How hot is Spain in August?

Day highs run from 23 °C in Cangas de Onís to 37 °C in Córdoba (AEMET monthly averages).

Is the sea warm enough to swim in August?

The warmest sea is in Alacant/Alicante, about 27 °C (est.). 35 of 36 coastal places have sea at 20 °C or warmer (est.).

Where is quieter in August?

Among places with full data, Torrevieja has the lowest hotel fullness, about 37% (est.).

Does it rain in Spain in August?

Rain falls on 0 to 11 days in August, depending on the place: fewest in Fuerteventura, most in Donostia/San Sebastián.

Which places fit August most?

In our neutral ranking: Tarifa, Marbella, Mijas, Estepona and Tenerife.

Photo: Christian Hergesell on Unsplash

Spain by month

Where to go in Spain in August

16 of 48 places fit August

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16 of 48 places fit August

Fit means a score of 75 or more out of 100 for August on warmth, sun, sea, rain and crowds, with no departure city.

August is the fullest month in our data. Hotels in Dénia are about 92% full, and in Donostia/San Sebastián about 86% (est.). The sea peaks too, at about 27° off Alicante (est.). Day heat barely moves from July, with Córdoba still at 37°, and 16 places fit. 15 August is a national holiday, and Bilbao's Aste Nagusia starts on the first Saturday after it and runs for nine days. On the last Wednesday of the month, Buñol in the Valencian Community throws tomatoes at La Tomatina. The coolest days are in Cangas de Onís, at 23°. The catch: crowds and heat peak together, and fewer places fit than in June or July.

Places that fit August, in order: 10 of 16 shown

Ranked by the same neutral score for every visitor: warmth, sun, sea, rain and crowds, with no departure city. At most 3 places from one stretch of coast or island group. A guide, a partner link or a payment never changes the order.

Photo: Roland Geider (Ogre), Public domain
Rank 1Full guide
Tarifa
In August the daytime average is 26 degrees. You can expect around 11 hours of sun a day.
Good months
7
Day air
26°
Sea
22° est.
Hotels full
83% est.
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0
Rank 2Full guide
Marbella
In August the daytime average is 27 degrees. Rain is rare in August: under one rainy day on average.
Good months
8
Day air
27°
Sea
23° est.
Hotels full
70% est.
Photo: Alan Grant, CC BY-SA 4.0
Rank 3Full guide
Mijas
In August the daytime average is 26 degrees. Rain is rare in August: under one rainy day on average.
Good months
7
Day air
26°
Sea
25° est.
Hotels full
53% est.
Photo: Christian Hergesell, Unsplash License
Rank 4Full guide
Estepona
In August the daytime average is 27 degrees. Rain is rare in August: under one rainy day on average.
Good months
9
Day air
27°
Sea
22° est.
Hotels full
81% est.
Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0
Rank 5Full guide
Tenerife
In August the daytime average is 26 degrees. Rain is rare in August: under one rainy day on average.
Good months
12
Day air
26°
Sea
24° est.
Hotels full
83% est.

Also fits August

Photo: Michal Mrozek, Unsplash License
Rank 6Full guide
Fuerteventura
In August the daytime average is 27 degrees. Rain is rare in August: under one rainy day on average.
Good months
12
Day air
27°
Sea
23° est.
Hotels full
81% est.
Photo: LANOEL, CC BY-SA 3.0
Rank 7Full guide
Benalmádena
In August the daytime average is 27 degrees. Rain is rare in August: under one rainy day on average.
Good months
7
Day air
27°
Sea
25° est.
Hotels full
80% est.
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0
Rank 8Full guide
Gran Canaria
In August the daytime average is 27 degrees. Rain is rare in August: under one rainy day on average.
Good months
12
Day air
27°
Sea
23° est.
Hotels full
83% est.
Photo: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0
Rank 9Full guide
Cádiz
In August the daytime average is 28 degrees. You can expect around 11 hours of sun a day.
Good months
9
Day air
28°
Sea
24° est.
Hotels full
84% est.
Photo: Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez (Lmbuga), CC BY-SA 3.0
Rank 10Full guide
Lanzarote
Rain is rare in August: under one rainy day on average. In August the daytime average is 28 degrees.
Good months
12
Day air
28°
Sea
23° est.
Hotels full
82% est.

