Palamós weather in August

In August, Palamós sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 15 mm of rain across 2.6 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Palamós's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Palamós's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
2.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
6:01 AM – 7:43 PM
Cloud cover
34%
2nd clearest
Wind
17 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.6
out of 10

Palamós is capital town of the municipality of Palamós, 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 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Palamós reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C warmer than September.

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Palamós weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 10°566.99.33.7
Feb12° / 10°406.510.33.6
Mar13° / 11°476.211.74.3
Apr15° / 13°446.613.15.0
May18° / 16°334.914.36.5
Jun21° / 19°183.2157.9
Jul24° / 22°121.814.78.9
Aug25° / 23°152.613.78.6
Sep22° / 20°626.312.37.6
Oct19° / 17°818.110.96.6
Nov16° / 14°657.99.65.3
Dec13° / 11°566.794.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Palamós gets around 15 mm of rain over 2.6 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 9% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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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 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 69% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 17 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

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Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:45 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 8:02 PM to 7:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:458:02
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.79 kWh/m² to a high of 6.87 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Palamós?

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

8.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Palamós in August

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

In August, Palamós sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 23°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Palamós in August

The nearest coast averages about 24°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 August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 21 to Oct 6 — about 3.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan13Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May16Cool
Jun20Cool
Jul22Refreshing
Aug24Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov17Cool
Dec15Bracing

UV index in Palamós in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Palamós peaks around July 13 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
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Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
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Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
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Oct3Moderate
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Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Palamós?

Palamós sits at 41.8°N, 3.1°E, 11 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Palafrugell, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Palamós

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Palamós has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 524 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,677 m.

The land around Palamós is covered by water (53%) within 3 km, water (52%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and water (43%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
148 m
16 km
524 m
80 km
1,677 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Palafrugell 8.0 km · Sant Feliu de Guíxols 11 km · Lloret de Mar 29 km · Girona 29 km · Salt 31 km · Blanes 34 km · Tordera 38 km · Malgrat de Mar 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 Palamós (41.8484°, 3.1291°, elevation 11 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).