Villaquilambre weather in August

In August, Villaquilambre sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 24 mm of rain across 4.6 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Villaquilambre's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Villaquilambre's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
24 mm
4.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
6:34 AM – 8:19 PM
Cloud cover
38%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.1
out of 10

Villaquilambre is capital of Villaquilambre 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical August day in Villaquilambre reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

10°20°30°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12613
22613
32613
42613
52613
62613
72613
82613
92613
102613
112613
122513
132513
142513
152513
162513
172513
182513
192513
202513
212513
222513
232513
242513
252513
262412
272412
282412
292412
302412
312412

How August really feels in Villaquilambre

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.

Villaquilambre weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7211.15.79.20.7
Feb / 498.64.310.31.5
Mar11° / 6111411.62.8
Apr13° / 6312.41.913.13.5
May17° / 5811.60.414.45.2
Jun22° / 11°387.3015.17.2
Jul25° / 13°214.9014.88.1
Aug25° / 13°244.6013.78.1
Sep21° / 10°356.3012.37.3
Oct15° / 8410.20.310.84.7
Nov10° / 7411.71.99.62.1
Dec / 7710.63.38.91.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% 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 25%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
37822
47723
57723
67723
77723
87624
97624
107624
117624
127624
137624
147624
157624
167624
177525
187525
197426
207426
217327
227327
237327
247327
257228
267228
277129
287129
297129
307129
317129

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Villaquilambre gets around 24 mm of rain over 4.6 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 15% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
113
213
314
414
514
614
714
814
914
1014
1115
1215
1315
1415
1515
1615
1715
1816
1916
2016
2116
2216
2316
2416
2516
2616
2716
2816
2916
3017
3117

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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
185150
285150
386140
486140
586140
687130
787130
887130
987130
1088120
1188120
1288120
1389110
1489110
1589110
1690100
1790100
1889101
199091
209091
219091
229181
239271
249271
259361
269361
279451
289550
299640
309640
319640

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

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.

0246810151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:18 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 8:39 PM to 7:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.46:188:39
214.36:198:38
314.36:208:37
414.26:218:35
514.26:228:34
614.26:238:33
714.16:248:32
814.16:258:30
914.06:268:29
1014.06:278:28
1114.06:288:26
1213.96:298:25
1313.96:308:23
1413.86:328:22
1513.86:338:20
1613.86:348:19
1713.76:358:17
1813.76:368:16
1913.66:378:14
2013.66:388:13
2113.56:398:11
2213.56:408:09
2313.46:428:08
2413.46:438:06
2513.36:448:04
2613.36:458:03
2713.36:468:01
2813.26:477:59
2913.26:487:58
3013.16:497:56
3113.16:507:54

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.71 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.97 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

0246151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
176.0Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Villaquilambre?

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

8.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Villaquilambre in August

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

In August, Villaquilambre sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Villaquilambre 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 Villaquilambre peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 9Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Villaquilambre?

Villaquilambre sits at 42.6°N, 5.6°W, 893 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is León, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Villaquilambre

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Villaquilambre has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m around an average of 886 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 394 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,394 m.

The land around Villaquilambre is covered by grassland (48%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (40%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and trees (34%), grassland (32%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
152 m
16 km
394 m
80 km
2,394 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: León 5.0 km · San Andrés del Rabanedo 6.0 km · Mieres 69 km · Benavente 72 km · Sama 73 km · La Felguera 74 km · Oviedo 83 km · Ponferrada 86 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 Villaquilambre (42.6469°, -5.5583°, elevation 893 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).