Weekly note

Spain in August

5 of the 7 destinations in Spain are in season in August: 2 a sweet spot, 3 good, 0 ok.

August is a sweet spot at 2 of these 7 places: Málaga and Tenerife. Best avoided at 2 of them.

Ranked for August

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Málaga sweet spot 32° 0d — 32C max, 0 rainy days
2 Tenerife sweet spot 27° 0d — 27C max, 0 rainy days
3 Valencia good 31° 1d — 31C max, 1 rainy day
4 Mallorca goodbusy 33° 1d — busier than usual
5 Barcelona good 29° 3d £120 29C max, 3 rainy days

Fares are the typical return from London for August departures, in GBP; a dash means none has been seen yet for August departures.

Not this August

Other months for Spain

August elsewhere

Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. Nothing is said about Spain as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.