Pájara weather in August

In August, Pájara sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 88% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Pájara's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pájara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:30 AM – 7:31 PM
Cloud cover
19%
2nd clearest
Wind
25 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.8
out of 10

Pájara is capital of Pájara 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 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Pájara reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12721
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42721
52721
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72721
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Pájara 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
Jan19° / 15°81.610.47.6
Feb20° / 15°82.1117.7
Mar21° / 16°61.511.88.1
Apr22° / 16°30.812.78.3
May23° / 17°10.413.48.8
Jun25° / 19°0013.89.2
Jul26° / 20°0013.69.1
Aug27° / 21°00.1138.8
Sep26° / 21°50.812.28.5
Oct25° / 20°81.611.38.5
Nov23° / 18°81.510.68.3
Dec20° / 16°15210.27.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 88% 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 6%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1973
2973
3973
4973
5964
6964
7964
8964
9964
10964
11964
12955
13955
14955
15955
16955
17955
18946
19937
20937
21937
22937
23937
24937
25937
26919
27919
28919
29919
30919
319010

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Pájara gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 32% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
177320
267321
367222
467123
557124
657025
756926
846927
946828
1036829
1136829
1236730
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3145739

Wind in August

Winds average 25 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 23 km/h on the calmest days to 26 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
126breezy
226breezy
326breezy
425breezy
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3123breezy

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:22 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 7:43 PM to 7:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.46:227:43
213.36:227:43
313.36:237:42
413.36:237:41
513.36:247:41
613.36:247:40
713.26:257:39
813.26:257:38
913.26:267:37
1013.26:277:37
1113.16:277:36
1213.16:287:35
1313.16:287:34
1413.16:297:33
1513.06:297:32
1613.06:307:31
1713.06:307:30
1813.06:317:29
1912.96:327:28
2012.96:327:27
2112.96:337:26
2212.96:337:25
2312.86:347:24
2412.86:347:23
2512.86:357:22
2612.86:357:21
2712.76:367:20
2812.76:367:19
2912.76:377:17
3012.66:377:16
3112.66:387:15

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.44 kWh/m² to a high of 7.4 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.1Intense
57.1Intense
67.1Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
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127.0Intense
137.0Intense
146.9Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Pájara

In seasonPeak

In August, Pájara sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Pájara sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.

Dust
Jan
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Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Pájara?

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
8.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pájara in August

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

In August, Pájara sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 21°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and a windbreaker.

sun protectionlight clothesa windbreaker

Sea temperature near Pájara in August

The nearest coast averages about 23°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in September at about 23°C and coldest in March near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 22 to Dec 21 — about 7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°24°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan19Cool
Feb19Cool
Mar18Cool
Apr19Cool
May20Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul22Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep23Refreshing
Oct23Refreshing
Nov22Refreshing
Dec20Refreshing

UV index in Pájara in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pájara peaks around July 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 18UV 11Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar9Very high
Apr10Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Pájara in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Pájara is worst in February — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (June, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateFeb 1118 µg/m³Jun 136 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr8Good
May7Good
Jun6Good
Jul9Good
Aug10Good
Sep8Good
Oct10Good
Nov8Good
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pájara?

Pájara sits at 28.4°N, 14.1°W, 213 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Puerto del Rosario, 29 km away.

Topography around Pájara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pájara has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 489 m around an average of 277 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 713 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 759 m.

The land around Pájara is covered by bare terrain (76%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, bare terrain (63%) and water (26%) within 16 km, and water (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
489 m
16 km
713 m
80 km
759 m
grasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Puerto del Rosario 29 km · La Oliva 34 km · Yaiza 75 km · Puerto del Carmen 77 km · Tías 82 km · San Bartolomé 87 km · Arrecife 87 km · Teguise 95 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 Pájara (28.3504°, -14.1076°, elevation 213 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).