SeasonMapSpain in August
August is Spain's 5th-best month (rank 5 of 12): its 31 destinations average 82/100, led by Málaga at 96 — 34°C and 1 rainy day — while Baqueira-Beret is cooler at 22°C and scores 14.
#5 of 12 months for Spain · 31 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
Where in Spain in August
| # | Place | Type | Feels-like high | Rain | Comfort | At its best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Málaga | Beach | 34°C | 2 mm · 1 day | 96 tier S | Yes |
| 2 | Tenerife | Island | 28°C | 2 mm · 1 day | 95 tier S | Yes |
| 3 | Alicante | Beach | 31°C | 15 mm · 4 days | 94 tier S | Yes |
| 4 | Cádiz | Beach | 32°C | 1 mm · 0 days | 94 tier S | Yes |
| 5 | Marbella | Beach | 30°C | 3 mm · 1 day | 94 tier S | Yes |
| 6 | Nerja | Beach | 32°C | 2 mm · 1 day | 94 tier S | Yes |
| 7 | Benidorm | Beach | 33°C | 13 mm · 3 days | 93 tier S | Yes |
| 8 | Santiago de Compostela | City | 24°C | 35 mm · 7 days | 93 tier S | Yes |
| 9 | Tarifa | Beach | 29°C | 2 mm · 1 day | 93 tier S | Yes |
| 10 | Fuerteventura | Island | 26°C | 0 mm · 0 days | 92 tier S | — |
| 11 | Ibiza | Island | 35°C | 20 mm · 1 day | 92 tier S | Yes |
| 12 | Palma | Beach | 34°C | 20 mm · 2 days | 92 tier S | Yes |
| 13 | Tossa de Mar | Beach | 30°C | 56 mm · 7 days | 92 tier S | Yes |
| 14 | Lanzarote | Island | 24°C | 0 mm · 0 days | 91 tier S | — |
| 15 | Menorca | Island | 28°C | 22 mm · 2 days | 91 tier S | Yes |
| 16 | Bilbao | City | 24°C | 55 mm · 11 days | 89 tier A | Yes |
| 17 | Las Palmas | City | 25°C | 2 mm · 0 days | 88 tier A | — |
| 18 | Salamanca | City | 30°C | 10 mm · 3 days | 88 tier A | — |
| 19 | Santander | City | 25°C | 67 mm · 11 days | 88 tier A | Yes |
| 20 | Madrid | City | 32°C | 9 mm · 2 days | 83 tier A | — |
| 21 | Ronda | City | 32°C | 5 mm · 1 day | 83 tier A | — |
| 22 | San Sebastián | City | 25°C | 111 mm · 13 days | 83 tier A | — |
| 23 | Toledo | City | 34°C | 15 mm · 2 days | 80 tier A | — |
| 24 | Barcelona | City | 32°C | 43 mm · 7 days | 78 tier B | — |
| 25 | Girona | City | 30°C | 80 mm · 11 days | 77 tier B | — |
| 26 | Valencia | City | 34°C | 21 mm · 4 days | 76 tier B | — |
| 27 | Granada | City | 35°C | 11 mm · 4 days | 74 tier B | — |
| 28 | Seville | City | 37°C | 1 mm · 0 days | 69 tier C | — |
| 29 | Córdoba, Spain | City | 37°C | 5 mm · 1 day | 60 tier C | — |
| 30 | Sierra Nevada | Ski resort | 26°C | 11 mm · 3 days | 16 tier F | — |
| 31 | Baqueira-Beret | Ski resort | 22°C | 128 mm · 19 days | 14 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
- Feria de Malaga · Málaga · 15–22 Aug
- Whales and dolphins offshore · Tenerife · 1 Jan – 31 Dec
- Virgin of Candelaria pilgrimage · Tenerife · 14–15 Aug
- Spanish August holidays · Alicante · 1–31 Aug
- Andalusian August · Cádiz · 1–31 Aug
- Starlite in the quarry · Marbella · 15 Jun – 31 Aug (usually)
- August holidays · Benidorm · 1–31 Aug
- Whale and dolphin season · Tarifa · 1 Apr – 15 Oct (usually)
Seasons in force
Peak crowds at 16 of Spain's 27 well-known places this month.