Tortosa weather in August

In August, Tortosa sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 33 mm of rain across 5.7 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-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 62% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Tortosa's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tortosa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
33 mm
5.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
6:13 AM – 7:51 PM
Cloud cover
35%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Tortosa is capital of Tortosa 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 Tortosa reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Tortosa weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 445.99.43.9
Feb13° / 314.710.44.5
Mar16° / 436.111.75.5
Apr18° / 10°55813.16.2
May21° / 13°557.514.27.0
Jun25° / 17°274.814.98.0
Jul28° / 20°213.614.67.6
Aug28° / 21°335.713.67.0
Sep25° / 18°667.812.37.4
Oct21° / 14°677.710.97.0
Nov16° / 516.19.75.7
Dec13° / 425.79.14.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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28515
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Tortosa gets around 33 mm of rain over 5.7 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 24% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 56% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1713204614
2813204514
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251313194015
261314193815
271415203714
281515203614
291616203513
301617213412
311718213311

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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

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 5:58 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 8:10 PM to 7:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:588:10
214.25:598:09
314.16:008:08
414.16:018:07
514.16:028:06
614.06:038:04
714.06:048:03
814.06:058:02
913.96:068:01
1013.96:077:59
1113.86:087:58
1213.86:097:57
1313.86:107:55
1413.76:117:54
1513.76:127:53
1613.66:137:51
1713.66:147:50
1813.66:157:48
1913.56:167:47
2013.56:177:45
2113.46:187:44
2213.46:197:42
2313.36:207:41
2413.36:217:39
2513.36:227:38
2613.26:237:36
2713.26:247:34
2813.16:257:33
2913.16:267:31
3013.06:277:30
3113.06:287:28

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.99 kWh/m² to a high of 7.22 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
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216.0Bright
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275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Tortosa?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tortosa in August

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

In August, Tortosa sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Tortosa in August

The nearest coast averages about 26°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 23 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 3 to Oct 30 — about 4.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Cool
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec15Cool

UV index in Tortosa in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tortosa 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 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 9Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May6High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Tortosa?

Tortosa sits at 40.8°N, 0.5°E, 18 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Amposta, 12 km away.

Topography around Tortosa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tortosa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 276 m around an average of 46 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,433 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,439 m.

The land around Tortosa is covered by trees (50%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and trees (35%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
276 m
16 km
1,433 m
80 km
1,439 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Amposta 12 km · Sant Carles de la Ràpita 23 km · Vinaròs 38 km · Benicarló 45 km · Cambrils 53 km · Salou 60 km · Alcañiz 61 km · Vila-seca 62 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 Tortosa (40.8125°, 0.5216°, elevation 18 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).