Tortosa weather in July

In July, Tortosa sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 21 mm of rain across 3.6 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-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 74% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 54 min at the start of July to 14 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Tortosa's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tortosa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
20°
11th coldest
Rainfall
21 mm
3.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
5:44 AM – 8:23 PM
Cloud cover
27%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
7.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Tortosa is capital of Tortosa Municipality, Spain.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical July day in Tortosa reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-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 July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28515
38515
48515
58515
68515
78515
88713
98713
108713
118713
128812
138911
148911
158911
169010
179010
18919
19919
20928
21928
22928
23919
249010
259010
269010
278911
288812
298812
308713
318713

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Tortosa gets around 21 mm of rain over 3.6 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 11% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
112
213
313
413
514
614
714
814
913
1013
1112
1212
1312
1411
1511
1610
1710
1810
199
209
219
229
239
249
2510
2610
2710
2811
2911
3011
3112

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 46% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1151934311
2151933321
3151933331
4151932341
5151931351
6151831351
7151830361
8151829361
9161829371
10151828371
11151728381
12151727392
13151726402
14141626422
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18121524454
19121523465
20111423465
21101423476
22101423486
2391323487
2481323497
2581323498
2681223499
2771222499
28712224810
29712224811
30712214712
31712214613

Wind in July

Winds average 10 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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510calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 min at the start of July to 14 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:34 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 8:28 PM to 8:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.95:348:28
214.95:358:28
314.95:358:28
414.95:368:28
514.95:368:28
614.85:378:27
714.85:388:27
814.85:388:27
914.85:398:26
1014.85:398:26
1114.85:408:26
1214.75:418:25
1314.75:428:25
1414.75:428:24
1514.75:438:24
1614.75:448:23
1714.65:458:23
1814.65:458:22
1914.65:468:21
2014.65:478:21
2114.55:488:20
2214.55:498:19
2314.55:508:18
2414.55:508:18
2514.45:518:17
2614.45:528:16
2714.45:538:15
2814.35:548:14
2914.35:558:13
3014.35:568:12
3114.25:578:11

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.14 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 — July's 7.14 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.3Intense
97.3Intense
107.2Intense
117.2Intense
127.2Intense
137.2Intense
147.2Intense
157.2Intense
167.2Intense
177.2Intense
187.2Intense
197.1Intense
207.1Intense
217.1Intense
227.1Intense
237.0Intense
247.0Intense
257.0Intense
266.9Intense
276.9Intense
286.9Intense
296.8Intense
306.8Intense
316.8Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Tortosa?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July 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 July

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

In July, Tortosa sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Tortosa in July

The nearest coast averages about 25°C in July — 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 July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 10 (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
July 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).