Puerto del Rosario weather in August

In August, Puerto del Rosario sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Puerto del Rosario's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto del Rosario's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
21°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:29 AM – 7:30 PM
Cloud cover
30%
1st clearest
Wind
27 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.9
out of 10

Puerto del Rosario is capital of Puerto del Rosario Municipality, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.4 µg/m³ · 2019

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 23°C through the month.

A typical August day in Puerto del Rosario reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and on par with September.

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Puerto del Rosario weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 17°102.110.47.2
Feb18° / 16°102.4117.1
Mar18° / 17°81.511.87.5
Apr19° / 17°40.912.77.6
May20° / 18°10.313.47.9
Jun21° / 19°0013.88.3
Jul22° / 21°0013.68.7
Aug23° / 21°00138.9
Sep23° / 22°40.612.28.8
Oct22° / 21°10211.38.3
Nov21° / 20°91.910.67.8
Dec19° / 18°182.710.27.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%.

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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Puerto del Rosario gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 82% of them.

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

Winds average 27 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 25 km/h on the calmest days to 28 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 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 6:20 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 7:43 PM to 7:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.46:207:43
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313.36:217:41
413.36:227:41
513.36:237:40
613.36:237:39
713.26:247:38
813.26:247:37
913.26:257:37
1013.26:257:36
1113.16:267:35
1213.16:277:34
1313.16:277:33
1413.16:287:32
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1613.06:297:30
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1813.06:307:28
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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 6.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.38 kWh/m² to a high of 7.21 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Puerto del Rosario

In seasonPeak

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

Puerto del Rosario sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.

Dust
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Is August a good time to visit Puerto del Rosario?

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

8.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Puerto del Rosario in August

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

In August, Puerto del Rosario sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 21°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and a windbreaker.

sun protectionlight clothesa windbreaker

Sea temperature near Puerto del Rosario in August

The nearest coast averages about 22°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 14 km away) is warmest in September at about 23°C and coldest in March near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 24 to Dec 19 — about 6.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°24°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan19Cool
Feb18Cool
Mar18Cool
Apr19Cool
May20Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul22Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep23Refreshing
Oct23Refreshing
Nov22Refreshing
Dec20Refreshing

UV index in Puerto del Rosario in August

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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 Puerto del Rosario 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.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar9Very high
Apr10Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Puerto del Rosario?

Puerto del Rosario sits at 28.5°N, 13.9°W, 43 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is La Oliva, 14 km away.

Topography around Puerto del Rosario

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto del Rosario has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 217 m around an average of 47 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 662 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 759 m.

The land around Puerto del Rosario is covered by bare terrain (49%) and water (32%) within 3 km, bare terrain (52%) and water (43%) within 16 km, and water (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
217 m
16 km
662 m
80 km
759 m
grasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: La Oliva 14 km · Pájara 29 km · Puerto del Carmen 51 km · Yaiza 52 km · Tías 55 km · Arrecife 60 km · San Bartolomé 61 km · Teguise 69 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 Puerto del Rosario (28.5004°, -13.8627°, elevation 43 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).