Sants weather in August
In August, Sants sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 36 mm of rain across 5.3 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-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 67% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.
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 Sants's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sants's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 25°
- 1st warmest
- Overnight low
- 23°
- 12th coldest
- Rainfall
- 36 mm
- 5.3 wet days
- Daylight
- 13 h 42 min
- 6:05 AM – 7:46 PM
- Cloud cover
- 33%
- 2nd clearest
- Wind
- 12 km/h
- 11th windiest
- Solar energy
- 6 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 8.1
- out of 10
Sants is human settlement in Sants-Montjuïc, Barcelona, Barcelonès, Spain.
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Temperature in August
Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.
A typical August day in Sants 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 24°C and 27°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) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Avg low (°C) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
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| 1 | 25 | 24 |
| 2 | 25 | 24 |
| 3 | 25 | 24 |
| 4 | 25 | 24 |
| 5 | 26 | 24 |
| 6 | 26 | 24 |
| 7 | 26 | 24 |
| 8 | 26 | 24 |
| 9 | 26 | 24 |
| 10 | 26 | 24 |
| 11 | 26 | 24 |
| 12 | 26 | 24 |
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| 26 | 25 | 23 |
| 27 | 25 | 23 |
| 28 | 25 | 23 |
| 29 | 25 | 23 |
| 30 | 25 | 23 |
| 31 | 25 | 23 |
Sants 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.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13° / 10° | 48 | 6.5 | 9.4 | 3.9 |
| Feb | 13° / 10° | 39 | 6.4 | 10.3 | 3.8 |
| Mar | 14° / 11° | 38 | 5.8 | 11.7 | 4.4 |
| Apr | 15° / 13° | 42 | 6.5 | 13.1 | 5.1 |
| May | 18° / 16° | 37 | 5 | 14.3 | 6.6 |
| Jun | 22° / 20° | 26 | 3.8 | 14.9 | 8.0 |
| Jul | 24° / 23° | 15 | 2.8 | 14.7 | 8.7 |
| Aug | 25° / 23° | 36 | 5.3 | 13.7 | 8.1 |
| Sep | 23° / 21° | 78 | 9.2 | 12.3 | 7.2 |
| Oct | 20° / 18° | 97 | 10.2 | 10.9 | 6.5 |
| Nov | 16° / 14° | 68 | 8.1 | 9.7 | 5.6 |
| Dec | 14° / 11° | 47 | 6.7 | 9.1 | 4.4 |
Cloud cover in August
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in August.
Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.
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| Clearer (%) | 89 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 74 |
| Cloudier (%) | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 89 | 11 |
| 2 | 89 | 11 |
| 3 | 87 | 13 |
| 4 | 87 | 13 |
| 5 | 87 | 13 |
| 6 | 87 | 13 |
| 7 | 86 | 14 |
| 8 | 86 | 14 |
| 9 | 86 | 14 |
| 10 | 85 | 15 |
| 11 | 85 | 15 |
| 12 | 84 | 16 |
| 13 | 84 | 16 |
| 14 | 84 | 16 |
| 15 | 84 | 16 |
| 16 | 85 | 15 |
| 17 | 84 | 16 |
| 18 | 83 | 17 |
| 19 | 83 | 17 |
| 20 | 83 | 17 |
| 21 | 83 | 17 |
| 22 | 81 | 19 |
| 23 | 81 | 19 |
| 24 | 81 | 19 |
| 25 | 79 | 21 |
| 26 | 79 | 21 |
| 27 | 78 | 22 |
| 28 | 77 | 23 |
| 29 | 76 | 24 |
| 30 | 75 | 25 |
| 31 | 74 | 26 |
Chance of precipitation in August
Sants gets around 36 mm of rain over 5.3 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 17% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.
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| Rain chance (%) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
| Rain chance (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 11 |
| 2 | 11 |
| 3 | 12 |
| 4 | 13 |
| 5 | 13 |
| 6 | 14 |
| 7 | 14 |
| 8 | 15 |
| 9 | 15 |
| 10 | 16 |
| 11 | 16 |
| 12 | 16 |
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| 19 | 17 |
| 20 | 17 |
| 21 | 17 |
| 22 | 18 |
| 23 | 18 |
| 24 | 19 |
| 25 | 20 |
| 26 | 21 |
| 27 | 22 |
| 28 | 23 |
| 29 | 24 |
| 30 | 25 |
| 31 | 25 |
Humidity in August
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 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 81% of them.
