Viveiro weather in August

In August, Viveiro sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 51 mm of rain across 8.8 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Viveiro's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Viveiro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
1st warmest
Overnight low
17°
12th coldest
Rainfall
51 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
6:40 AM – 8:29 PM
Cloud cover
61%
3rd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Viveiro is capital town of the municipality of Vivero, 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 22°C through the month.

A typical August day in Viveiro reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Viveiro 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 11614.89.13.0
Feb13° / 8812.310.23.2
Mar14° / 9013.111.63.8
Apr15° / 10°9714.413.24.0
May17° / 12°8212.714.55.1
Jun20° / 14°549.315.26.2
Jul22° / 16°367.414.97.0
Aug22° / 17°518.813.86.9
Sep21° / 16°681012.36.4
Oct18° / 14°10914.210.85.3
Nov15° / 11°13016.49.53.8
Dec13° / 11614.28.83.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
44753
54753
64852
74951
84951
94951
104951
114852
124852
134852
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Viveiro gets around 51 mm of rain over 8.8 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 28% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
126
226
327
427
527
627
727
827
928
1028
1128
1228
1328
1428
1528
1628
1728
1828
1928
2028
2129
2229
2329
2429
2529
2629
2729
2829
2929
3029
3128

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 42% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11047404
21046394
31146394
41145395
51145395
61244395
71244405
81243405
91243415
101242414
111242424
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231440416
241440416
251540406
261540406
271640395
281640395
291640385
301741385
311741375

Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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3115light breeze

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 6:23 AM to 6:57 AM, and sunset from 8:50 PM to 8:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.46:238:50
214.46:248:48
314.46:258:47
414.36:268:46
514.36:288:45
614.26:298:43
714.26:308:42
814.26:318:41
914.16:328:39
1014.16:338:38
1114.06:348:36
1214.06:358:35
1313.96:378:34
1413.96:388:32
1513.96:398:30
1613.86:408:29
1713.86:418:27
1813.76:428:26
1913.76:438:24
2013.66:458:23
2113.66:468:21
2213.56:478:19
2313.56:488:18
2413.46:498:16
2513.46:508:14
2613.36:528:12
2713.36:538:11
2813.36:548:09
2913.26:558:07
3013.26:568:05
3113.16:578:03

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.34 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.8Bright
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95.8Bright
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225.3Bright
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245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Viveiro?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Viveiro for sightseeing.

What to pack for Viveiro in August

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

In August, Viveiro sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Viveiro in August

The nearest coast averages about 20°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 24 km away) is warmest in August at about 20°C and coldest in March near 13°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan13Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr13Bracing
May14Bracing
Jun16Cool
Jul19Cool
Aug20Cool
Sep19Cool
Oct17Cool
Nov15Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Viveiro 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 Viveiro peaks around June 22 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 22UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Viveiro?

Viveiro sits at 43.7°N, 7.6°W, 30 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Narón, 51 km away.

Topography around Viveiro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Viveiro has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 539 m around an average of 152 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 903 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,199 m.

The land around Viveiro is covered by trees (62%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and water (24%) within 16 km, and water (41%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
539 m
16 km
903 m
80 km
1,199 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Narón 51 km · Ferrol 55 km · Oleiros 69 km · A Coruña 72 km · Lugo 73 km · Cambre 73 km · Culleredo 76 km · Arteixo 84 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 Viveiro (43.6623°, -7.5934°, elevation 30 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).