Valls weather in August

In August, Valls sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 45 mm of rain across 6.7 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% 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 Valls's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Valls's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
45 mm
6.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
6:09 AM – 7:49 PM
Cloud cover
36%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Valls is capital town of the municipality of Valls, Spain.

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 30°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical August day in Valls reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 355.99.43.9
Feb14° / 274.910.34.8
Mar17° / 406.611.76.2
Apr19° / 528.113.16.6
May23° / 13°507.414.37.3
Jun27° / 17°325.614.97.3
Jul30° / 20°224.314.76.3
Aug30° / 20°456.713.75.9
Sep26° / 16°729.312.37.1
Oct22° / 13°687.810.97.0
Nov16° / 4769.75.8
Dec13° / 355.29.14.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% 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 22%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28416
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Valls gets around 45 mm of rain over 6.7 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 21% and peaks near 29% 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 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 42% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
141640373
251639373
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27111831392
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29111931362
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Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
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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 5:54 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 8:08 PM to 7:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:548:08
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314.25:568:06
414.15:578:05
514.15:588:04
614.15:598:03
714.06:008:01
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913.96:027:59
1013.96:037:57
1113.96:047:56
1213.86:057:55
1313.86:067:53
1413.86:077:52
1513.76:087:51
1613.76:097:49
1713.66:107:48
1813.66:117:46
1913.56:127:45
2013.56:137:43
2113.56:147:42
2213.46:157:40
2313.46:167:39
2413.36:177:37
2513.36:187:35
2613.26:197:34
2713.26:207:32
2813.16:227:30
2913.16:237:29
3013.16:247:27
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.92 kWh/m² to a high of 7.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
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206.0Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Valls?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Valls in August

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

In August, Valls sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Valls 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 21 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 7 to Oct 27 — about 4.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr15Bracing
May17Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct21Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec15Cool

UV index in Valls 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 Valls peaks around July 15 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 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Valls?

Valls sits at 41.3°N, 1.2°E, 223 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Tarragona, 19 km away.

Topography around Valls

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Valls has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 168 m around an average of 223 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,102 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,321 m.

The land around Valls is covered by grassland (33%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (35%), water (24%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
168 m
16 km
1,102 m
80 km
1,321 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Tarragona 19 km · Reus 19 km · Torredembarra 20 km · Vila-seca 21 km · La Pineda 24 km · El Vendrell 25 km · Salou 25 km · Calafell 28 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 Valls (41.2861°, 1.2499°, elevation 223 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).