When to go · Barcelona

Barcelona in August

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (hot, humid, packed), and mid-Aug when many local shops and restaurants close.

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 29°C (84°F)84°F (29°C) / 23°C (73°F)73°F (23°C); average high / low
Rain days: 4
Crowds: High; Spain overall
Prices: High; Spain overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Barcelona

Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (hot, humid, packed), and mid-Aug when many local shops and restaurants close.

August is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

BarcelonaHighs around 29 °C (84 °F), lows around 23 °C (73 °F), rain on about 4 daysHighs around 84 °F (29 °C), lows around 73 °F (23 °C), rain on about 4 days
Mediterranean coast and Balearics, Spain · Barcelona, Valencia, Alicante, Mallorca, Ibizahot
Beach season June–October; humid in August. Autumn DANA storms can bring flash floods.

Spain overall: Spain's own holiday month: coasts and islands full and expensive, Madrid half closed, heat at its worst inland.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Barcelona, side by side.

First month

Second month

August: Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (hot, humid, packed), and mid-Aug when many local shops and restaurants close.

May: Inside Barcelona's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct.

Barcelona: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.