Zamora weather in August

In August, Zamora sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 13 mm of rain across 3.1 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Zamora's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zamora's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
3.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
6:37 AM – 8:18 PM
Cloud cover
29%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Zamora is Spanish city, capital of the homonymous municipality in Castilla y León, Spain.

Air quality
Excellent
PM10 12.7 µg/m³ · 2019

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 28°C by the end.

A typical August day in Zamora reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Zamora

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.

Zamora weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 427.60.69.31.8
Feb11° / 316.10.710.32.9
Mar15° / 397.90.111.74.6
Apr17° / 489.4013.15.4
May21° / 468.6014.36.7
Jun26° / 13°255.2014.97.7
Jul29° / 15°133014.76.6
Aug29° / 15°133.1013.76.9
Sep25° / 12°274.4012.37.9
Oct19° / 638.3010.96.1
Nov12° / 517.809.73.5
Dec / 4880.59.12.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Zamora gets around 13 mm of rain over 3.1 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 10% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

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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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, 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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Sunrise & sunset in August

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Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 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 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:21 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 8:37 PM to 7:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.36:218:37
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514.16:258:32
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914.06:298:27
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1213.86:328:23
1313.86:338:22
1413.86:358:20
1513.76:368:19
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1713.66:388:16
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1913.66:408:13
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2913.16:507:57
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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 6.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.59 kWh/m² to a high of 7.63 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.76 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Zamora?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Zamora in August

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

In August, Zamora sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Zamora 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 Zamora peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Zamora?

Zamora sits at 41.5°N, 5.7°W, 662 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Benavente, 55 km away.

Palencia

Topography around Zamora

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zamora has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 647 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 958 m.

The land around Zamora is covered by cropland (35%), grassland (30%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (68%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

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958 m
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August weather nearby: Benavente 55 km · Salamanca 60 km · Medina del Campo 73 km · Laguna de Duero 85 km · Valladolid 87 km · Bragança 91 km · Arevalo 99 km · Palencia 116 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 Zamora (41.5063°, -5.7446°, elevation 662 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).