How we ranked this

Each place gets a score out of 100 for August from its monthly climate, sea and crowd figures. Places with fewer data points are listed after places with full data. Sea and crowd figures are estimates and marked est.

Spain by month, on the map

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In August: warmest sea in Alacant/Alicante, Peníscola/Peñíscola and Benidorm (est.); quietest in Torrevieja, Calp and Ronda (est.).

Show as table

Figures for August, ordered by sea (coastal)
Place	Sun, h per day	Air high, °C	Sea, °C (est.)	Crowds, % (est.)
Alacant/Alicante	10.3	32	27	82
Peníscola/Peñíscola	9.4	32	27	77
Benidorm	10.3	31	27	83
Ibiza	9.9	30	27	89
Mallorca	10.3	31	27	91
Calp	10.3	31	27	49
Torrevieja	10.2	31	27	37
València	9.3	31	27	80
Dénia	9.8	32	27	92
Sitges	8.8	29	27	75
Xàbia/Jávea	9.8	32	27	92
Menorca	10.0	30	27	87
Salou	8.9	31	27	88
Barcelona	9.1	28	27	79
Mojácar	10.6	33	27	63
Lloret de Mar	8.8	32	26	92
Tossa de Mar	8.8	32	26	92
Níjar	10.6	29	26	70
Almuñécar	10.9	30	25	77
Nerja	10.9	31	25	82
Benalmádena	10.4	27	25	80
Málaga	10.4	32	25	81
Mijas	10.4	26	25	53
Torremolinos	10.4	31	25	90
Fuengirola	10.4	29	24	85
Cádiz	11.1	28	24	84
Tenerife	10.2	26	24	83
Donostia/San Sebastián	6.5	24	23	86
Gran Canaria	7.9	27	23	83
Marbella	10.4	27	23	70
Fuerteventura	9.4	27	23	81
Lanzarote	9.8	28	23	82
Estepona	10.2	27	22	81
Tarifa	10.8	26	22	83
Llanes	5.8	23	22	80
Sanxenxo	9.1	27	17	82
Albarracín	10.0	30	–	59
Bilbao	5.9	26	–	83
Cangas de Onís	5.7	23	–	83
Capileira	10.9	29	–	–
Córdoba	11.1	37	–	58
Granada	10.9	34	–	62
Madrid	11.1	32	–	56
Ronda	–	31	–	49
Santiago de Compostela	7.7	25	–	78
Sevilla	11.2	36	–	64
Toledo	11.6	34	–	61
Torla-Ordesa	–	27	–	–

Without scripts this shows August. The list of every month below links to each place.

Figures for August, ordered by sea (coastal)
Place	Sun, h per day	Air high, °C	Sea, °C (est.)	Crowds, % (est.)
Alacant/Alicante	10.3	32	27	82
Peníscola/Peñíscola	9.4	32	27	77
Benidorm	10.3	31	27	83
Ibiza	9.9	30	27	89
Mallorca	10.3	31	27	91
Calp	10.3	31	27	49
Torrevieja	10.2	31	27	37
València	9.3	31	27	80
Dénia	9.8	32	27	92
Sitges	8.8	29	27	75
Xàbia/Jávea	9.8	32	27	92
Menorca	10.0	30	27	87
Salou	8.9	31	27	88
Barcelona	9.1	28	27	79
Mojácar	10.6	33	27	63
Lloret de Mar	8.8	32	26	92
Tossa de Mar	8.8	32	26	92
Níjar	10.6	29	26	70
Almuñécar	10.9	30	25	77
Nerja	10.9	31	25	82
Benalmádena	10.4	27	25	80
Málaga	10.4	32	25	81
Mijas	10.4	26	25	53
Torremolinos	10.4	31	25	90
Fuengirola	10.4	29	24	85
Cádiz	11.1	28	24	84
Tenerife	10.2	26	24	83
Donostia/San Sebastián	6.5	24	23	86
Gran Canaria	7.9	27	23	83
Marbella	10.4	27	23	70
Fuerteventura	9.4	27	23	81
Lanzarote	9.8	28	23	82
Estepona	10.2	27	22	81
Tarifa	10.8	26	22	83
Llanes	5.8	23	22	80
Sanxenxo	9.1	27	17	82
Albarracín	10.0	30	–	59
Bilbao	5.9	26	–	83
Cangas de Onís	5.7	23	–	83
Capileira	10.9	29	–	–
Córdoba	11.1	37	–	58
Granada	10.9	34	–	62
Madrid	11.1	32	–	56
Ronda	–	31	–	49
Santiago de Compostela	7.7	25	–	78
Sevilla	11.2	36	–	64
Toledo	11.6	34	–	61
Torla-Ordesa	–	27	–	–

