The visitor season
Peak season, nationally.
August records 100% of August's overnight stays. 15 of 19 regions are in peak season against their own year. This measures overnight demand, not queues or day-trippers.
A good place. At the right time.
Spain
in August.
Is August a good time?
All 19 scored regions rate very good or better for weather.
National overnight stays are 100% of the August peak.
- Regional afternoon highs
- 78–95°F
- Very good weather
- 19 / 19 regions
Similar weather scores do not mean similar visitor seasons or hotel prices across regions.
Find your August baseBased on 19 statistical regions. Typical conditions, not a forecast for individual towns.
One month. 19 possibilities.
Choose your August base.
The useful differences, side by side. Open a region for its full month guide.
What matters most?
Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%
Trip focus
Overall scores use the Balanced mix. Choose a different priority to order the regions by that mix.
BeachCeutaRead the August guide ↗
Overall8.7/10#3 month here · Balanced
Weather10.0/10Excellent83°F afternoons · 0 rain days
Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all yearBelow country typicalregional accommodation level
BeachCanary IslandsTenerife · Gran Canaria · Lanzarote · Fuerteventura · La PalmaRead the August guide ↗
Overall8.2/10#4 month here · Balanced
Weather10.0/10Excellent82°F afternoons
Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all yearAbove country typicalregional accommodation level
BeachMallorca & the BalearicsMallorca · Ibiza · Menorca · FormenteraRead the August guide ↗
Overall6.6/10#8 month here · Balanced
Weather9.6/10Excellent89°F afternoons · 1 rain day
Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearAbove country typicalregional accommodation level
BeachAndalusiaSeville · Málaga · Granada · Córdoba · Costa del SolRead the August guide ↗
Overall6.8/10#12 month here · Balanced
Weather9.4/10Excellent95°F afternoons · 0 rain days
Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearAbove country typicalregional accommodation level
BeachGaliciaSantiago de Compostela · A CoruñaRead the August guide ↗
Overall7.3/10#4 month here · Balanced
Weather9.2/10Excellent79°F afternoons · 4 rain days
Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearNear country typicalregional accommodation level
BeachMurciaCartagena · Mar MenorRead the August guide ↗
Overall7.2/10#12 month here · Balanced
Weather9.1/10Excellent94°F afternoons · 1 rain day
Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearAbove country typicalregional accommodation level
BeachValencia & the Costa BlancaValencia · Alicante · BenidormRead the August guide ↗
Overall6.8/10#12 month here · Balanced
Weather9.1/10Excellent92°F afternoons · 2 rain days
Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearAbove country typicalregional accommodation level
CountrysideCastile and LeónSalamanca · Segovia · LeónRead the August guide ↗
Overall7.3/10#10 month here · Balanced
Weather9.0/10Excellent87°F afternoons · 1 rain day
Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearBelow country typicalregional accommodation level
BeachCantabriaSantanderRead the August guide ↗
Overall6.8/10#6 month here · Balanced
Weather8.8/10Very good79°F afternoons · 6 rain days
Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearAbove country typicalregional accommodation level
CityBasque CountrySan Sebastián · BilbaoRead the August guide ↗
Overall6.6/10#9 month here · Balanced
Weather8.8/10Very good80°F afternoons · 6 rain days
Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearAbove country typicalregional accommodation level
BeachMelillaRead the August guide ↗
Overall7.9/10#8 month here · Balanced
Weather8.6/10Very good95°F afternoons · 0 rain days
Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all yearBelow country typicalregional accommodation level
BeachAsturiasPicos de Europa · OviedoRead the August guide ↗
Overall6.6/10#6 month here · Balanced
Weather8.1/10Very good78°F afternoons · 8 rain days
Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearAbove country typicalregional accommodation level
MountainsLa RiojaLogroñoRead the August guide ↗
Overall6.8/10#12 month here · Balanced
Weather8.0/10Very good88°F afternoons · 3 rain days
Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearBelow country typicalregional accommodation level
CountrysideNavarrePamplonaRead the August guide ↗
Overall6.7/10#12 month here · Balanced
Weather8.0/10Very good86°F afternoons · 4 rain days
Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearBelow country typicalregional accommodation level
CityMadridRead the August guide ↗
Overall7.3/10#6 month here · Balanced
Weather7.7/10Very good94°F afternoons · 1 rain day
Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all yearAbove country typicalregional accommodation level
CountrysideCastilla-La ManchaToledo · CuencaRead the August guide ↗
Overall6.5/10#12 month here · Balanced
Weather7.3/10Very good95°F afternoons · 2 rain days
Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearBelow country typicalregional accommodation level
CityBarcelona & CataloniaBarcelona · Costa Brava · GironaRead the August guide ↗
Overall5.9/10#12 month here · Balanced
Weather7.2/10Very good87°F afternoons · 4 rain days
Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearAbove country typicalregional accommodation level
CityAragonZaragoza · Spanish Pyrenees (part)Read the August guide ↗
Overall6.3/10#12 month here · Balanced
Weather7.1/10Very good93°F afternoons · 3 rain days
Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearBelow country typicalregional accommodation level
CountrysideExtremaduraCáceres · MéridaRead the August guide ↗
Overall6.4/10#12 month here · Balanced
Weather7.0/10Very good95°F afternoons · 0 rain days
Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearBelow country typicalregional accommodation level
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Cost words compare a published regional accommodation level with Spain's typical level, or describe a region's price season against its own year. The Cost score still uses Spain's price level on the Europe scale; where regional money levels are unavailable, a cheaper season does not establish which region has the cheapest rooms.
