Spain
Valencia in August
🥵 Hot summerHot and mostly dry.
🎒 Pack: light, breathable clothes & sunscreen · sunglasses & hat
Why August scores 8.8What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort8.3
- !Hot (35.7°C highs / 23.4°C lows)
- ✓Slightly humid (dew point 16.1°C)
- ✓Mostly dry (~26 mm rain)
- Air quality9.3
- ✓Good (within WHO guideline) (PM2.5 ~9 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline7.5
- ·Increased caution
| Aug | May | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 8.8 Excellent | 9.6 Excellent |
| Season | 🥵 Hot summer | 🌷 Spring |
| High / low | 36° / 23° | 28° / 15° |
| Rain | 26 mm | 38 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 16° | dew pt 10° |
| PM2.5 | 9 µg/m³ | 8 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast).
Holidays & crowdsAugust 2027
No long holidaysNo long public-holiday weekends this month. School holidays aren't counted, so check those if you want to avoid family crowds.
No national public holidays in Spain this month.
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Explore ValenciaEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallySpain's third-largest city on the Mediterranean coast, known as the home of paella, the futuristic City of Arts and Sciences and the Las Fallas festival.
La TomatinaDate variesLast Wednesday of August
A huge tomato fight in the town's streets.
Why go: Participation requires a ticket bought in advance.
Where: Buñol, about 40 km from Valencia
Coming up later
Nou d'Octubre (Valencian Community Day)Every year9 October every year
Regional day with a civic procession.
Why go: It is a local public holiday.
Where: City centre
Las FallasEvery yearMain days 15–19 March every year
Huge satirical sculptures are displayed and burned, with daily firecracker displays (mascletà).
Why go: Hotels are fully booked and streets are packed; the burning (cremà) is the night of 19 March.
Where: Across the city
City of Arts and Sciences
A complex of futuristic buildings by Santiago Calatrava housing a science museum, an aquarium and an opera house.
Turia Gardens
A long park built in the old riverbed of the Turia, ideal for walking and cycling.
Mercado Central
A large modernist market hall with produce, ham and seafood stalls.
💡 Closed on Sundays.
Valencia Cathedral
A cathedral that houses a chalice venerated as the Holy Grail, with the Miguelete bell tower.
La Lonja de la Seda
A UNESCO-listed Gothic silk exchange.
Albufera Natural Park
A freshwater lagoon south of the city surrounded by rice fields, known for sunset boat trips.
Paella valenciana
Rice cooked with chicken, rabbit and beans in a wide pan.
💡 Restaurants in El Palmar and along Malvarrosa beach
Horchata and fartons
A cold tiger-nut drink served with long sweet pastries.
💡 Horchaterías, especially in Alboraya
Arroz a banda and arroz negro
Rice cooked in fish stock, or with squid ink.
💡 Seafood restaurants
All i pebre
Eel stew with garlic and paprika, from the Albufera.
💡 El Palmar restaurants
Agua de Valencia
A cocktail of orange juice, cava, gin and vodka.
💡 Bars in the old town
Lladró porcelain
Porcelain figurines made in the Valencia region.
💡 Lladró shops and department stores
Saffron and paella pans
Ingredients and the wide pans for making paella at home.
💡 Mercado Central
Valencian ceramics
Hand-painted tiles and pottery from Manises.
💡 Craft shops
Oranges and turrón
Valencian oranges and nougat from nearby Jijona.
💡 Markets and sweet shops