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| Dry (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Comfortable (%) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Humid (%) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Muggy (%) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 41 |
| Oppressive (%) | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 26 |
| Miserable (%) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | Miserable (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 37 | 47 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 37 | 47 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 37 | 47 | 2 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 37 | 46 | 3 |
| 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 37 | 45 | 3 |
| 6 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 37 | 45 | 3 |
| 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 38 | 44 | 2 |
| 8 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 38 | 44 | 2 |
| 9 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 38 | 43 | 2 |
| 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 38 | 43 | 2 |
| 11 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 39 | 43 | 2 |
| 12 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 39 | 43 | 2 |
| 13 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 39 | 43 | 2 |
| 14 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 39 | 43 | 1 |
| 15 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 39 | 43 | 1 |
| 16 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 39 | 44 | 1 |
| 17 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 39 | 44 | 1 |
| 18 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 39 | 44 | 1 |
| 19 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 38 | 45 | 1 |
| 20 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 38 | 45 | 1 |
| 21 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 37 | 44 | 1 |
| 22 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 37 | 44 | 1 |
| 23 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 37 | 43 | 1 |
| 24 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 37 | 41 | 1 |
| 25 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 37 | 40 | 1 |
| 26 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 38 | 38 | 1 |
| 27 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 38 | 35 | 1 |
| 28 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 39 | 33 | 1 |
| 29 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 40 | 31 | 1 |
| 30 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 40 | 28 | 1 |
| 31 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 41 | 26 | 0 |
Wind in August
Winds average 12 km/h in August.
Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.
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| Wind speed (km/h) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | calm |
| 2 | 12 | calm |
| 3 | 12 | calm |
| 4 | 12 | calm |
| 5 | 12 | calm |
| 6 | 12 | calm |
| 7 | 12 | calm |
| 8 | 12 | light breeze |
| 9 | 12 | light breeze |
| 10 | 12 | light breeze |
| 11 | 12 | light breeze |
| 12 | 12 | light breeze |
| 13 | 12 | light breeze |
| 14 | 12 | light breeze |
| 15 | 12 | light breeze |
| 16 | 12 | light breeze |
| 17 | 12 | light breeze |
| 18 | 12 | light breeze |
| 19 | 12 | light breeze |
| 20 | 12 | light breeze |
| 21 | 12 | light breeze |
| 22 | 12 | light breeze |
| 23 | 12 | light breeze |
| 24 | 12 | light breeze |
| 25 | 12 | light breeze |
| 26 | 12 | light breeze |
| 27 | 12 | light breeze |
| 28 | 12 | light breeze |
| 29 | 12 | light breeze |
| 30 | 13 | light breeze |
| 31 | 13 | light breeze |
Sunrise & sunset in August
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 5:50 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 8:05 PM to 7:22 PM.
