When to go · Madrid
Madrid in August
Avoid month. Hot and half-empty; many small places close for holiday.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 33°C (91°F)91°F (33°C) / 19°C (66°F)66°F (19°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 3
- Crowds
- High
- Spain overall
- Prices
- High
- Spain overall
Verdict
Hot and half-empty; many small places close for holiday.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.
Is another month better than August?
August is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in August
- MadridHighs around 33 °C (91 °F), lows around 19 °C (66 °F), rain on about 3 daysHighs around 91 °F (33 °C), lows around 66 °F (19 °C), rain on about 3 days
- Madrid and the central plateau, Spain · Madrid, Toledo, Segovia, Salamanca, Cuencahot
Dry, sunny and continental: frost on winter nights, 35–40 °C (95–104 °F) in July and August.Dry, sunny and continental: frost on winter nights, 95–104 °F (35–40 °C) in July and August.
Summer season
Late evenings and open-air cinemas; the city empties in August.
Watch: 35 °C afternoons; small places close for holiday.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Verbena de la Paloma check
Around Aug 15 · La Latina
Street parties, costumes and small stalls; many families are away.
Summer break
Jul–Aug
Many family-run places close for a few weeks; heat peaks.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Spain overall
- High
- Prices · Spain overall
- High
Spain overall: Spain's own holiday month: coasts and islands full and expensive, Madrid half closed, heat at its worst inland.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Madrid, side by side.
Verdict
Aug: Avoid
Apr: Great (better)
Daytime high
Aug: 33 °C (91 °F)91 °F (33 °C)
Apr: 19 °C (66 °F)66 °F (19 °C)
Night low
Aug: 19 °C (66 °F)66 °F (19 °C)
Apr: 8 °C (46 °F)46 °F (8 °C)
Rain days
Aug: 3 (better)
Apr: 8
Crowds
Aug: High
Apr: High
Prices
Aug: High
Apr: High
Festivals listed
Aug: 2
Apr: 1
August: Hot and half-empty; many small places close for holiday.
April: Warm; Easter week is busy.
Madrid: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen