36:297:48
2113.36:307:46
2213.26:317:45
2313.26:327:44
2413.26:337:42
2513.16:337:41
2613.16:347:39
2713.06:357:38
2813.06:367:36
2913.06:377:35
3012.96:387:33
3112.96:397:32

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.37 kWh/m² to a high of 7.63 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
76.9Intense
86.9Intense
96.9Intense
106.8Intense
116.8Intense
126.8Intense
136.7Intense
146.7Intense
156.7Intense
166.6Intense
176.6Intense
186.5Intense
196.5Intense
206.5Intense
216.4Intense
226.4Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Mazarrón?

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

8.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Mazarrón for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Mazarrón in August

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

In August, Mazarrón sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 24°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Mazarrón in August

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 25 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 3 to Nov 2 — about 5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb15Bracing
Mar15Bracing
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Mazarrón in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mazarrón peaks around July 14 at about 10 (very high) — 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 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Mazarrón?

Mazarrón sits at 37.6°N, 1.3°W, 66 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Totana, 25 km away.

Topography around Mazarrón

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mazarrón has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 390 m around an average of 97 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 780 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,041 m.

The land around Mazarrón is covered by grassland (44%) within 3 km, grassland (31%) and water (27%) within 16 km, and water (33%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
390 m
16 km
780 m
80 km
2,041 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Totana 25 km · Barrio de Peral 29 km · Cartagena 29 km · Alhama de Murcia 30 km · Águilas 32 km · Lorca 35 km · Torre-Pacheco 36 km · La Unión 39 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 Mazarrón (37.5992°, -1.3149°, elevation 66 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).