Figures: the same monthly data as the place pages. Outline: Natural Earth, public domain.

August in numbers

Day highs run from 23 °C in Cangas de Onís to 37 °C in Córdoba.
The sea is warmest in Alacant/Alicante, about 27 °C (est.). 35 of 36 coastal places have sea at 20 °C or warmer (est.).
Among places with full data, hotels are about 37% full in Torrevieja and 92% in Dénia (est.).
Rain falls on 0 to 11 days: fewest in Fuerteventura, most in Donostia/San Sebastián.

What changes from July

Sea is on average 1° higher than in July (est.), across 36 coastal places.
Hotels are on average 8 points fuller than in July (est.).
There are on average 1 more rainy days than in July, across 45 places.
New among the first five: Mijas.
Out of the first five: Benalmádena.
16 places fit August, against 18 in July.

What each place suits, from the data

Beach days

Coastal places with a beach count and sea at 20 °C or warmer (est.), in ranking order.

Tarifa Day air 26 °C. Sea 22 °C (est.)
Marbella Day air 27 °C. Sea 23 °C (est.)
Mijas Day air 26 °C. Sea 25 °C (est.)
Estepona Day air 27 °C. Sea 22 °C (est.)
Tenerife Day air 26 °C. Sea 24 °C (est.)

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Hiking and mountains

Mountain and inland places with day highs of 28 °C or lower, in ranking order.

Cangas de Onís Day air 23 °C
Torla-Ordesa Day air 27 °C

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Cities

City places in ranking order, with day highs and hotel fullness (est.).

Cádiz Day air 28 °C. Hotels 84% full (est.)
Barcelona Day air 28 °C. Hotels 79% full (est.)
Santiago de Compostela Day air 25 °C. Hotels 78% full (est.)
Bilbao Day air 26 °C. Hotels 83% full (est.)
Donostia/San Sebastián Day air 24 °C. Hotels 86% full (est.)

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Direct flights from your city

Routes flown in August last year (Eurostat passenger counts, at least 1000 passengers a month), not a timetable.

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Questions about Spain in August

How hot is Spain in August?: Day highs run from 23 °C in Cangas de Onís to 37 °C in Córdoba (AEMET monthly averages).
Is the sea warm enough to swim in August?: The warmest sea is in Alacant/Alicante, about 27 °C (est.). 35 of 36 coastal places have sea at 20 °C or warmer (est.).
Where is quieter in August?: Among places with full data, Torrevieja has the lowest hotel fullness, about 37% (est.).
Does it rain in Spain in August?: Rain falls on 0 to 11 days in August, depending on the place: fewest in Fuerteventura, most in Donostia/San Sebastián.
Which places fit August most?: In our neutral ranking: Tarifa, Marbella, Mijas, Estepona and Tenerife.

Sources: AEMET monthly climate averages; sea temperature and hotel fullness are estimates; routes from Eurostat. Figures built 2026-11-08.