Rota weather in August

In August, Rota sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 87% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Rota's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rota's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
6:47 AM – 8:12 PM
Cloud cover
15%
2nd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
7.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Rota is capital of Rota 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 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Rota reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°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 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22822
32822
42822
52822
62822
72822
82822
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122822
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Rota 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
Jan16° / 10°7489.85.3
Feb16° / 11°646.510.65.6
Mar18° / 12°657.511.76.4
Apr19° / 14°576.512.97.0
May22° / 16°324.713.97.9
Jun25° / 19°71.314.59.0
Jul28° / 21°10.214.28.7
Aug28° / 22°30.413.48.3
Sep26° / 20°273.512.28.3
Oct23° / 17°84811.17.4
Nov19° / 14°887.9106.6
Dec17° / 11°1008.39.55.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 87% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 7%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1946
2946
3946
4946
5946
6937
7937
8937
9937
10937
11937
12937
13937
14946
15946
16946
17946
18946
19946
20937
21937
22937
23937
24937
25937
26937
27937
28937
29937
30937
31928

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Rota gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.4 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 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
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91
101
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132
142
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303
313

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 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 49% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
101044451
201043451
301143451
401142451
501142451
601142451
701142451
811142461
911141461
1011141471
1111041471
1211041481
1311040481
141940491
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230838540
240839530
250839530
260839530
270940510
281940500
291941480
3011042470
3111043461

Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 14 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
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min 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 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:35 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 8:28 PM to 7:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.96:358:28
213.96:368:27
313.86:368:26
413.86:378:25
513.86:388:24
613.76:398:23
713.76:408:22
813.76:418:21
913.66:418:20
1013.66:428:19
1113.66:438:18
1213.56:448:17
1313.56:458:15
1413.56:468:14
1513.46:468:13
1613.46:478:12
1713.46:488:11
1813.36:498:09
1913.36:508:08
2013.36:518:07
2113.26:518:05
2213.26:528:04
2313.26:538:03
2413.16:548:01
2513.16:558:00
2613.06:567:58
2713.06:567:57
2813.06:577:56
2912.96:587:54
3012.96:597:53
3112.97:007:51

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.37 kWh/m² to a high of 7.86 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 7.04 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.5Intense
37.5Intense
47.4Intense
57.4Intense
67.4Intense
77.3Intense
87.3Intense
97.3Intense
107.3Intense
117.2Intense
127.2Intense
137.2Intense
147.1Intense
157.1Intense
167.0Intense
177.0Intense
187.0Intense
196.9Intense
206.9Intense
216.9Intense
226.8Intense
236.8Intense
246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.7Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Rota

In seasonPeak

None of Rota's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Rota's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Rota?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
9.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Rota in August

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

In August, Rota sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Rota 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 August at about 23°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 8 to Oct 21 — about 4.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr17Cool
May18Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct20Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Rota in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rota peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Rota?

Rota sits at 36.6°N, 6.4°W, in Spain. The nearest listed city is El Puerto de Santa María, 12 km away.

Topography around Rota

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rota has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,080 m.

The land around Rota is covered by water (50%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, water (58%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and water (36%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
105 m
80 km
1,080 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: El Puerto de Santa María 12 km · Cadiz 12 km · Chipiona 14 km · Sanlúcar de Barrameda 17 km · Puerto Real 19 km · Jerez de la Frontera 21 km · San Fernando 22 km · Chiclana de la Frontera 30 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 Rota (36.6236°, -6.36°), 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).