Urban Climate Index
Aldaia, municipality of the València metropolitan area, in August 2026
Written by Eduardo Garcia · Co-founder / CEO / CTOPublished 16 September 2026
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This map is the metropolitan area in August. The west sits hotter and l’Albufera cooler. The dots are the two meteorological stations, in the city and at the airport.
On 16 August the ground by the airport reached 59.7°C, and on 17 August l’Albufera sat at 26.8°C. Both readings use the same scale so the contrast is visible.
The Urban Climate Index for the València metropolitan area, on the Mediterranean, ranks the heat of August 2026 across 45 municipalities. Here are the five coolest and the five hottest.
If you live here or you are considering it, you see which municipalities ran cooler or hotter that August, and where you want to be.
The same index, across 81 barrios of the municipality of València, is another reading. Barrio and municipality are two cuts of the same index.
Cooler end of the ranking
València leads because the Turia, the gardens and huerta remain on urban ground. Alfafar sits second, still next to l’Albufera. The best five:
Best five by the index. Urban Climate Index, València metropolitan area, August 2026.
| Rank | Municipality | Surface |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | València | 38.1°C |
| 2 | Alfafar | 41.5°C |
| 3 | Picassent | 41.9°C |
| 4 | La Pobla de Farnals | 41.9°C |
| 5 | Torrent | 42.2°C |
Hotter end of the ranking
The inland west closes the index. Aldaia is last of 45, at about 46.1°C. Alaquàs and Quart de Poblet sit in the worst five, also to the west. Rafelbunyol, a municipality in the north, sits 42nd of 45, at about 45.4°C. Beniparrell, to the south, sits 43rd of 45, at about 45.5°C.
Worst five by the index. Urban Climate Index, València metropolitan area, August 2026.
| Rank | Municipality | Surface |
|---|---|---|
| 45 | Aldaia | 46.1°C |
| 44 | Alaquàs | 46.0°C |
| 43 | Beniparrell | 45.5°C |
| 42 | Rafelbunyol | 45.4°C |
| 41 | Quart de Poblet | 45.2°C |
Why the ranking uses urban ground
L’Albufera is a wetland to the south: flooded rice and a lagoon. In August that ground stays cool because it is water and plant, not street. The ranking of municipalities uses urban ground. The metropolitan area, lagoon included, sits at 41.7°C, from 28.4°C to 56.6°C.
Alfafar, Massanassa, Silla and Catarroja look cool while the rice sits inside the mean. Alfafar moves from about 35.9°C to about 41.5°C and sits 2nd of 45. Massanassa sits 17th of 45. Catarroja sits 33rd of 45. València, at about 38.1°C on urban ground, sits 1st of 45.
Why Picassent sits 3rd and Aldaia 45th
Two meteorological stations cover the 45 municipalities. Thirty three read the air in València: damper, less rain. Twelve read it at the airport: drier, 24.5 mm of rain against 8.9 mm.
Picassent and Aldaia read the airport. Picassent’s ground sits around 41.9°C and Aldaia’s around 46.1°C. That is why Picassent sits 3rd of 45 and Aldaia last. Torrent reads the same airport and sits 5th of 45.
These figures are the August mean for the whole area, lagoon included: 41.7°C. A single satellite day can run cooler or hotter; the index uses the month.
The ground sits hotter than the air: 41.7°C surface against 28.6°C. The index ranks with both readings.
Mislata sits in the middle of the index
Mislata sits 29th of 45, at about 44.1°C on average, in the middle pack. Anyone looking for cooler ground in the built area looks toward València, Alfafar and the edge of l’Albufera.
How this August is built
This August brings together the usable satellite scenes after the cloud filter. Ground and station air are two different readings; the index uses both.
Other cities and months are on our blog.
Conclusion
In August the satellite sees a hot metropolitan west and a cooler l’Albufera, rice and lagoon. The mean of the whole area, lagoon included, sits at 41.7°C.
València leads and Aldaia closes.
Knowing this, where do you want to be next August in the València metropolitan area, on the Mediterranean?
Questions
What do I do with this ranking?
It ranks that August’s climate for people who live here or are considering it. Rent and schools sit outside the score. The question is where you want to be next August.
What is the Urban Climate Index in this text?
The August 2026 reading for the València metropolitan area: 45 municipalities, land surface temperature and official meteorological stations. This article shows the five best and the five worst; the full ranking downloads here.
Where is the full ranking?
The ranking of 45 downloads on this page: rank, municipality and mean surface.
What is the 41.7°C on the cards?
The August mean for the whole metropolitan area, lagoon included. L’Albufera is water and rice; that mean does not count the heat of the streets. The ranking of municipalities uses urban ground.
Why does València lead and Alfafar not?
Alfafar, Massanassa, Silla and Catarroja come in cool while the rice counts in the mean. On urban ground, Alfafar sits 2nd of 45, at about 41.5°C, and València sits 1st of 45, at about 38.1°C, with the Turia and the gardens.
Why does Picassent sit 3rd and Aldaia 45th?
Both read the air at the airport: drier, and 24.5 mm of rain. Picassent’s ground sits around 41.9°C and Aldaia’s around 46.1°C. That is why Picassent sits 3rd of 45 and Aldaia 45th of 45.
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