Madrid Weather in August
Madrid in August
The short of it: Madrid in August averages a high of 34 °C (92 °F) and a low of 22 °C (72 °F), with 213 mm (8.4 in) of rain and about 12 h 46 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 34° · low 22° · rain 213 mm · daylight 12 h 46 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
August in Madrid brings afternoons near 34° and nights around 22°, with about 213 mm of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 34° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 213 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 46 min in mid-August, 24 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and February.
Against its neighbours, Madrid runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Rincón de López, 7 km to the WSW, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Madrid, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 41 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rincón de LópezColima | 7 km WSW | 35° | 23° | 192 mm |
| CalerasColima | 10 km S | 35° | 23° | 183 mm |
| Pueblo Juárez (La Magdalena)Colima | 11 km NW | 34° | 22° | 221 mm |
| CoquimatlánColima | 15 km NNE | 34° | 22° | 203 mm |
| Cofradía de JuárezColima | 16 km SSW | 35° | 24° | 185 mm |
| IxtlahuacánColima | 17 km ESE | 34° | 23° | 187 mm |
| TecománColima | 19 km S | 36° | 24° | 185 mm |
| Ciudad de ArmeríaColima | 19 km SSW | 35° | 24° | 190 mm |