Segovia weather in August

In August, Segovia sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 25 mm of rain across 5.6 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 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% 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 Segovia's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Segovia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
25 mm
5.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
6:31 AM – 8:10 PM
Cloud cover
32%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Segovia is city of Spain in Castilla y León, capital of the municipality of the same name.

Air quality
Good
PM10 15.8 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical August day in Segovia reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 32°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)
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How August really feels in Segovia

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Segovia 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
Jan / -0°6410.45.69.40.8
Feb / 539.34.710.41.6
Mar12° / 6311.13.411.73.0
Apr14° / 8012.82.213.13.8
May18° / 8012.60.414.35.5
Jun24° / 11°418.3014.97.3
Jul28° / 14°224.7014.67.4
Aug28° / 14°255.6013.67.4
Sep22° / 11°417.3012.37.3
Oct16° / 7410.60.310.95.1
Nov10° / 7511.81.99.72.3
Dec / 6310.33.19.11.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18911
28713
38614
48614
58614
68515
78515
88416
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Segovia gets around 25 mm of rain over 5.6 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 18% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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216
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717
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2019
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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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1955
2955
3955
4955
5955
6955
7955
8955
9955
10964
11964
12964
13964
14964
15964
16973
17973
18973
19973
20973
21973
22982
23982
24982
25982
26982
27982
28973
29973
30973
31973

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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317calm

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 6:16 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 8:29 PM to 7:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.26:168:29
214.26:178:28
314.16:188:27
414.16:198:26
514.16:208:24
614.06:218:23
714.06:228:22
814.06:238:21
913.96:248:20
1013.96:258:18
1113.86:268:17
1213.86:278:16
1313.86:288:14
1413.76:298:13
1513.76:308:11
1613.66:318:10
1713.66:328:09
1813.66:338:07
1913.56:348:06
2013.56:358:04
2113.46:368:03
2213.46:378:01
2313.46:388:00
2413.36:397:58
2513.36:407:56
2613.26:417:55
2713.26:427:53
2813.16:437:52
2913.16:447:50
3013.06:457:48
3113.06:467:47

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.74 kWh/m² to a high of 7.6 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.72 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.3Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.1Intense
77.1Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
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296.2Intense
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316.0Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Segovia?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Segovia in August

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

In August, Segovia sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

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UV index in Segovia 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 Segovia 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 (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 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Segovia?

Segovia sits at 40.9°N, 4.1°W, 996 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Collado-Villalba, 36 km away.

Topography around Segovia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Segovia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 188 m around an average of 1,008 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,341 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,964 m.

The land around Segovia is covered by grassland (43%), cropland (27%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, grassland (39%) and cropland (38%) within 16 km, and cropland (35%), grassland (33%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
188 m
16 km
1,341 m
80 km
1,964 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Collado-Villalba 36 km · San Lorenzo de El Escorial 40 km · El Escorial 41 km · Galapagar 42 km · Colmenar Viejo 44 km · Torrelodones 44 km · Tres Cantos 52 km · Arevalo 52 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 Segovia (40.9481°, -4.1184°, elevation 996 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).