Santa Eugenia weather in August

In August, Santa Eugenia sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 10 mm of rain across 2.2 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Santa Eugenia's 2nd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Eugenia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
18°
11th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
2.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
6:30 AM – 8:07 PM
Cloud cover
25%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical August day in Santa Eugenia reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13419
23419
33319
43319
53319
63318
73318
83318
93318
103318
113318
123318
133318
143318
153318
163218
173218
183218
193218
203218
213218
223218
233217
243217
253217
263117
273117
283117
293117
303117
313016

How August really feels in Santa Eugenia

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 21 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
21
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Santa Eugenia weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 407.10.79.42.5
Feb12° / 345.80.810.43.7
Mar16° / 427.10.311.75.5
Apr18° / 508.20136.3
May23° / 11°427.8014.27.2
Jun29° / 15°183.5014.86.7
Jul33° / 18°71.6014.64.6
Aug32° / 18°102.2013.64.9
Sep27° / 14°244012.37.4
Oct20° / 10°627.7010.96.8
Nov14° / 567.509.84.4
Dec11° / 4570.59.22.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2928
3919
4919
5919
6919
79010
88911
98911
108911
118911
128911
138911
148911
158911
168911
178911
188911
198911
208911
218911
228911
238911
248812
258812
268713
278713
288614
298614
308614
318416

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Santa Eugenia gets around 10 mm of rain over 2.2 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 7% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
16
26
36
46
56
66
77
87
97
107
117
127
137
147
157
167
177
187
197
207
217
228
238
248
258
268
278
288
298
308
318

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19460
29370
39370
49370
59370
69370
79280
89280
99280
109280
119280
129280
139280
149280
159280
169280
179280
189280
199280
209280
219280
229280
239280
249280
259280
269181
279181
289181
299181
309181
319091

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 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 72 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:15 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 8:26 PM to 7:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.26:158:26
214.16:168:24
314.16:178:23
414.16:188:22
514.06:198:21
614.06:208:20
714.06:218:19
813.96:228:18
913.96:238:16
1013.86:248:15
1113.86:258:14
1213.86:268:12
1313.76:278:11
1413.76:288:10
1513.76:298:08
1613.66:308:07
1713.66:318:06
1813.56:328:04
1913.56:338:03
2013.56:348:01
2113.46:358:00
2213.46:367:58
2313.36:377:57
2413.36:387:55
2513.26:397:54
2613.26:407:52
2713.26:417:50
2813.16:427:49
2913.16:437:47
3013.06:447:46
3113.06:457:44

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.82 kWh/m² to a high of 7.77 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.85 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.4Intense
37.4Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.1Intense
107.1Intense
117.0Intense
127.0Intense
137.0Intense
146.9Intense
156.9Intense
166.8Intense
176.8Intense
186.8Intense
196.7Intense
206.7Intense
216.7Intense
226.6Intense
236.6Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Santa Eugenia?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Santa Eugenia for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Santa Eugenia in August

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

In August, Santa Eugenia sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Santa Eugenia 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 Santa Eugenia peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb2Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Eugenia?

Santa Eugenia sits at 40.4°N, 3.6°W, 648 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Vallecas, 0.0 km away.

Topography around Santa Eugenia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Eugenia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m around an average of 649 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 280 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,995 m.

The land around Santa Eugenia is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (39%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%), grassland (33%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
125 m
16 km
280 m
80 km
1,995 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Vallecas 0.0 km · Villa de Vallecas 2.0 km · Vicálvaro 2.0 km · Valdebernardo 2.0 km · Palomeras Sureste 2.0 km · Portazgo 3.0 km · Vinateros 4.0 km · Fontarrón 4.0 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 Santa Eugenia (40.3834°, -3.6113°, elevation 648 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. 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).