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| Daylight (h) | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.0 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 5:50 | 5:51 | 5:52 | 5:53 | 5:54 | 5:55 | 5:56 | 5:57 | 5:58 | 5:59 | 6:00 | 6:01 | 6:02 | 6:03 | 6:04 | 6:05 | 6:06 | 6:07 | 6:08 | 6:10 | 6:11 | 6:12 | 6:13 | 6:14 | 6:15 | 6:16 | 6:17 | 6:18 | 6:19 | 6:20 | 6:21 |
| Sunset (PM) | 8:05 | 8:04 | 8:03 | 8:02 | 8:00 | 7:59 | 7:58 | 7:57 | 7:55 | 7:54 | 7:53 | 7:51 | 7:50 | 7:49 | 7:47 | 7:46 | 7:44 | 7:43 | 7:41 | 7:40 | 7:38 | 7:37 | 7:35 | 7:34 | 7:32 | 7:30 | 7:29 | 7:27 | 7:25 | 7:24 | 7:22 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14.2 | 5:50 | 8:05 |
| 2 | 14.2 | 5:51 | 8:04 |
| 3 | 14.2 | 5:52 | 8:03 |
| 4 | 14.1 | 5:53 | 8:02 |
| 5 | 14.1 | 5:54 | 8:00 |
| 6 | 14.1 | 5:55 | 7:59 |
| 7 | 14.0 | 5:56 | 7:58 |
| 8 | 14.0 | 5:57 | 7:57 |
| 9 | 14.0 | 5:58 | 7:55 |
| 10 | 13.9 | 5:59 | 7:54 |
| 11 | 13.9 | 6:00 | 7:53 |
| 12 | 13.8 | 6:01 | 7:51 |
| 13 | 13.8 | 6:02 | 7:50 |
| 14 | 13.8 | 6:03 | 7:49 |
| 15 | 13.7 | 6:04 | 7:47 |
| 16 | 13.7 | 6:05 | 7:46 |
| 17 | 13.6 | 6:06 | 7:44 |
| 18 | 13.6 | 6:07 | 7:43 |
| 19 | 13.5 | 6:08 | 7:41 |
| 20 | 13.5 | 6:10 | 7:40 |
| 21 | 13.5 | 6:11 | 7:38 |
| 22 | 13.4 | 6:12 | 7:37 |
| 23 | 13.4 | 6:13 | 7:35 |
| 24 | 13.3 | 6:14 | 7:34 |
| 25 | 13.3 | 6:15 | 7:32 |
| 26 | 13.2 | 6:16 | 7:30 |
| 27 | 13.2 | 6:17 | 7:29 |
| 28 | 13.2 | 6:18 | 7:27 |
| 29 | 13.1 | 6:19 | 7:25 |
| 30 | 13.1 | 6:20 | 7:24 |
| 31 | 13.0 | 6:21 | 7:22 |
Solar energy in August
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6 kWh/m².
For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.88 kWh/m² to a high of 7.06 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.
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| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Level | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6.6 | Intense |
| 2 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 3 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 4 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 5 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 6 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 7 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 8 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 9 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 10 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 11 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 12 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 13 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 14 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 15 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 16 | 6.0 | Intense |
| 17 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 18 | 5.9 | Bright |
| 19 | 5.9 | Bright |
| 20 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 21 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 22 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 23 | 5.7 | Bright |
| 24 | 5.7 | Bright |
| 25 | 5.6 | Bright |
| 26 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 27 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 28 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 29 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 30 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 31 | 5.3 | Bright |
Hazard calendar for Sants
None of Sants's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.
Sants's rainy season runs September–January, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is August a good time to visit Sants?
Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
August is one of the better times to visit Sants for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for Sants in August
From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In August, Sants sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 23°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Sants in August
The nearest coast averages about 25°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 20 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 13°C.
It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 11 to Oct 23 — about 4.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 15 |
| Comfort | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Cool | Refreshing | Refreshing | Warm | Refreshing | Refreshing | Cool | Bracing |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Bracing |
| Feb | 13 | Bracing |
| Mar | 13 | Bracing |
| Apr | 14 | Bracing |
| May | 17 | Cool |
| Jun | 21 | Refreshing |
| Jul | 24 | Refreshing |
| Aug | 25 | Warm |
| Sep | 24 | Refreshing |
| Oct | 21 | Refreshing |
| Nov | 17 | Cool |
| Dec | 15 | Bracing |
UV index in Sants in August
Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sants peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | Low |
| Feb | 3 | Moderate |
| Mar | 5 | Moderate |
| Apr | 7 | High |
| May | 6 | High |
| Jun | 8 | Very high |
| Jul | 9 | Very high |
| Aug | 8 | Very high |
| Sep | 6 | High |
| Oct | 4 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2 | Moderate |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Where is Sants?
Sants sits at 41.4°N, 2.1°E, 45 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is La Bordeta, 0.0 km away.
Topography around Sants
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Sants.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Sants has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m around an average of 48 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 513 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,677 m.
The land around Sants is covered by artificial surfaces (82%) within 3 km, water (38%), artificial surfaces (26%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and water (34%) within 80 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
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 Sants (41.3743°, 2.1383°, elevation 45 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).