What goes into the scores?
Overall combines weather, crowds and cost. It is not a weather rating. By default, the list ranks weather first and shows Balanced Overall scores (50% weather, 30% crowds, 20% cost). Other priorities order it by your Overall mix. Missing cost is excluded and the available parts are reweighted.
Visitor season compares each region with its own year. A higher crowd score does not establish which place has fewer people in absolute terms. Regions cover whole statistical areas; open a guide for its geographic scope. Read the scoring method.
Weather across the country
August weather & packing.
Regional averages vary; check a forecast closer to your trip.
- Typical afternoons
- 78–95°F
- Typical nights
- 57–71°F
- Rain days
- 0–8 days
Ranges span available regional monthly averages, not daily extremes. A dash means a measurement is unavailable or withheld; individual guides explain the gaps.
What to bring.
Extremadura: afternoons around 95°F (35°C): summer clothes; nights around 66°F (19°C): light layers. Asturias: afternoons around 78°F (25°C): T-shirt weather; nights around 58°F (14°C): a sweater and a light jacket.
Weather, region by region Afternoons, nights, rain & weather
| Region | Afternoon | Night | Rain days | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceuta | 83°F | 69°F | 0 | excellent |
| Canary Islands | 82°F | 67°F | — | excellent |
| Mallorca & the Balearics | 89°F | — | 1 | excellent |
| Andalusia | 95°F | 68°F | 0 | excellent |
| Galicia | 79°F | 57°F | 4 | excellent |
| Murcia | 94°F | 70°F | 1 | excellent |
| Valencia & the Costa Blanca | 92°F | 71°F | 2 | excellent |
| Castile and León | 87°F | 57°F | 1 | excellent |
| Cantabria | 79°F | 61°F | 6 | very good |
| Basque Country | 80°F | 60°F | 6 | very good |
| Melilla | 95°F | — | 0 | very good |
| Asturias | 78°F | 58°F | 8 | very good |
| La Rioja | 88°F | 58°F | 3 | very good |
| Navarre | 86°F | 59°F | 4 | very good |
| Madrid | 94°F | 65°F | 1 | very good |
| Castilla-La Mancha | 95°F | 66°F | 2 | very good |
| Barcelona & Catalonia | 87°F | 68°F | 4 | very good |
| Aragon | 93°F | 65°F | 3 | very good |
| Extremadura | 95°F | 66°F | 0 | very good |
Before you go
Check the trip details.
Hotel prices
A little above usual.
+8% on Spain's historical national hotel-price index, versus its usual month in 2024–2025. This describes a price season, not a live room quote.
Published regional hotel revenue per occupied room-night ranges from €70 in Castilla-La Mancha to €202 in Mallorca & the Balearics. Castilla-La Mancha uses the 2024–2025 monthly average. Historical averages, not booking quotes.
Thinking about the coast?
Check the water, too.
Among beach-focused regions, the warmest measured seas this month are Valencia & the Costa Blanca (80°F), Mallorca & the Balearics (80°F), Murcia (80°F). Sea temperature is one part of a beach trip; open a region for weather and seasonal closures.
Events & holiday dates Check the year against your trip
Holidays: 100% of people in Spain live where schools are out on a typical August 2027 day. (School holidays: OpenHolidays, ODbL, and the official calendars.)
Same country. A different chapter.
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How we know Sources, scope & limitations
Each row is a statistical region (NUTS 2); open it for the full month, the sources and what moving your dates would change. National lines are built from the regions: season is Spain's total tourist nights this month against its busiest month (Eurostat, primarily 2024–2025; earlier published years where needed); weather counts regions whose displayed Weather score is at least 7.0/10 (very good or better) rather than averaging across the country; visitors ranks overnight visitors per resident against all Europe's regions (for a region) or the other countries (for Spain) that month.
A regional accommodation level is shown only where publishable money data exists; elsewhere the cost words describe a regional season against its own year, and the score starts from the national price level. Separately, Spain's 2024 restaurants-and-hotels level is below EU average (84 where the EU average is 100). Full method.