Pilar de la Horadada weather in August

In August, Pilar de la Horadada sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.7 wet days and about 13.5 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 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 Pilar de la Horadada's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pilar de la Horadada's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
6:23 AM – 7:52 PM
Cloud cover
21%
2nd clearest
Wind
15 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.6
out of 10

Pilar de la Horadada is capital of Pilar de la Horadada 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 Pilar de la Horadada reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 28°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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Pilar de la Horadada 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
Jan15° / 11°354.99.75.1
Feb15° / 11°224.110.55.2
Mar16° / 12°304.511.75.8
Apr17° / 14°253.5136.8
May20° / 17°182.5147.8
Jun23° / 20°5114.69.1
Jul26° / 23°20.314.49.1
Aug27° / 24°81.713.58.6
Sep25° / 22°404.312.38.2
Oct22° / 19°395.1117.6
Nov18° / 15°405.8106.7
Dec16° / 12°3259.45.6

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 8% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1964
2964
3946
4946
5946
6937
7937
8937
9937
10937
11937
12937
13928
14928
15928
16928
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258911
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288713
298713
308515
318515

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Pilar de la Horadada gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.7 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 5% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
32
42
52
63
73
83
94
104
114
124
135
145
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166
176
186
196
206
217
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247
258
268
278
289
299
309
3110

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 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 94% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10323695
20323695
30323686
40423685
50423685
60424675
70424675
80425665
90425674
101425664
111426654
121426663
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231525672
241525672
251626652
261726642
271728631
281829611
292930581
3021031561
3121033541

Wind in August

Winds average 15 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
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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 6:10 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 8:09 PM to 7:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.06:108:09
213.96:118:08
313.96:128:07
413.96:128:06
513.96:138:05
613.86:148:03
713.86:158:02
813.86:168:01
913.76:178:00
1013.76:187:59
1113.76:197:58
1213.66:197:57
1313.66:207:55
1413.56:217:54
1513.56:227:53
1613.56:237:52
1713.46:247:50
1813.46:257:49
1913.46:267:48
2013.36:277:46
2113.36:277:45
2213.36:287:43
2313.26:297:42
2413.26:307:41
2513.16:317:39
2613.16:327:38
2713.16:337:36
2813.06:347:35
2913.06:357:33
3012.96:357:32
3112.96:367:30

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.34 kWh/m² to a high of 7.64 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.1Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
86.9Intense
96.9Intense
106.9Intense
116.8Intense
126.8Intense
136.8Intense
146.7Intense
156.7Intense
166.7Intense
176.6Intense
186.6Intense
196.5Intense
206.5Intense
216.5Intense
226.4Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Pilar de la Horadada?

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

8.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pilar de la Horadada in August

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

In August, Pilar de la Horadada sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 24°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Pilar de la Horadada 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 15 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 1 to Nov 4 — about 5.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar15Bracing
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Pilar de la Horadada 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 Pilar de la Horadada 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
Aug7Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Pilar de la Horadada?

Pilar de la Horadada sits at 37.9°N, 0.8°W, 31 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is San Pedro del Pinatar, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Pilar de la Horadada

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Pilar de la Horadada.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pilar de la Horadada has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m around an average of 37 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 337 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,570 m.

The land around Pilar de la Horadada is covered by artificial surfaces (33%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, water (41%) within 16 km, and water (39%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
91 m
16 km
337 m
80 km
1,570 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: San Pedro del Pinatar 3.0 km · San Javier 8.0 km · Los Alcázares 14 km · Torrevieja 16 km · Torre-Pacheco 20 km · Rojales 25 km · Almoradí 27 km · Guardamar del Segura 28 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 Pilar de la Horadada (37.8659°, -0.7926°, elevation 31 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).