Barcelona Weather in August
Barcelona in August
The short of it: Barcelona in August averages a high of 32 °C (89 °F) and a low of 25 °C (77 °F), with 216 mm (8.5 in) of rain and about 12 h 35 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 32° · low 25° · rain 216 mm · daylight 12 h 35 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Barcelona an average August high of 32°, a low of 25° and some 216 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 32° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 216 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 35 min in mid-August, 17 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and December.
Against its neighbours, Barcelona runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Mambulo, 6 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
August in Barcelona, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 143 mm less rain
- Versus September
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 35 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MambuloBicol Region | 6 km S | 32° | 25° | 219 mm |
| SipocotBicol Region | 8 km W | 32° | 25° | 213 mm |
| CalabangaBicol Region | 19 km ESE | 32° | 25° | 236 mm |
| MagaraoBicol Region | 19 km SE | 32° | 25° | 239 mm |
| CamaliganBicol Region | 21 km SE | 32° | 25° | 242 mm |
| NagaBicol Region | 22 km SE | 32° | 25° | 242 mm |
| MilaorBicol Region | 24 km SE | 32° | 25° | 242 mm |
| San FernandoBicol Region | 25 km SSE | 32° | 25° | 237 mm |