Spain in August

August is Spain's 6th-best month (rank 6 of 12): its 33 destinations average 81/100, led by Tenerife at 95 — 34°C and 1 rainy day — while Picos de Europa is cooler at 24°C and scores 83.

#6 of 12 months for Spain · 33 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

🇪🇸 Spain, month by month

81/100 in August

Where in Spain in August

#	Place	Type	Feels-like high	Rain	Comfort	At its best
1	Tenerife	Island	34°C	1 mm · 1 day	95 tier S	—
2	Cádiz	Beach	30°C	1 mm · 1 day	94 tier S	Yes
3	Marbella	Beach	32°C	6 mm · 1 day	94 tier S	Yes
4	Lanzarote	Island	30°C	0 mm · 0 days	93 tier S	Yes
5	Málaga	Beach	35°C	4 mm · 1 day	93 tier S	—
6	Nerja	Beach	35°C	5 mm · 1 day	93 tier S	Yes
7	Tossa de Mar	Beach	33°C	48 mm · 7 days	93 tier S	Yes
8	Alicante	Beach	35°C	21 mm · 4 days	92 tier S	Yes
9	Benidorm	Beach	35°C	17 mm · 4 days	92 tier S	Yes
10	Fuerteventura	Island	26°C	0 mm · 0 days	92 tier S	—
11	Ibiza	Island	33°C	26 mm · 2 days	92 tier S	Yes
12	Palma	Beach	35°C	17 mm · 1 day	92 tier S	Yes
13	Tarifa	Beach	30°C	2 mm · 1 day	92 tier S	Yes
14	Menorca	Island	34°C	33 mm · 2 days	91 tier S	Yes
15	Santiago de Compostela	City	28°C	33 mm · 5 days	91 tier S	Yes
16	Mundaka	Beach	24°C	89 mm · 12 days	88 tier A	Yes
17	Santander	City	25°C	63 mm · 9 days	88 tier A	Yes
18	Las Palmas	City	29°C	1 mm · 0 days	87 tier A	—
19	Salamanca	City	31°C	6 mm · 1 day	86 tier A	—
20	Bilbao	City	29°C	54 mm · 8 days	84 tier A	—
21	San Sebastián	City	27°C	100 mm · 10 days	84 tier A	—
22	Picos de Europa	Trekking hub	24°C	76 mm · 14 days	83 tier A	—
23	Ronda	City	33°C	8 mm · 1 day	83 tier A	—
24	Madrid	City	33°C	14 mm · 2 days	81 tier A	—
25	Girona	City	35°C	50 mm · 4 days	80 tier A	—
26	Barcelona	City	33°C	44 mm · 4 days	77 tier B	—
27	Valencia	City	34°C	24 mm · 5 days	75 tier B	—
28	Toledo	City	36°C	13 mm · 1 day	67 tier C	—
29	Granada	City	37°C	8 mm · 2 days	66 tier C	—
30	Seville	City	38°C	1 mm · 1 day	59 tier D	—
31	Córdoba, Spain	City	38°C	7 mm · 1 day	56 tier D	—
32	Baqueira-Beret	Ski resort	24°C	124 mm · 19 days	16 tier F	—
33	Sierra Nevada	Ski resort	25°C	16 mm · 4 days	16 tier F	—

Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means August is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.

What's on in Spain in August

Whales and dolphins offshore · Tenerife · 1 Jan – 31 Dec
Virgin of Candelaria pilgrimage · Tenerife · 14–15 Aug
Andalusian August · Cádiz · 1–31 Aug
Starlite in the quarry · Marbella · 15 Jun – 31 Aug (usually)
La Geria grape harvest · Lanzarote · 5 Jul – 25 Aug (usually)
Feria de Malaga · Málaga · 15–22 Aug
Spanish August holidays · Alicante · 1–31 Aug
August holidays · Benidorm · 1–31 Aug

Seasons in force

Sea warm enough · 18 places Extreme heat · 7 places Wind season · 7 places Harvest · 3 places Summer season opens · 3 places Trail season · 3 places Dust season · 2 places Insects & disease · 2 places Smoke season · 2 places Fog season · 1 place

Peak crowds at 16 of Spain's 27 well-known places this month.

Better months for Spain

May · 85/100 June · 85/100 September · 84/100 Weakest: December · 69/100

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