Weather in Madrid in August 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Madrid in August
The temperature in August is +34°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +39°C during the day and a minimum of +15°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 17% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +35°C to +31°C.
Is Madrid warm or cold in August?
Madrid is typically hot in August.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +33°C to +32°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +19°C to +18°C.
Make sure that you pack your summer linen and swimming costumes; it’s probably going to be hot.
August is one of the warmest months in Madrid, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Madrid in August
| July | August | September | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +33°C | +32°C | +27°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +10°C | +10°C | +4°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +41°C | +41°C | +39°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 10 mm | 15 mm | 27 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 37% | 39% | 50% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1016 HPa | 1017 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 25 | 23 | 18 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 6 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
August weather is still as great as in July. It’s getting colder in August. From +33°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +32°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 10 mm to 15 mm. Humidity rises from 37% to 39%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during August, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 25 sunny days in July to 23 in August.
September brings much the same weather, it remains great.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Madrid is gradually decreasing during August, going from 3 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
How was the weather last August in Madrid?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Madrid in August has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1993 (+19°C) and the highest in 2017 (+23°C). The driest year was 1994 with only 235 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2022 with 2012 mm.
FAQ
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Madrid, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.